Títulos en Militar

Tras el horror máximo de Hiroshima y Nagasaki, el emperador de Japón, Hirohito, obligado por la inaudita devastación de su territorio, debió pedir la paz a los Estados Unidos. Desde entonces, y con gran sacrificio del trabajador pueblo nipón, el proceso de reconstrucción de su nación se llevó a cabo. Sin embargo, nadie esperó jamás los límites de crecimiento que experimentaría.22

In 2002, Sam Faddis was named to head a CIA team that would enter Iraq to facilitate the deployment of follow-on conventional military forces numbering more than 40,000 American soldiers. This force, built around the 4th Infantry Division, would, in partnership with Kurdish forces and with the assistance of Turkey, engage Saddam's army in the North as part of a coming invasion. Faddis expected to be on the ground in Iraq within weeks, the entire campaign likely to be over by summer. The 4th Infantry Division never arrived, nor did any other conventional forces in substantial number.

Oggi questo celebre resoconto di un semplice sottoufficiale alpino che si trova a combattere nel settore centrale del fronte russo, proprio quando l'esercito dell'Unione Sovietica sferra il suo potente attacco demolitore, acquista rilievo speciale. Man mano che i fatti narrati si allontanano nel tempo, il diario del sergente diventa più intenso e assume i caratteri dell'esperienza perenne. La testimonianza scritta, rispetto agli eventi storico-geografici da cui è scaturita, intrattiene lo stesso rapporto che potremmo supporre fra la moneta e il suo conio.

A report on how the greed of a privileged few, subsidized by public funding, creates substantial profits for themselves from mass human suffering.This was a speech given by General Butler during a nationwide tour in the early 1930's, but it applies even more today! Listen as he frankly discusses, from his experience as a career military officer, how business interests commercially benefit from warfare. He then suggests several practical solutions for reducing the pillage.

Una nueva visión de la guerra que asoló el mundo en los albores del S. XX basada en una combinación de historia bélica e historia humana. La mayoría de los libros que tratan el tema de la Primera Guerra Mundial, lo hacen incidiendo en los avatares bélicos de la llamada Gran Guerra, una contienda de la que se dijo que acabaría con todas las guerras. La novedad de este audio libro que nos trae Álvaro Lozano es que presenta la guerra desde una perspectiva total, remontándose a los factores previos a 1914 que facilitaron el enfrentamiento....

In December 1937, in the capital of China, one of the most brutal massacres in the long annals of wartime barbarity occurred. The Japanese army swept into the ancient city of Nanking and within weeks not only looted and burned the defenseless city but systematically raped, tortured and murdered more than 300,000 Chinese civilians. Amazingly, the story of this atrocity- one of the worst in world history- continues to be denied by the Japanese government.

As a commander of Delta Force - the most elite counter terrorist organization in the world - Pete Blaber took part in some of the most dangerous, controversial, and significant military and political events of our time. Now he takes his intimate knowledge of warfare - and the heart, mind, and spirit it takes to win - and moves his focus from the combat zone to civilian life. As the smoke clears from exciting stories about never-before-revealed top-secret missions that were executed all over the globe, listeners will emerge wiser, more capable, and more ready for life's personal victories than they ever thought possible.

Un enfrentamiento épico y decisivo desarrollado en el año 1066 entre las tropas del gran Harold II, último rey sajón de Inglaterra, y los invasores vikingo-normandos del futuro Guillermo I de Inglaterra. Las consecuencias de esta batalla se dejarían sentir incluso muchos años después.

La biografía de una mujer envuelta en un halo de leyenda irresistible. Margaretha Geertruida Zelle, su verdadero nombre, fue una famosa cortesana, espía y bailarina holandesa de striptease, condenada a muerte por espionaje y ejecutada durante la I Guerra Mundial (1914-1918). Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.

Il 480 a.C. è il momento decisivo delle guerre persiane. Serse decide di regolare i conti con le poleis greche. Al passo delle Termopili l'esercito greco sotto il comando dello spartano Leonida dà una straordinaria prova di coraggio che passerà alla storia. La flotta greca si rifugia a Salamina, imbottigliandosi in uno stretto golfo e lì, in quelle strette acque, la battaglia navale si trasforma in una battaglia terrestre combattuta sull'immensa, instabile piattaforma costituita dalle navi affiancate o incastrate le une nelle altre.

