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""I thought I knew the story but learned much that I didn’t know. Outstanding!""— Richard Rhodes “This is historical research at its best.” — Dan Carlin President Truman’s choice to drop the atomic bomb is the most debated decision in the 20th Century. But what if Truman’s actual...

Andrew Jackson: The Republic’s Iron Fist traces the full arc of one of the most polarizing figures in U.S. history. From his muddy birth on the Carolina frontier to the battlefield at New Orleans, from the dueling grounds of Tennessee to the Oval Office, Jackson’s life was war—and he never stopped swinging. This audiobook doesn’t glorify. It doesn’t condemn.

En plena efervescencia del siglo XII, el Reino de Jerusalén encontró en Balduino IV a un gobernante singular: un rey marcado por la lepra que convirtió el dolor en disciplina, la fragilidad en método y la fe en política de Estado. Este libro recorre su infancia y educación, el ascenso en medio de intrigas, las campañas contra Saladino, la construcción de una maquinaria administrativa sobria, la compleja diplomacia con órdenes militares y potencias vecinas, y el ocaso del poder entre regencias y disputas sucesorias.

اختلف معه سياسيٍّا ما شئت، حاكمه على فترة حكمه كما تحب، ولكن لا تنس أن التاريخ لا يسجل أحداثه بشكل انتقائي متحيز، بل يسرد في صفحات أيامه يومًا بيوم وساعة بساعة وموقفًا بموقف، بطولات وهزائم، إخفاقات ونجاحات، خيرًا وشرٍّا... فالتاريخ يعلم أنه يوثق مسار بشرية لها ما لها وعليها ما عليها. ومن هنا كان قرارنا بنشر مذكرات اللواء طيار محمد حسني مبارك، التي يوثق من ، خلالها حقيقة ما تعرضت له القوات الجوية المصرية في نكسة يونية عام 1967. وكيف أعادت بناء نفسها لتكون رأس الحربة في نصر السادس من أكتوبر 1973

Esta obra, escrita en primera persona y cuya publicación es en sí un acontecimiento histórico, viene, en efecto, a reparar esa situación. Un recorrido que empieza en un país inmerso en una guerra cainita y con un joven Juan Carlos anclado a un destino que no le pertenece, pero que paso a paso, eludiendo mil complots y ganándose la confianza de unos y otros, acaba convirtiéndose en el actor principal de la transformación radical de España en el estado moderno y próspero que es hoy. Reconciliación relata en detalle la parte privada de una vida pública.

While working for the Financial Times, investigative journalist Matt Kennard had unbridled access to the crème de la crème of the global elite. From slanging matches with Henry Kissinger to afternoon coffees with the man who captured Che Guevara, Kennard spent four years gathering extraordinarily honest testimony from the horse's mouth on how the global economic system works away from the convenient myths. It left him with only one conclusion: the world as we know it is run by an exclusive class of American racketeers....

Este libro traza un retrato integral de Ricardo I de Inglaterra, “Corazón de León”, desde su formación cortesana y militar hasta la construcción de un legado que combina piedra, ley y mito. En esta entrega se exploran su valentía disciplinada en Oriente, la compleja rivalidad con Felipe II en el continente, su ingeniería de fortalezas como Château Gaillard, y el engranaje fiscal-administrativo que sostuvo campañas y reformas.

Este libro ofrece una biografía histórica y a la vez profundamente humana de Carlomagno, el rey franco que se convirtió en emperador y cuya figura marca un antes y un después en la historia de Europa. A través de diez capítulos claros y rigurosos, el lector recorre el mapa político y religioso de los siglos VIII y IX, desde la Europa fragmentada que precede a su ascenso hasta la construcción de un vasto Imperio cristiano.

Beyond Survival is a journey into the invincible human spirit that unites heart and mind in a compelling and unforgettable experience. Drawing from his seven years as a POW, Captain Coffee provides timeless lessons that apply to the physical, emotional, and ethical challenges of everyday life. Proving that leadership and creativity are possible in difficult and uncertain circumstances, Captain Coffee offers a message we can draw on in any trying situation.

