Resultados para "August" en Europa

Sabia que o ukelele, o instrumento musical típico do Havai, é o cavaquinho alterado por madeirenses para ali emigrados? Ainda hoje essa herança e muitas outras tradições são acarinhadas por portugueses de terceira e quarta gerações que habitam aquelas ilhas.

Este livro conta a história dos seus antepassados, cerca de 27 000 portugueses que, no final do século XIX e até 1913, fizeram uma longa rota de emigração para o meio do Pacífico. Nesta debandada só iam os mais desesperados pela fome e pela miséria, os que nada deixavam para trás...

On the morning of August 23, 1973, a man wearing a wig, makeup, and a pair of sunglasses walked into the main branch of Sveriges Kreditbank, a prominent bank in central Stockholm. He ripped out a submachine gun, fired it into the ceiling, and shouted, "The party starts!" This was the beginning of a six-day hostage crisis - and media circus - that would mesmerize the world, drawing into its grip everyone from Sweden's most notorious outlaw to the prime minister himself.

South of the Norman city of Caen, Verrieres Ridge was seen a key stepping-stone for the British Second Army if it was to break out of the Normandy bridgehead in late July 1944. Imposing in height and containing perfect terrain for armored operations, the Germans viewed it as the lynchpin to their defenses south of the city of Caen and east of the Orne river. Following the failure of British Operation Goodwood on 18-20 July and the containment of the Canadian Operation Atlantic, further Allied attacks to seize the ridge would have to defeat the strongest German armored formation in Normandy.

Puntare sulla capitale scortato da un esercito vincitore ma rimasto improvvisamente senza capi; farsi attribuire, a diciannove anni, la massima magistratura imponendo come collega un parente che avrebbe fatto uccidere poche settimane dopo; atterrire, armi in pugno, il Senato e imporgli di avallare una procedura sfacciatamente eversiva; avviare le più feroci proscrizioni che la Repubblica avesse mai visto, creando una inedita magistratura straordinaria - il "triumvirato".

On July 10, 1943, two great Allied armadas of over 2,000 ships readied to invade Sicily. This was Operation Husky, the first step toward winning a toehold in fascist-occupied Europe. Among the invaders were 20,000 Canadian troops serving in the First Canadian Infantry Division and First Canadian Tank Brigade - in their first combat experience. Over the next 28 days, the Allied troops carved a path through the rugged land, despite fierce German opposition.

Die Diktatur im Pausenmodus: Stadt und Spiele im Sommer 1936. Im Sommer 1936 steht Berlin ganz im Zeichen der Olympischen Spiele. Zehntausende strömen in die deutsche Hauptstadt, die die Nationalsozialisten in diesen sechzehn Tagen als weltoffene Metropole präsentieren wollen. Oliver Hilmes folgt prominenten und völlig unbekannten Personen, Deutschen und ausländischen Gästen durch die fiebrig-flirrende Zeit der Sommerspiele und verknüpft die Ereignisse dieser Tage kunstvoll zum Panorama einer Diktatur im Pausenmodus.

Bestselling classical historian Barry Strauss delivers “an exceptionally accessible history of the Roman Empire…much of Ten Caesars reads like a script for Game of Thrones” (The Wall Street Journal)—a summation of three and a half centuries of the Roman Empire as seen through the lives...

Für uns ist er August. Sachsens großer Kurfürst und Polens Wahlkönig hat verschiedene Namen getragen – je nach der Rolle, die er ausfüllte: Friedrich August I., August II., und nach seinem Tod kam "der Starke" hinzu. Allzu oft gilt der Sachse heute als platter Feier-August. Er ist ein wenig zur Marke geworden, mit der sich werben lässt. Da galt es in dieser Ausgabe von G/Geschichte, tiefer zu graben. Und so wurde der Mann gefunden, der das Glück hatte, mit seinen kulturellen Vorlieben seinem Land den Stempel aufzudrücken.

Heinrich August Winkler ist als Autor der Meisterwerke "Der lange Weg nach Westen" und "Geschichte des Westens" berühmt geworden. Seine Bücher gelten als Inbegriff von historischer Sachkenntnis, klarem politischen Urteil und einer hervorragend lesbaren Sprache. Nach den großen Standardwerken, die mit einer Gesamtauflage von über 250 000 Exemplaren Bestsellerdimensionen erreicht haben, legt einer der prominentesten Historiker Deutschlands nun ein Hörbuch von radikaler Kürze vor.

“This vivid account of the Wall and all that it meant reminds us that symbolism can be double-edged, as a potent emblem of isolation and repression became, in its destruction, an even more powerful totem of freedom.” — The Atlantic Monthly NOW WITH AN UPDATED EPILOGUE 30 YEARS AFTER THE...

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.

The incredible true story of British special agents Eileen and Jacqueline Nearne, sisters who risked everything to fight for freedom during the Second World War. When elderly recluse Eileen Nearne died, few suspected that the quiet little old lady was a decorated WWII war hero. Volunteering to...

In a tale replete with scandal and opulence, Luke Barr, author of the New York Times bestselling Provence, 1970, transports readers to turn-of-the-century London and Paris to discover how celebrated hotelier César Ritz and famed chef Auguste Escoffier joined forces at the Savoy Hotel to spawn...

From the New York Times bestselling author comes the definitive, illustrated history of one of the greatest battles ever fought—a riveting nonfiction chronicle published to commemorate the two-hundreth anniversary of Napoleon's last stand. On June 18, 1815, the armies of France, Britain, and...