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Warrior of Mercia

The action-packed historical thriller from MJ Porter

par MJ Porter ...

Lu par Sean Barrett ...

Collections Livre audio : 3 - The Eagle of Mercia Chronicles
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8 heure 45 min

The next epic, thrilling instalment in MJ Porter's The Eagle of Mercia Chronicles seriesIcel is a lone wolf no more...Tamworth, AD830Oath sworn to Wiglaf, King of Mercia and acknowledged as a member of Ealdorman Ælfstan’s warrior band, Icel continues to forge his own destiny on the path to becoming the Warrior of Mercia.With King Ecgberht of Wessex defeated and Londonium back under Mercian control ... En savoir plus

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The next epic, thrilling instalment in MJ Porter's The Eagle of Mercia Chronicles seriesIcel is a lone wolf no more...Tamworth, AD830Oath sworn to Wiglaf, King of Mercia and acknowledged as a member of Ealdorman Ælfstan’s warrior band, Icel continues to forge his own destiny on the path to becoming the Warrior of Mercia.With King Ecgberht of Wessex defeated and Londonium back under Mercian control
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The Knight's Pledge

Will Bowman, Book 2

par Scott Mariani ...

Lu par David Blair ...

Collections Livre audio : 2 - Will Bowman Series
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11 heure 37 min

**Buy Die for a King, the latest thrilling novel in the Will Bowman series, out now!**READERS LOVE SCOTT MARIANI's Will Bowman series'Could not put it down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Can't wait for the next one' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Historical fiction at its best' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Totally hooked . . . Scott Mariani never fails' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐1191.Will Bowman, now fully entangled in Richard Lionheart's crusade, has reached the Holy La... ... En savoir plus

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**Buy Die for a King, the latest thrilling novel in the Will Bowman series, out now!**READERS LOVE SCOTT MARIANI's Will Bowman series'Could not put it down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Can't wait for the next one' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Historical fiction at its best' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Totally hooked . . . Scott Mariani never fails' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐1191.Will Bowman, now fully entangled in Richard Lionheart's crusade, has reached the Holy La...
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The Arms of Krupp

1587–1968

par William Manchester ...

Lu par Paul Boehmer ...

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48 heure 15 min

In this narrative of extraordinary richness, depth, and authority, America’s preeminent biographer/historian explored the German national character as no other writer has done.The Arms of Krupp brings to life Europe’s wealthiest, most powerful family, a four-hundred-year German dynasty that developed the world’s most technologically advanced weapons, from cannons to submarines to anti-aircraft ... En savoir plus

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In this narrative of extraordinary richness, depth, and authority, America’s preeminent biographer/historian explored the German national character as no other writer has done.The Arms of Krupp brings to life Europe’s wealthiest, most powerful family, a four-hundred-year German dynasty that developed the world’s most technologically advanced weapons, from cannons to submarines to anti-aircraft
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The Assassination Complex

Inside the Government's Secret Drone Warfare Program

par Jeremy Scahill, The Staff of The Intercept, Glenn Greenwald ...

Lu par George Newbern ...

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5 heure 13 min

“A searing, facts-driven indictment of America’s drone wars and their implications for US democracy and foreign policy. A must-read for concerned citizens” (Library Journal, starred review) from bestselling author Jeremy Scahill and his colleagues at the investigative website The Intercept.Drones are a tool, not a policy. The policy is assassination. But drone strikes often kill people other than ... En savoir plus

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“A searing, facts-driven indictment of America’s drone wars and their implications for US democracy and foreign policy. A must-read for concerned citizens” (Library Journal, starred review) from bestselling author Jeremy Scahill and his colleagues at the investigative website The Intercept.Drones are a tool, not a policy. The policy is assassination. But drone strikes often kill people other than
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Spitfire

Portrait of a Legend

par Leo McKinstry ...

Lu par Peter Noble ...