The Story of My Experiments with Truth is the compelling autobiography of Mohandas Karam Chand Gandhi, who inspired millions with the sheer strength of his personal actions and steadfast upholding of the twin principles of truth and non-violence in the face of the most adverse circumstances. Starting from his birth, this autobiography traces the extraordinary journey of an ordinary man who went on to become a Mahatma. Divided into five sections, the listener is moved by the stark honesty with which Gandhi has written his autobiography

Esplosa nel maggio 1945, dopo anni di conflitto e con gli schieramenti in lotta ormai allo stremo delle forze, la battaglia casa per casa con la quale l'Armata Rossa conquistò Berlino pose fine alla guerra in Europa.

Captain Kevin Smith is a first generation Sonic Warrior. Sonic Warriors are Fighter Pilots trained to perform combat operations at the speed of sound, securing control of the airborne battle-space. As a Sonic Warrior, Captain Smith was able to perform at high velocities and G forces, while occupying a new reality never before encountered by humankind.

2023 stehen wohl zum letzten Mal mutmaßliche NS-Täter und Täterinnen vor Gericht. In dieser packenden Audio-Dokumentation begleiten wir den Anwalt und Nazi-Jäger Thomas Walther bei seinem Versuch, die letzten Nazis der NS-Zeit ausfindig zu machen und in Deutschland vor Gericht zu stellen. Diese Menschen sind über neunzig Jahre alt; sie hören schlecht und sitzen im Rollstuhl. Aber warum finden diese Prozesse erst heute statt? Wieso wurden sie nicht schon vor Jahrzehnten geführt? Und: Brauchen wir sie heute überhaupt noch – ist es nicht viel zu spät?

Heroína para unos, Asesina para otros. Una novela sobre los días de Hannie Schaft en la resistencia holandesa contra el Tercer Reich. Países Bajos, 1939. Un aire triste se respira en vísperas de Navidad. Las noticias alertan sobre la invasión de Hitler a Polonia y el miedo habita agazapado entre la gente.

In 1944, David Render was a 19-year-old second lieutenant fresh from Sandhurst when he was sent to France. Joining the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry five days after the D-Day landings, the combat-hardened men he was sent to command did not expect him to last long. However, in the following weeks of ferocious fighting in which more than 90 per cent of his fellow tank commanders became casualties, his ability to emerge unscathed from countless combat engagements earned him the nickname of the 'Inevitable Mr Render'.

En “Che” Guevara. El guerrillero que fascinó al mundo se explora la vida de uno de los ideólogos y comandantes principales de la Revolución cubana. Médico, político, guerrillero, escritor, periodista y revolucionario comunista de origen argentino, el “Che” se ha convertido en el máximo ícono revolucionario del siglo XX cuya figura aún en la actualidad causa polémica y curiosidad.

La historia de un pueblo que a pesar de la segregación, la diáspora y el holocausto ha sabido conservar su identidad y su unión religiosa. Este audio libro nos descubre la historia de uno de los pueblos más complejos en la historia universal. Perseguidos a lo largo de la historia en todos los países en los que se asentaron, los judíos han vivido siempre en minoría con respecto a las otras grandes religiones, y aun así, han sabido conservar sus señas de identidad y mantener un poder estratégico en aquellos países en los que han habitado.

Un audiolibro que muestra la creación de La Anhenerbe, la "Sociedad de estudios para la historia antigua del espíritu", un departamento de las SS creado por Himmler. Este departamento tenía varios objetivos: rescatar las tradiciones alemanas, proteger la pureza aria e investigar el origen de los pueblos germánicos. Respaldado por un esoterismo racista y conspiranoico que se alzó a la altura de la ciencia, la Anhenerbe albergó e impulsó investigaciones científicas abominables.

Opening with a panorama of Russian society, from the cloistered world of the Tsar to the brutal life of the peasants, A People’s Tragedy follows workers, soldiers, intellectuals and villagers as their world is consumed by revolution and then degenerates into violence and dictatorship. Drawing on vast original research, Figes conveys above all the shocking experience of the revolution for those who lived it, while providing the clearest and most cogent account of how and why it unfolded.