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The great Austrian writer Stefan Zweig confided in his autobiography: “I have a pretty thorough knowledge of history, but never, to my recollection, has it produced such madness in such gigantic proportions.” He was referring to Germany in 1923, a “year of lunacy,” defined by hyperinflation, violence, a political system on the verge of collapse, the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party, and separatist movements threatening to rip apart the German nation. Bestselling author Volker Ullrich presents a riveting chronicle of one of the most difficult years any modern democracy has ever faced.

Within this audiobook, you'll meet some truly remarkable figures who shaped the destiny of a great nation—from visionary artists to brilliant inventors, and from cunning leaders to fearless rebels. You'll bear witness to the many struggles and triumphs of a people who fought for their freedom and their dreams, and who changed the course of history forever.

Sisto Monti Buzzetti è morto in prima linea il 9 giugno 1917, due giorni prima di compiere 21 anni. Queste sono le lettere che ha inviato dal fronte alla sua famiglia. Sono 280 in tutto: la prima è del 20 marzo 1916. L’ultima scritta il giorno prima di morire, l’8 giugno 1917. Sono lettere in cui il giovane ufficiale, all’inizio, cerca soprattutto di tranquillizzare: sostiene che non c’è pericolo, che tutto va bene, che la vita, al fronte, è lieve.

Anatomía del valor es un relato radical sobre los efectos psicológicos de la guerra narrados a través de vívidas observaciones de primera mano, así como de jugosas anécdotas. Al exponer el «metabolismo íntimo» de su propia mente y recordar sus experiencias como oficial médico en las trincheras durante la Primera Guerra Mundial, Lord Moran explora la verdadera naturaleza del valor en el frente.

Industrial Military Strategies. Mobilization, Railways, and the Rise of Total War. Modern war was not born in the trenches. It was built in rail yards, factories, and war ministries. In the nineteenth century, strategy changed forever. Railways accelerated mobilization. Telegraph lines compressed command. Industrial production multiplied firepower. War shifted from dynastic campaigns to national systems. This book explores how that transformation happened. From Napoleon’s operational art to the Prussian General Staff. From the Russian Campaign to the American Civil War.

Poucos conhecem a participação brasileira no primeiro grande conflito do século passado. A Primeira Guerra Mundial chegou ao Brasil pelo mar, quando navios mercantes brasileiros começaram a ser afundados por submarinos alemães, que desenvolviam uma campanha de bloqueio naval contra a navegação Aliada. Diante dos ataques, o Brasil reconheceu estar em estado de guerra contra a aliança liderada pela Alemanha e uniu-se ao esforço internacional contra os germânicos.

Bloomsbury presents Blood and Power by John Foot, read by Daniel Philpott. 'Clear, cool, plainly written and devastating’ Lucy Hughes-Hallett, Times Literary Supplement A major history of the rise and fall of Italian fascism: a dark tale of violence, ideals and a country at war. In the...

Winston Churchill's superlative account of the prelude to and events of the First World War is a defining work of twentieth-century history. With dramatic narrative power Churchill reconstructs the action on the Western and Eastern Fronts, the wars at sea and in the air and the advent of tanks and U-boats. The third and final part of Churchill's magisterial book includes the chapters Verdun, Jutland: The Encounter, The Battle of the Somme, The Intervention of the United States, Britain Conquers the U-boats, The Climax and Victory.

Part One Winston Churchill's superlative account of the prelude to and events of the First World War is a defining work of 20th-century history. With dramatic narrative power Churchill reconstructs the action on the Western and Eastern Fronts, the wars at sea and in the air and the advent of tanks and U-boats.

The Great War's East Africa campaign was, and remains, of huge importance. A 'small war', consisting of a few 'local affairs', was all that was expected in August 1914 as Britain moved to eliminate the threat to the high seas of German naval bases in Africa. But two weeks after the Armistice was signed in Europe, British and German troops were still fighting in Africa after four years of what one campaign historian described as 'a war of extermination and attrition without parallel in modern times'.

From our country's most important war historian, a vital history of the legacy of the Great War and the reverberating impact it has had on Canada since. The Western Front has dominated the culture and memory of the Great War. The lethal power of modern weapons in the form of rapid-firing rifles...

"A war to end all wars"—but its echoes still shape the modern world. From the blood-soaked trenches of the Western Front to the political upheavals that redrew the globe, World War I – Causes and Consequences offers a powerful, cinematic journey through the war that shattered empires, transformed societies, and set the stage for the century to come. This 30-chapter storytelling narrative weaves together the grand strategy of world leaders and the intimate struggles of ordinary people caught in the storm.

Captain Paul Eugene Betowski MD is a nonfiction WWI story told in the first person about the author's paternal great uncle. The content of the story is entirely culled from contrasting letters that Paul wrote to his brother, Leon S Betowski MD, and to his mother, Mary M Betowski. Letters to Paul's brother, the author's grandfather were more graphic, and letters to his mother inferred that he was on a lovely tour of France. The "Elmira Telegram" and the "Waverly Free Press" support details of Paul's letters.

"The Battle of the Somme" historical fiction that weaves together the cataclysmic events of World War I. The novel centers on Thomas Ashworth, a bright, quick-witted, raised on the outskirts of Manchester in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Thomas’s formative years unfold in a modest family home, where the air is filled with the scent of baked bread. He is shaped by the steady discipline of his father, who teaches him the value of hard work and perseverance, and the gentle curiosity of his mother, Margaret, who nurtures his love of stories and learning.

L'Europe apprend avec consternation l'assassinat de l'archiduc François-Ferdinand à Sarajevo. Car le vieil empereur d'Autriche-Hongrie, François-Joseph, veut punir cet attentat pour rétablir l'honneur de son empire en déclin. Ainsi débute ce terrible mois de juillet, où se noue jour après jour l'invraisemblable crise diplomatique qui va conduire à une guerre que pourtant personne ne souhaite.

'The world's most successful history podcast ... Holland and Sandbrook have pretty much reinvented popular history for the modern age' THE TIMES 'The history publishing phenomenon of my lifetime' NEW STATESMAN From the award-winning podcast The Rest is History and Sunday Times bestselling...

Durante la Primera Guerra Mundial, mientras Europa se desangraba en los campos de batalla, Alfonso XIII se erigía como un faro de esperanza. Soberano de un país neutral, utilizó su influencia para aliviar el sufrimiento de miles de familias afectadas por el conflicto. A través de historias conmovedoras y detalladas investigaciones, el autor nos muestra las gestiones del monarca y del equipo de hombres y mujeres que trabajaron en el Palacio Real de Madrid junto a decenas de diplomáticos y militares españoles desplegados por los frentes de la contienda.

Inferno is a gripping history of the world wars told through twelve battles that shaped the fate of the 20th century. From Verdun and the Somme to the Battle of Britain, Stalingrad, D-Day and the fall of Berlin, this is war at full intensity: the clashes that shattered armies, toppled regimes...

When World War I began in August 1914, the British confidently predicted that it would be "over by Christmas." In Berlin, Kaiser Wilhelm II told his soldiers that they would be "home before the leaves fall." But by late December, it was clear not only that the war was far from over, but also that this would be a more destructive and deadly conflict than any that had come before. On the Western Front, British troops faced the Germans across two opposing lines of trenches.

In 1914 a war began that destroyed nearly everything in its path: lives, countries, empires, and the world as it was known until that moment. And while destruction could be found almost everywhere around the world in its aftermath, nowhere was more marred than that of the Western Front; the scars of which still haunt us to this day.