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19 heure 48 min

The gripping saga of the plane that carried Britain through the Second World War.In June 1940, the German Army had brought the rest of Europe to its knees. 'Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this island or lose the war. If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free and the life of the world will move forward into broad, sunlit uplands,' said Churchill. The future of Europe depended ... En savoir plus

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The gripping saga of the plane that carried Britain through the Second World War.In June 1940, the German Army had brought the rest of Europe to its knees. 'Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this island or lose the war. If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free and the life of the world will move forward into broad, sunlit uplands,' said Churchill. The future of Europe depended
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Kvanttikilpajuoksu

par Tommi Tenkanen, Timo Numminen ...

Lu par Tuukka Haapaniemi ...

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9 heure 36 min

Kilpajuoksu kohti suurta läpimurtoa.Kuinka supertietokoneet päihittävä kvanttitietokone rakennetaan?Auttaako tietokone hävittämään syövän? Murtuvatko internetin salausjärjestelmät? Voittaako Kiinan kontrolli lännen individualismin?Kvanttikilpajuoksu – Supertietokoneiden vallankumous kertoo uudenlaisen kvanttitietokoneen parissa ponnistelevien tutkijoiden, yritysten ja suurvaltojen kilpajuoksusta ... En savoir plus

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Kilpajuoksu kohti suurta läpimurtoa.Kuinka supertietokoneet päihittävä kvanttitietokone rakennetaan?Auttaako tietokone hävittämään syövän? Murtuvatko internetin salausjärjestelmät? Voittaako Kiinan kontrolli lännen individualismin?Kvanttikilpajuoksu – Supertietokoneiden vallankumous kertoo uudenlaisen kvanttitietokoneen parissa ponnistelevien tutkijoiden, yritysten ja suurvaltojen kilpajuoksusta
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The Bomb

Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War

par Fred Kaplan ...

Lu par Edward Bauer ...

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11 heure 14 min

From the author of the classic The Wizards of Armageddon and Pulitzer Prize finalist comes the definitive history of American policy on nuclear war—and several presidents’ actions in nuclear crises—from Truman to Trump.Fred Kaplan, hailed by The New York Times as “a rare combination of defense intellectual and pugnacious reporter,” takes us into the White House Situation Room, the Joint Chiefs of ... En savoir plus

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From the author of the classic The Wizards of Armageddon and Pulitzer Prize finalist comes the definitive history of American policy on nuclear war—and several presidents’ actions in nuclear crises—from Truman to Trump.Fred Kaplan, hailed by The New York Times as “a rare combination of defense intellectual and pugnacious reporter,” takes us into the White House Situation Room, the Joint Chiefs of
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Hits Count

US Army Marksmanship Pamphlet 23-2

par U.S. Army ...

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1 heures 51 min

Marksmanship for Instructors and CoachesIn 1955 the US Army decided to try something a bit different and created this very approachable and easy-to-read manual for shooting instructors. It was designed to improve their abilities to teach and instruct soldiers at all levels of skill, but as opposed to a dry and formulaic style of traditional field manuals, this book was written in plain language ... En savoir plus

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Marksmanship for Instructors and CoachesIn 1955 the US Army decided to try something a bit different and created this very approachable and easy-to-read manual for shooting instructors. It was designed to improve their abilities to teach and instruct soldiers at all levels of skill, but as opposed to a dry and formulaic style of traditional field manuals, this book was written in plain language
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Rational Fog

Science and Technology in Modern War

par M. Susan Lindee ...

Lu par Kirsten Potter ...

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10 heure 29 min

Science and violence converge in modern warfare. While the finest minds of the twentieth century have improved human life, they have also produced human injury. They engineered radar, developed electronic computers, and helped mass produce penicillin all in the context of military mobilization. Scientists also developed chemical weapons, atomic bombs, and psychological warfare strategies.Rational ... En savoir plus

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Science and violence converge in modern warfare. While the finest minds of the twentieth century have improved human life, they have also produced human injury. They engineered radar, developed electronic computers, and helped mass produce penicillin all in the context of military mobilization. Scientists also developed chemical weapons, atomic bombs, and psychological warfare strategies.Rational
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Mosquito Mayhem

de Havilland’s Wooden Wonder in Action in WWII

par Martin W. Bowman ...

Lu par Nigel Patterson ...

