Resultados para "August" en Ejército y guerra

Probablemente, la figura decisiva de la historia de Chile. Polémico militar chileno, líder de la dictadura existente en ese país entre los años 1973 y 1990, su gobierno y su vida han sido sujetos a los más grandes elogios, pero también a las más variadas críticas, especialmente por las graves violaciones a los derechos humanos que tuvieron lugar mientras mantuvo la presidencia.

Fue un corajudo campesino, patriota y revolucionario nicaragüense, héroe nacional de Nicaragua y junto con el poeta Rubén Darío constituyen la máxima expresión de la Nacionalidad Nicaragüense. Es llamado el General de Hombres Libres, gracias a su gran protagonismo en la resistencia nicaragüense contra el ejército de ocupación estadounidense en la Nicaragua de comienzos del siglo XX.

Esta biografia do Duque de Caxias – então ainda Marquês de Caixas! – tem a peculiaridade de ter sido escrita por um quase contemporâneo seu, Sébastien Auguste Sisson, francês radicado no Rio de Janeiro. Nela, Sisson destaca a influência da educação familiar na formação do jovem militar, bem como parcela de suas façanhas no exército brasileiro, que lhe angariaram fama e reputação.

World War II rises in its vastness and complexity over the rest of human history. The war was a gigantic melting pot of violence, power, and ideology that will leave an indelible scar on human history. This diary of the Second World War has been able to cover all facets of the conflict and is a fundamentally empirical work, which narrates events as they occurred, rejecting value judgments, and therein lies its value: It is an insurmountable encyclopedia on war. In this audiobook, we offer you the day-by-day of the month of August 1943.

This second of three volumes of Patton’s War picks up where the first one left off, examining General George S. Patton’s leadership of the U.S. Third Army. The book follows Patton’s contributions to both the Normandy and Brittany campaigns—the closing of the Falaise Pocket in Normandy, and racing to the port cities in Brittany. It ends with Patton and his corps rescuing the besieged town of Bastogne in the Battle of the Bulge. As he did in the preceding volume, Hymel relies not only on Patton’s diaries and letters, but countless veteran interviews, sur­veys, and memoirs.

Dive deep into one of history's most infamous eras with "101 Fascinating Facts About Nazi Germany." This captivating book offers over 400 pages of meticulously researched and intriguing insights into the lesser-known aspects of the Nazi regime. Explore the dense, bite-sized facts that reveal the complex and often surprising details of Nazi Germany. From Hitler's unexpected vegetarianism to the little-known story of his personal chauffeur, and the curious bond with his beloved dog, Blondi, this book uncovers the human side of the regime's key figures.