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On May 13, 1940, Winston Churchill stood before the House of Commons to deliver his first speech as Prime Minister. Europe was in crisis: three days earlier, Germany had invaded France and the Low Countries. Facing only feeble resistance, Hitler's armies were rapidly sweeping westward. Churchill had little support within the British government when he rose to address it that day.

La historia de los hechos que marcaron el inicio de dos períodos de importancia global por su arrastre, peso, costo y demencia: Las Guerras Mundiales. En 1914 y 1938, dos ciudades, Sarajevo y Berlín, sin nada común en apariencia, serían hermanadas por ser el epicentro de dos infiernos cuyo estruendo todavía se siente hoy.

Simo Häyhä was a man of action who spoke very little, but he was respected by his men and his superiors and given many difficult missions, including taking out specific targets. Able to move silently and swiftly through the landscape, melting into the snowbound surroundings in his white camouflage fatigues, his aim was deadly and his quarry rarely escaped. The Russians learned of his reputation as a marksman and tried several times to kill him by indirect fire. He was promoted from corporal to second lieutenant and he was awarded the Cross of Kollaa.

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.

Waterloo è l'ultima scommessa di Napoleone, ed è una scommessa perduta. Fuggito dall'Elba e tornato in Francia nel marzo 1815, l'imperatore capisce subito che le potenze nemiche non intendono permettergli di restare sul trono. "Un corpo a corpo fra due pugili", così è stata descritta la battaglia di Waterloo da un ufficiale inglese. La scommessa di Napoleone è attaccare per primo, incunearsi a sorpresa fra i due nemici e sconfiggerli uno alla volta. Ma Wellington non glielo permetterà.

Considerata una delle battaglie più importanti della Guerra di secessione americana, la battaglia di Gettysburg nasce per caso, anche se entrambi gli avversari la stanno cercando. Da quando Lee è entrato in Pennsylvania, un'ondata di panico ha scosso il Nord: l'Armata del Potomac deve fermarlo a tutti i costi. Lee sente di poter vincere e non aspetta altro. Il 1 luglio 1863, una divisione sudista diretta a Gettysburg si trova la strada sbarrata da una divisione di cavalleria nordista. La guerra durerà ancora due anni, ma per il Sud non c'è più nessuna speranza di vittoria.

Che la battaglia di Stalingrado sarebbe stata decisiva per l'esito della Seconda Guerra Mondiale era chiaro mentre ancora la si combatteva. Per questo Hitler vieta alla Wehrmacht di interrompere la battaglia e ritirarsi anche quando comincia a profilarsi il rischio d'una catastrofe, e per questo Stalin impone all'Armata Rossa un sacrificio umano inaudito. "Non un passo indietro" è la parola d'ordine di entrambi gli schieramenti. Ma qui il 2 febbraio 1943 il sogno nazista di conquistare la Russia si infrange per sempre.

The newest immensely original undertaking from the historian who gave us the defining two-volume portrait of Hitler, Fateful Choices puts Ian Kershaw's analytical and storytelling gifts on dazzling display. From May 1940 to December 1941, the leaders of the world's six major powers made a series of related decisions that determined the final outcome of World War II and shaped the course of human destiny. 

The Civil War was the deadliest conflict in American history, and had the two sides realized it would last four years and inflict over a million casualties, it might not have been fought. Since it was, however, historians and history buffs alike have been studying and analyzing the biggest battles ever since. Americans have long been fascinated by the Civil War, marveling at the size of the battles, the leadership of the generals, and the courage of the soldiers.

José Gabriel Condorcanqui Noguera, su verdadero nombre, fue un temerario y valiente caudillo líder de la mayor rebelión indígena anticolonial que se dio en América durante el siglo XVIII.

¿Cuándo fue la última vez que alguien a tu alrededor mencionó la Segunda Guerra Mundial? Es una guerra bastante popular. Tal vez escuchaste sobre ella el día de ayer. Quizás el mes pasado. Pero probablemente fue algo reciente. Y, cuando surgió el tema, ¿deseaste ser tú quien soltara casualmente un dato que hiciera que todos en la habitación exclamaran con asombro: "¡Vaya, nunca imaginé eso!"?

La detallada radiografía de un episodio que marcó el devenir de nuestra historia contemporánea y de la del resto del mundo. Una herida abierta en el centro de Europa, de lenta curación. Íñigo Bolinaga nos presenta en este audio libro una visión completa del conflicto armado más determinante en la historia española contemporánea.

Bloomsbury presents Operation Market-Garden 1944 (1): The American Airborne Missions by Steven J. Zaloga, read by Tom Alexander Overshadowed by the dramatic British failure at Arnhem, the US 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions were a vital component of Operation Market-Garden and succeeded in...

El peligro merodeó bajo las aguas frías y grises del Mar del Norte y también bajo las brillantes olas azules del Atlántico tropical durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, cuando el Tercer Reich de Hitler intentaba estrangular las líneas de suministro de los Aliados con ataques de U-Boot. Submarinos alemanes y británicos peinaban el vasto campo de batalla oceánico en busca de presas, mientras los científicos desarrollaban nuevas tecnologías y contramedidas.

El 17 de septiembre de 1862, el presidente de los Estados Unidos, Abraham Lincoln, obtuvo la gran victoria que deseaba desde el estallido de la guerra civil estadounidense, un año antes. Declarar la victoria le daría el respiro político que necesitaba para hacer algo que había estado reflexionando durante algún tiempo: liberar a los esclavos. La gran victoria que Lincoln quería tuvo lugar cerca del riachuelo Antietam en Maryland, cerca de la ciudad de Sharpsburg.

The renowned fantasy and science fiction writer China Mieville has long been inspired by the ideals of the Russian Revolution, and here, on the centenary of the revolution, he provides his own distinctive take on its history. In February 1917, in the midst of bloody war, Russia was still an autocratic monarchy: nine months later it became the first socialist state in world history. How did this unimaginable transformation take place? How was a ravaged and backward country, swept up in a desperately unpopular war, rocked by not one but two revolutions?

This is the book the CIA does not want you to read. For the last 60 years, the CIA has maintained a formidable reputation in spite of its terrible record, never disclosing its blunders to the American public. It spun its own truth to the nation while reality lay buried in classified archives. Now, Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter Tim Weiner offers a stunning indictment of the CIA, a deeply flawed organization that has never deserved America's confidence.

Although most people associate the term D-day with the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944, it is military code for the beginning of any offensive operation. In the Pacific theater during World War II there were more than one hundred D-days. The largest - and last - was the invasion of Okinawa on April 1, 1945, which brought together the biggest invasion fleet ever assembled, far larger than that engaged in the Normandy invasion. D-Days in the Pacific tells the epic story of the campaign waged by American forces to win back the Pacific islands from Japan.

The First World War Diaries of Manchester Pals Captain Charlie May – written and kept in secret and published now for the first time. A born storyteller, Charlie May’s vivid eye for detail and warm good humour brings his experience in the trenches (and the experience of millions of ordinary...

«Me llamo Cristina y he salido a buscar a mis muertos. Caminando. Buscar a mis muertos para no matarme yo. ¿Para vivir? No estoy segura. Convocarlos, dialogar con mis muertos.» La protagonista de este libro, que no por casualidad se llama como la autora, emprende un viaje –físico e...