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A Short History of World War 2
- The Greatest Conflict in Human History
- Narrado por: William Roberts
- Duración: 6 h y 23 m
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,105
The Second World War lasted for 2,174 days, cost $1.5 trillion, and claimed the lives of more than 50 million people. Why did the Axis lose? And could they, with a different strategy, have won? Andrew Roberts's acclaimed new history has been hailed as the finest single-volume account of this epic conflict. From the western front to North Africa, from the Baltic to the Far East, he tells the story of the war - the grand strategy and the individual experience, the cruelty and the heroism - as never before.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A very interesting book with some shortcomings.
- De Mike From Mesa en 10-24-11
De: Andrew Roberts
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The Second World War: A Complete History
- De: Martin Gilbert
- Narrado por: Bernard Mayes
- Duración: 43 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 245
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 212
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 210
Martin Gilbert, the official biographer of Winston Churchill, offers a complete history of World War II. It began with the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939. By the time it came to an end on V-Day - August 14, 1945 - it had involved every major power, and had become global in its reach. In the final accounting, it would turn out to be - in both human terms and material resources - the costliest war in history, taking the lives of forty-six million people.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A Catalog of Atrocities, Ignores the Japanese
- De Doc G en 02-28-19
De: Martin Gilbert
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American Heritage History of World War II
- De: Stephen E. Ambrose, C. L. Sulzberger
- Narrado por: John Pruden
- Duración: 10 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 112
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 101
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 101
In planes and foxholes, in deserts and jungles, on ships and beaches, Ambrose shines a light on the people involved - the leaders, the fighters, the victims. With chapters on the atrocities of the Holocaust and revelations about the secret war of espionage, Ambrose's analysis also offers insight into the events that precipitated the Cold War.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent overview of WWII
- De Laura Kernen en 11-15-18
De: Stephen E. Ambrose, y otros
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No Greater Ally
- The Untold Story of Poland’s Forces in World War II
- De: Kenneth K. Koskodan
- Narrado por: Roger Clark
- Duración: 12 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 107
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 97
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 97
There is a chapter of World War II history that remains largely untold: the story of the fourth largest Allied military of the war, and the only nation to have fought in the battles of Leningrad, Arnhem, Tobruk, and Normandy. This is the story of the Polish forces during the Second World War, the story of millions of young men and women who gave everything for freedom and in the final victory lost all. In a cruel twist of history, the monumental struggles of an entire nation have been largely forgotten, and even intentionally obscured. No Greater Ally redresses the balance,
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4 out of 5 stars
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Polish pronunciation was crap
- De F. Jakubiec en 11-08-18
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Desert Fox
- The Storied Military Career of Erwin Rommel
- De: Samuel W. Mitcham Jr.
- Narrado por: Nigel Patterson
- Duración: 11 h y 39 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 374
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 332
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 329
This is the strange and fascinating life of Erwin Rommel, from his days as a youth in Imperial Germany - when he had a child out of wedlock with an early girlfriend - through his lauded military exploits during World War I to his death by suicide during World War II, after he attempted a failed coup against Hitler. Rommel was a man of contradictions: a soldier who wrote a best-selling book about World War I, a commander who went from commanding Hitler's bodyguard to trying to kill him, and a serious military mind who was known for participating in practical jokes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing Detail, Amazing Story!
- De Al888 en 05-19-19
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Third Reich Victorious
- Alternate Histories of World War II
- De: Peter G. Tsouras
- Narrado por: David Baker
- Duración: 10 h y 43 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 96
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 86
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 86
This book is a stimulating and entirely plausible insight into how Hitler and his generals might have defeated the Allies, and a convincing sideways look at the Third Reich's bid at world domination in World War II. What would have happened if, for example, the Germans captured the whole of the BEF at Dunkirk? Or if the RAF had been defeated in the Battle of Britain?
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3 out of 5 stars
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A fresh look at WW2 - false but makes one wonder.
- De Eggert Eggertsson en 09-05-15
De: Peter G. Tsouras
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Where the Iron Crosses Grow
- The Crimea 1941-44
- De: Robert Forczyk
- Narrado por: Michael Prichard
- Duración: 13 h y 28 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 165
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 153
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 152
The Crimea was one of the crucibles of the war on the Eastern Front, where first a Soviet and then a German army were surrounded, fought desperate battles, and were eventually destroyed. The fighting in the region was unusual for the Eastern Front in many ways, in that naval supply, amphibious landings, and naval evacuation played major roles, while both sides were also conducting ethnic cleansing as part of their strategy - the Germans eliminating the Jews and the Soviets purging the region of Tartars.
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2 out of 5 stars
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names, places,troop strength and commanders
- De richard en 02-19-15
De: Robert Forczyk
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D-Day
- The Battle for Normandy
- De: Antony Beevor
- Narrado por: Cameron Stewart
- Duración: 19 h y 42 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 610
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 439
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 440
Renowned historian Antony Beevor, the man who "single-handedly transformed the reputation of military history" (The Guardian) presents the first major account in more than 20 years of the Normandy invasion and the liberation of Paris. This is the first book to describe not only the experiences of the American, British, Canadian, and German soldiers, but also the terrible suffering of the French caught up in the fighting.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A commendable book
- De Michael en 01-19-10
De: Antony Beevor
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Hubris
- The Tragedy of War in the Twentieth Century
- De: Alistair Horne
- Narrado por: James Adams
- Duración: 12 h y 30 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 162
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 145
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 142
Sir Alistair Horne has been a close observer of war and history for more than 50 years, and in this wise and masterly work he revisits six battles of the past century and examines the strategies, leadership, preparation, and geopolitical goals of aggressors and defenders to reveal the one trait that links them all: hubris.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I Never Heard W ll Explained this Way!