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12 heure 19 min

"The flak started about four or five minutes before the target and immediately it was apparent that it was intense and extremely accurate. Oboe entailed the pilot flying dead straight and level for ten minutes on the attack run. Suddenly a tremendous flash lit up the sky about fifty yards ahead of our nose and exactly at our altitude. Within a tenth of a second, we were through the cloud of dirty ... En savoir plus

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"The flak started about four or five minutes before the target and immediately it was apparent that it was intense and extremely accurate. Oboe entailed the pilot flying dead straight and level for ten minutes on the attack run. Suddenly a tremendous flash lit up the sky about fifty yards ahead of our nose and exactly at our altitude. Within a tenth of a second, we were through the cloud of dirty
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Brought to You By

How Corporations Warped the Truth, Conned the Public, and Broke Democracy

par Amy Westervelt ...

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10 heure

Recommended by BILL McKIBBEN on the EZRA KLEIN SHOW"A book that every citizen needs to read." —JILL ABRAMSON, author of Merchants of TruthA gripping account of the corporate propaganda that has invaded our media, our democracy, and now the very nature of truth itself—from investigative reporter and Drilled podcast host Amy Westervelt.Whether it’s the tobacco industry lying about the... ... En savoir plus

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Recommended by BILL McKIBBEN on the EZRA KLEIN SHOW"A book that every citizen needs to read." —JILL ABRAMSON, author of Merchants of TruthA gripping account of the corporate propaganda that has invaded our media, our democracy, and now the very nature of truth itself—from investigative reporter and Drilled podcast host Amy Westervelt.Whether it’s the tobacco industry lying about the...
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Hunting the Nazi Bomb

The Special Forces Mission to Sabotage Hitler's Deadliest Weapon

par Damien Lewis ...

Lu par Chris MacDonnell ...

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13 heure

In the Spring of 1940, as Britain reeled from defeats on all fronts and America seemed frozen in isolation, one fear united the British and American leaders like no other: the Nazis had stolen a march on the Allies towards building the atomic bomb. So began the hunt for Hitler's nuclear weapons. It was to be the most secret war of those wars fought amongst the shadows. The highest stakes. The ... En savoir plus

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In the Spring of 1940, as Britain reeled from defeats on all fronts and America seemed frozen in isolation, one fear united the British and American leaders like no other: the Nazis had stolen a march on the Allies towards building the atomic bomb. So began the hunt for Hitler's nuclear weapons. It was to be the most secret war of those wars fought amongst the shadows. The highest stakes. The
... En savoir plus
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Samuel Colt

Biography of the Inventor of the Revolver

par Kelly Mass ...

Lu par Digital Voice Mason G ...

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53 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The acrid smoke of black powder drifted across the Connecticut River as sixteen-year-old Samuel Colt pulled the trigger of his crude wooden revolver for the sixth consecutive time, each shot fired without the laborious reloading that plagued every other firearm of his era. The year was 1830, and while his schoolmates at Amherst Academy were struggling ... En savoir plus

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The acrid smoke of black powder drifted across the Connecticut River as sixteen-year-old Samuel Colt pulled the trigger of his crude wooden revolver for the sixth consecutive time, each shot fired without the laborious reloading that plagued every other firearm of his era. The year was 1830, and while his schoolmates at Amherst Academy were struggling
... En savoir plus
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Arsenals of Folly

The Making of the Nuclear Arms Race

par Richard Rhodes ...

Lu par Robertson Dean ...

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14 heure 12 min

From the Pulitzer Prize—winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb: the story of the entire postwar superpower arms race, climaxing during the Reagan-Gorbachev decade when the United States and the Soviet Union camewithin scant hours of nuclear war–and then nearly agreed to abolish nuclear weapons.In a narrative that moves like a thriller, Rhodes sheds light on the Reagan administration’s ... En savoir plus

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From the Pulitzer Prize—winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb: the story of the entire postwar superpower arms race, climaxing during the Reagan-Gorbachev decade when the United States and the Soviet Union camewithin scant hours of nuclear war–and then nearly agreed to abolish nuclear weapons.In a narrative that moves like a thriller, Rhodes sheds light on the Reagan administration’s
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The Weapon Wizards

How Israel Became a High-Tech Military Superpower

par Yaakov Katz, Amir Bohbot ...

