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  • Silk Silver Opium

    The Trade with China that Changed History

    Silk Silver Opium not only tells the fascinating stories of silk and tea, porcelain, silver and opium, missionaries, mercenaries and trade, but also what became inevitable – war and humiliation.Much about China's modern relationship with the West is the product of its past inter-reactions, conflicts, victories and humiliations. The South China Sea was the place from where the ultimately ... Leer más

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  • Arthur Phillip

    Sailor, Mercenary, Governor, Spy

    As a captain in the Georgian navy Arthur Phillips integrity, intelligence and persistence made him perfectly suited to the role that history and circumstance presented to him in 1788, but landing the First Fleet at Botany Bay was only one of many achievements in a captivating life.His is a story of political intrigue, eighteenth-century sailing ships, and the race for economic and geographic ... Leer más

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  • America in Retreat

    The Decline of US Leadership from WW2 to Covid-19

    The story of how America turned its back on the world...In the heady days after 1945, the authority of the United States was unrivalled and, with the founding of the UN, a new era of international co-operation seemed to have begun. But seventy-five years later, its influence has already diminished. The world has now entered a post-American era, argues Michael Pembroke, defined by a flourishing ... Leer más

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  • Korea: Where the American Century Began

    Unless you know the history, you cannot see the future.In late 1950, the US-led invasion of North Korea failed and for the next three years the United States bombed the North’s cities, towns and villages relentlessly. Pyongyang has been determined to develop a credible nuclear deterrent ever since.The Korean War was the first of America’s unsuccessful military interventions post-World War II and ... Leer más

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  • Audiolibro

    America in Retreat

    The Decline of US Leadership from WW2 to Covid-19

    Narrado por Eric Jason Martin ...

    Completo

    7 hora 57 minutos

    In the heady days after 1945, the authority of the United States was unrivaled and, with the founding of the UN, a new era of international co-operation seemed to have begun. But seventy-five years later, its influence has already diminished. The world has now entered a post-American era, argues Michael Pembroke, defined by a flourishing Asia and the ascendancy of China, as much as by the decline ... Leer más

    $24.99 USD

  • Audiolibro

    Silk Silver Opium

    The Trade with China That Changed History

    Narrado por Michael Pembroke ...

    Completo

    11 hora 36 minutos

    Silk Silver Opium not only tells the fascinating stories of silk and tea, porcelain, silver and opium, missionaries, mercenaries and trade, but also what became inevitable – war and humiliation. Much about China's modern relationship with the West is the product of its past interactions, conflicts, victories and humiliations. The South China Sea was the place from where the ultimately destructive ... Leer más

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