- De John en 09-01-16
De: Alistair Horne
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War at the End of the World
- Douglas MacArthur and the Forgotten Fight for New Guinea 1942-1945
- De: James P. Duffy
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
- Duración: 14 h y 6 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 98
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 89
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 90
One American soldier called it "a green hell on Earth". Monsoon-soaked wilderness, debilitating heat, impassable mountains, torrential rivers, and disease-infested swamps - New Guinea was a battleground far more deadly than the most fanatical of enemy troops. Japanese forces numbering some 600,000 men began landing in January 1942, determined to seize the island as a cornerstone of the empire's strategy to knock Australia out of the war.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Worth your time
- De Bob 2.0 en 07-09-23
De: James P. Duffy
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Inside the Nazi War Machine
- How Three Generals Unleashed Hitler's Blitzkrieg Upon the World
- De: Bevin Alexander
- Narrado por: Ray Porter
- Duración: 7 h y 32 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 55
Under orders of the Fuhrer, the German General Staff reluctantly drew up a lackluster plan of invasion for France. Yet it was the audacious scheme of three of Hitler’s top generals that brought down France’s military force, Rather than simply move troops to engage the enemy, for the first time they would unleash the tank and drive straight into the heart of their foe.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good listen ..... however...
- De Alan en 06-10-13
De: Bevin Alexander
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The Second World War: A Captivating Guide to World War II and D-Day
- De: Captivating History
- Narrado por: Duke Holm
- Duración: 4 h y 6 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 49
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 49
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 49
Explore how the Second World War began, the aftermath, and the events in between, while also getting an in-depth look into the extraordinary military operation called D-Day. The Second World War was one of the most traumatic events in human history. Across the world, existing conflicts became connected, entangling nations in a vast web of violence. D-Day was one of the most extraordinary achievements not only of the Second World War but in the whole of military history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very Well Written
- De Jack en 01-03-18
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Dünkirchen 1940
- The German View of Dunkirk
- De: Robert Kershaw
- Narrado por: Richard Trinder
- Duración: 15 h y 28 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 24
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 21
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 21
Dünkirchen 1940 is the first major history on what went wrong for the Germans at Dunkirk. As supreme military commander, Hitler had seemingly achieved a miracle after the swift capitulation of Holland and Belgium, but with just seven kilometres before the panzers captured Dunkirk – the only port through which the trapped British Expeditionary force might escape – they came to a shuddering stop. Only a detailed interpretation of the German perspective – historically lacking to date – can provide answers as to why.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Awesome great job on the Germany view of dunkirk
- De Dr Ralph Levy en 05-12-23
De: Robert Kershaw
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Inferno
- The World at War, 1939-1945
- De: Max Hastings
- Narrado por: Ralph Cosham
- Duración: 31 h y 26 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 380
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 326
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 324
From one of our finest military historians, a monumental work that shows us at once the truly global reach of World War II and its deeply personal consequences.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Superb
- De David en 04-05-21
De: Max Hastings
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South Pacific Cauldron
- World War II's Great Forgotten Battlegrounds
- De: Alan Rems
- Narrado por: Michael Prichard
- Duración: 10 h y 47 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 41
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 40
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 40
Unlike most other World War II accounts, this work covers the South Pacific operations in detail. The audiobook includes many now-forgotten operations that deserve to be well remembered. Significantly, the official Australian history of World War II correctly observed that Australia's part in the Pacific war is barely mentioned in American histories. This volume finally brings the major Australian contribution to the fore.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A little dry but informative
- De Damien en 02-20-15
De: Alan Rems
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The Battle of the Tanks
- Kursk, 1943
- De: Lloyd Clark
- Narrado por: David Baker
- Duración: 12 h y 48 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 655
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 594
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 590
On July 5, 1943, the greatest land battle in history began when Nazi and Red Army forces clashed near the town of Kursk, on the western border of the Soviet Union. Code named Operation Citadel, the German offensive would cut through the bulge in the eastern front that had been created following Germany's retreat at the battle of Stalingrad. But the Soviets, well informed about Germany's plans through their network of spies, had months to prepare.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good enough
- De Val Shebeko en 05-28-15
De: Lloyd Clark
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The Frozen Chosen
- The 1st Marine Division and the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir
- De: Thomas McKelvey Cleaver
- Narrado por: Norman Dietz
- Duración: 15 h y 37 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 84
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 73
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 72
The Frozen Chosen is an account of the breakout from the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea by the First Marine Division from November to December 1950, following the intervention of Red China in the Korean War. Fought during the worst blizzard in a century, it is considered by the US Marine Corps to be the Corps' finest hour. Fourteen Medals of Honor, a record for any American battle, and 85 Navy Crosses attest to the intensity of the battle.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating story, very bad narration
- De Mat J Monk en 03-31-17