Lu par Paul Boehmer ...

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9 heure 25 min

From drones to satellites, missile defense systems to cyber warfare, Israel is leading the world when it comes to new technology being deployed on the modern battlefield. The Weapon Wizards shows how this tiny nation of eight million learned to adapt to the changes in warfare and in the defense industry and become the new prototype of a twenty-first century superpower, not in size, but rather in ... En savoir plus

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From drones to satellites, missile defense systems to cyber warfare, Israel is leading the world when it comes to new technology being deployed on the modern battlefield. The Weapon Wizards shows how this tiny nation of eight million learned to adapt to the changes in warfare and in the defense industry and become the new prototype of a twenty-first century superpower, not in size, but rather in
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90 Seconds to Midnight

A Hiroshima Survivor's Nuclear Odyssey

par Charlotte Jacobs ...

Lu par Mirai ...

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12 heure 5 min

This is the story of Setsuko Nakamura Thurlow—a teenage girl living in Hiroshima in 1945, when the city was annihilated by an atomic bomb. Struggling with grief and anger, Thurlow set out to warn the world about the horrors of a nuclear attack in a crusade that has lasted decades. In 2015 Thurlow sparked a rallying cry for activists when she proclaimed at the United Nations, "Humanity and nuclear ... En savoir plus

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This is the story of Setsuko Nakamura Thurlow—a teenage girl living in Hiroshima in 1945, when the city was annihilated by an atomic bomb. Struggling with grief and anger, Thurlow set out to warn the world about the horrors of a nuclear attack in a crusade that has lasted decades. In 2015 Thurlow sparked a rallying cry for activists when she proclaimed at the United Nations, "Humanity and nuclear
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Репетиция апокалипсиса: Тайная история атомных учений в СССР. Тоцкое-1954

par Вячеслав Моисеев ...

Lu par Андрей Троммельман ...

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4 heure 19 min

14 сентября 1954 года на Тоцком полигоне под Оренбургом была взорвана атомная бомба мощностью около 40 килотонн. В рамках эксперимента по изучению последствий ядерного взрыва уже спустя несколько часов через его эпицентр прошли военные в костюмах химической защиты. Секретная операция под кодовым названием «Снежок» обернулась катастрофой: более 45 000 военных и 10 000 мирных жителей подверглись ... En savoir plus

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14 сентября 1954 года на Тоцком полигоне под Оренбургом была взорвана атомная бомба мощностью около 40 килотонн. В рамках эксперимента по изучению последствий ядерного взрыва уже спустя несколько часов через его эпицентр прошли военные в костюмах химической защиты. Секретная операция под кодовым названием «Снежок» обернулась катастрофой: более 45 000 военных и 10 000 мирных жителей подверглись
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Tank Warfare on the Eastern Front, 1943-1945

Red Steamroller

par Robert A. Forczyk ...

Lu par P.J. Ochlan ...

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14 heure 42 min

The author of Case White offers an extensive history of German and Soviet armored warfare toward the end of World War II.By 1943, after the catastrophic German defeat at Stalingrad, the Wehmacht's panzer armies gradually lost the initiative on the Eastern Front. The tide of the war had turned. Their combined arms technique, which had swept Soviet forces before it during 1941 and 1942, had lost its ... En savoir plus

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The author of Case White offers an extensive history of German and Soviet armored warfare toward the end of World War II.By 1943, after the catastrophic German defeat at Stalingrad, the Wehmacht's panzer armies gradually lost the initiative on the Eastern Front. The tide of the war had turned. Their combined arms technique, which had swept Soviet forces before it during 1941 and 1942, had lost its
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Steel Masculinity

Unshackled Power and Warfare

par Conrad Riker ...

Lu par Digital Voice Alistair G ...

