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"In this exciting, meticulously researched narrative, best-selling author and historian Winston Groom returns to tell one of the most monumental stories of the twentieth century. It is the tale of three remarkably different men, joined in a mission to end World War II and restore order. Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin redefined a generation and transformed its political future. Their leadership--wise, decisive, and sometimes...
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May 1940. Britain is at war. The horrors of blitzkrieg have seen one Western European democracy after another fall in rapid succession to Nazi boot and shell. Invasion seems mere hours away. Just days after becoming prime minister, Winston Churchill must deal with this horror - as well as skeptical king, a party plotting against him and an unprepared public. Pen in hand and typist-secretary at the ready, how could he change the mood and shore up the...
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During World War II the "special relationship" between the United States and Great Britain cemented the alliance that won the war. But the ultimate victory of that partnership has obscured many of the conflicts behind Franklin Roosevelt's grins and Winston Churchill's victory signs, the clashes of principles and especially personalities between and within the two nations.
Synthesizing an impressive variety of sources from memoirs and letters to...
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Explore cómo FDR pasó de casi morir al nacer a liderar a los Estados Unidos durante la Gran Depresión y la Segunda Guerra Mundial
Siendo el trigésimo segundo presidente de los Estados Unidos de América, Franklin Delano Roosevelt es un nombre reconocido tanto en su país natal como en el mundo entero. Conocido como el hombre que guió a los Estados Unidos durante la Gran Depresión y la Segunda Guerra Mundial, Roosevelt fue un líder y un estadista,...
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Churchill has gone down in history as one of the greatest leaders the world has ever known. From the day the Second World War was declared he stood out as the only man wanting to take offensive action. But is this accolade deserved?
The first few years of the war were nothing short of disastrous, and author Stephen Napier shows how Churchill's strategies - and his desire not to be the first British prime minister to surrender the nation - brought...
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At a crucial moment in the Second World War, an obscure French general reaches a fateful personal decision: to fight on alone after his government's flight from Paris and its capitulation to Nazi Germany. Amid the ravages of a world war, three men - a general, a president, and a prime minister - are locked in a rivalry that threatens their partnership and puts the world's most celebrated city at risk of destruction before it can be liberated. This...
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An insider's view of Hitler, Himmler, Heydrich, and Mussolini.
In the years before World War II, Eugen Dollmann arrived in Rome on a scholarship, intending to write a history of the Catholic Church. Instead he joined the Nazi Party and became an interpreter to various members of the German and Italian Fascist hierarchy.
In this capacity Dollmann attended the Munich Conference of 1938 and was present at most of the important meetings between Hitler...
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Découvrez enfin tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur Charles de Gaulle en moins d'une heure !
« La flamme de la résistance française ne doit pas s'éteindre et ne s'éteindra pas. » C'est par ces mots que Charles de Gaulle est entré dans l'histoire. En grand défenseur de la paix, il ne peut accepter l'armistice signé par le maréchal Pétain et l'Allemagne hitlérienne en juin 1940. Il retourne alors à Londres o, le 18, il prononce son célèbre...
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Durante muchos años, pocas certezas se tuvieron sobre la vida íntima, las creencias personales, la familia y la niñez de Adolf Hitler, el colosal dictador de Alemania que en algún momento vivió como vagabundo y artista fallido en Viena. Poco se sabía también sobre su verdadera actuación en la Primera Guerra Mundial como soldado regular, o los pormenores de su ascenso al poder, cuando se enamoró perdidamente de su sobrina de 21 años. Su maquinaria...
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Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para saber más sobre Charles de Gaulle, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo.
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• Profundizar en la biografía de Charles de Gaulle, enmarcada en un contexto histórico convulso condicionado por las dos guerras mundiales, y ver su evolución en el plano militar y político hasta que se convierte en un icono para los franceses
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In the early morning darkness of August 2, 1943, during a chaotic nighttime skirmish amid the Solomon Islands, the Japanese destroyer Amagiri barreled through thick fog and struck the U.S. Navy's motor torpedo boat PT 109, splitting the craft nearly in half and killing two American sailors instantly. The sea erupted in flames as the 109's skipper, John F. Kennedy, and the ten surviving crewmen under his command desperately clung to the sinking wreckage;...
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Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para saber más sobre Churchill, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo.
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• Descubrir la biografía de Winston Churchill y el contexto en el que vivió, marcado por el fin de la Inglaterra aristocrática, la Segunda Guerra Mundial y el fin del imperialismo británico
• Identificar los momentos clave de la trayectoria de Churchill,...
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Découvrez enfin tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur Winston Churchill en moins d'une heure!
Winston Churchill, l'homme de la situation: voilà le qualificatif qui sied le mieux à ce personnage-clé de la vie politique de la première moitié du XXe siècle. Nommé Premier ministre lors de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, il devient la figure de proue des Alliés, les encourageant sans relâche à défaire le monstre nazi. Doté d'une volonté de fer et d'une...
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The definitive three-volume history that FDR did not live to write: the story of World War II from his perspective, showing his mastery of strategy, his vision, and how he overcame resistance from Churchill and his own generals to set the course for victory. Mantle of Command, Commander in Chief, and War and Peace have been celebrated as "masterly" (The Wall Street Journal).
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Did Hitler—code name "Grey Wolf"—really die in 1945? Gripping new evidence shows what could have happened. The basis for the titular documentary.
When Truman asked Stalin in 1945 whether Hitler was dead, Stalin replied bluntly, "No." As late as 1952, Eisenhower declared: "We have been unable to unearth one bit of tangible evidence of Hitler's death." What really happened?
Simon Dunstan and Gerrard Williams have compiled extensive...
When Truman asked Stalin in 1945 whether Hitler was dead, Stalin replied bluntly, "No." As late as 1952, Eisenhower declared: "We have been unable to unearth one bit of tangible evidence of Hitler's death." What really happened?
Simon Dunstan and Gerrard Williams have compiled extensive...
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"Months before Pearl Harbor, Franklin D. Roosevelt knew that the United States was on the verge of entering another world war for which it was dangerously ill-prepared. The urgent times demanded a transformation of the economy, with the government bankrolling the unfathomably expensive task of enlisting millions of citizens while also producing the equipment necessary to successfully fight--all of which opened up opportunities for graft, fraud and...
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From one of the greatest leaders in American history, a collection of the words and writings that inspired a generation of Americans to become the Greatest Generation.
In just under three decades of public life, Franklin Delano Roosevelt rose to become one of the greatest orators and leaders in American history. As the longest-serving US president, he guided the nation through two of the greatest challenges of the twentieth century-the Great Depression...
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A vivid description of a nightmarish shipwreck and an incredible rescue, as well as a detailed account of PT-boat operations in the Solomon Islands phase of WW II. A profile of John F. Kennedy's courage - a courage that enabled him to endure acute pain, fatigue and hunger to save his men, a courage befitting a future President of the United States.
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Winston Churchill in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the life of Winston Churchill. In May 1940, with Europe under threat from Adolf Hitler's Germany, Winston Churchill became the British Prime Minister. His tenacity and inspiring speeches are credited with helping to lead the Allies to victory over the Nazis, and he is...
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