Abraham Lincoln, a self-taught lawyer, legislator, and vocal opponent of slavery, was elected 16th president of the United States in November 1860, shortly before the outbreak of the Civil War. Lincoln proved to be a shrewd military strategist and a savvy leader: His Emancipation Proclamation paved the way for the abolition of slavery. At the same time, his Gettysburg Address stands as one of the most famous pieces of oratory in American history. In April 1865, with the Union on the brink of victory, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth.

From Soldier to Statesman: The Relentless Rise of Ulysses S. Grant by Jasmine Dyggan is a sweeping, deeply human portrait of one of America’s most misunderstood heroes — a man whose quiet strength, humility, and perseverance reshaped a nation. From humble beginnings in rural Ohio to the highest office in the land, Grant’s journey was marked not by privilege or ambition, but by endurance and integrity.

Is he a patriot fighting for privacy, or a traitor who betrayed his country? Edward Snowden shook the foundations of global intelligence when he leaked classified NSA documents in 2013. His revelations exposed widespread surveillance by the U. S. government—not only on foreign targets but on millions of its own citizens. Overnight, he became a global fugitive, hailed as a digital freedom fighter and condemned as a national security threat. Edward Snowden: Whistleblower or Traitor? examines the full arc of Snowden’s journey—from NSA insider to exiled whistleblower. Historian David G.

Charlie Kirk: A Life in Controversy traces the meteoric rise and polarizing legacy of Charlie Kirk—from his suburban Illinois roots to his transformation into one of the most combative voices in American conservatism.

Peter Hochegger lenkte viele Jahrzehnte die Wahrnehmung der österreichischen Bürger. Er galt als einer der mächtigsten Berater des Landes. Mit geschickten PR-Tricks, manipulierten Studien und Interventionen im Graubereich der Politik half er Unternehmern und Politikern, ihre Botschaften in die Köpfe von Millionen Menschen zu bringen. Nach seiner Zeit im Gefängnis erzählt er von den dunklen Seiten der Republik und schreibt dabei ihre Geschichte neu. Wie war das mit der Zeckenimpfung und der Waffenlobby? Was passierte im BUWOG-Deal mit Karl-Heinz Grasser wirklich?

When Hu Yaobang died in April 1989, throngs of mourners converged on the Martyrs' Monument in Tiananmen Square to pay their respects. Chinese propaganda officials had sought to tarnish his reputation and dim his memory, yet his death galvanized the nascent pro-democracy student movement, setting off the dramatic demonstrations that culminated in the Tiananmen massacre.

Shortly after its 1925 publication, Gertrude Beasley's ferociously eloquent feminist memoir was banned and she herself disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Though British Nobel Prize winner Bertrand Russell called My First Thirty Years "truthful, which is illegal" and Larry McMurtry pronounced it the finest Texas book of its era, Beasley's words have been all but inaccessible for almost a century—until now.

From acclaimed historian and author of the “marvelous” (The New York Times Book Review) The Last American Aristocrat comes a captivating new biography of Teddy Roosevelt, exploring the life of America’s 26th president and his pivotal role in shaping the dawn of the American Century...

En el cincuenta aniversario de su coronación, el hispanista Stanley G. Payne y el historiador Jesús Palacios han llevado a cabo una investigación exhaustiva en los fondos desclasificados de diferentes administraciones norteamericanas, fuentes primarias de diversos archivos españoles y numerosos testimonios directos. El resultado es este estudio, el más completo y objetivo, sobre la personalidad humana, íntima y política de Juan Carlos I durante sus primeros años de reinado y el punto de inflexión que supuso el golpe de Estado de 1981.

What is it like to run for election? How do public representatives deal with the cut-throat competition from their rivals – and their own running mates? What's the Dáil bar really like? And why, given the constant abuse and demands, would anyone want to do it? Who better to take us inside the house of political power in Ireland than Virgin Media's Political Correspondent Gavan Reilly? His writing on Ireland's electoral system demystified the complexities of Irish political power for many. Meet the whips, lobbyists and special advisers pulling the strings.

La monarchie britannique sans filtre, vue et racontée depuis les coulisses.