Collections Livre audio : box set - redpilled rational
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4 heure 46 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Ever wondered why men are the ones leading in the battlefield and designing weapons of power?Is masculinity really the driving force behind the innovation of destructive tools?Steel Masculinity: Unshackled Power and Warfare dares to explore these questions, taking a deep dive into the world of weaponry, power, and masculinity. From the philosophies ... En savoir plus

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Ever wondered why men are the ones leading in the battlefield and designing weapons of power?Is masculinity really the driving force behind the innovation of destructive tools?Steel Masculinity: Unshackled Power and Warfare dares to explore these questions, taking a deep dive into the world of weaponry, power, and masculinity. From the philosophies
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Desert Armour

Tank Warfare in North Africa: Beda Fomm to Operation Crusader, 1940-41

par Robert Forczyk ...

Lu par Chris Monteiro ...

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13 heure 15 min

Robert Forczyk covers the development of armored warfare in North Africa from the earliest Anglo-Italian engagements in 1940 to the British victory over the German Afrikakorps in Operation Crusader in 1941.The war in the North African desert was pure mechanized warfare, and in many respects the most technologically advanced theatre of World War II. It was also the only theatre where for three ... En savoir plus

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Robert Forczyk covers the development of armored warfare in North Africa from the earliest Anglo-Italian engagements in 1940 to the British victory over the German Afrikakorps in Operation Crusader in 1941.The war in the North African desert was pure mechanized warfare, and in many respects the most technologically advanced theatre of World War II. It was also the only theatre where for three
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Kill Chain

The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins

par Andrew Cockburn ...

Lu par Malcolm Hillgartner ...

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10 heure 10 min

This essential, page-turning narrative on the history of drone warfare by the acclaimed author of Rumsfeld explores how this practice emerged, who made it happen, and the real consequences of targeted killing.Assassination by drone is a subject of deep and enduring fascination, yet few understand how and why it has become our principal way of waging war. Kill Chain uncovers the real and ... En savoir plus

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This essential, page-turning narrative on the history of drone warfare by the acclaimed author of Rumsfeld explores how this practice emerged, who made it happen, and the real consequences of targeted killing.Assassination by drone is a subject of deep and enduring fascination, yet few understand how and why it has become our principal way of waging war. Kill Chain uncovers the real and
... En savoir plus
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The Most Awful Responsibility

Truman and the Secret Struggle for Control of the Atomic Age

par Alex Wellerstein ...

Lu par Tim Campbell ...

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11 heure 39 min

""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 CarlinPresident Truman’s choice to drop the atomic bomb is the most debated decision in the 20th Century. But what if Truman’s actual decision wasn’t what everyone thinks it was?The conventional narrative is that American leaders had a choice: Invade ... En savoir plus

$36.99 CAD

""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 CarlinPresident Truman’s choice to drop the atomic bomb is the most debated decision in the 20th Century. But what if Truman’s actual decision wasn’t what everyone thinks it was?The conventional narrative is that American leaders had a choice: Invade
... En savoir plus
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The Warhead

The Quest to Build the Perfect Weapon in the Age of Modern Warfare

par Jeffrey E. Stern ...

Lu par Jeffrey E. Stern, Sitara Attaie, Ray Corasani, Vas Eli, Justin Price, Peter Romano, Saskia Maarleveld, Gary Tiedemann, Dallis Seeker ...

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12 heure 4 min

**An Apple Best Book of the MonthFrom award-winning journalist and coauthor of The 15:17 to Paris, an affecting human history of the first self-steering bomb**Paveway, the first "smart" bomb, was created to be a more precise and ostensibly humane weapon, reducing civilian casualties. The true impact of the bomb, however, is ever more complex and unpredictable.In The Warhead, Jeffrey Stern tells ... En savoir plus

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**An Apple Best Book of the MonthFrom award-winning journalist and coauthor of The 15:17 to Paris, an affecting human history of the first self-steering bomb**Paveway, the first "smart" bomb, was created to be a more precise and ostensibly humane weapon, reducing civilian casualties. The true impact of the bomb, however, is ever more complex and unpredictable.In The Warhead, Jeffrey Stern tells
... En savoir plus
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Fruktade vapen – Under 100 år

par Allt om Historia ...

Lu par Mikael Roupé ...

Collections series Militärhistoria
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4 heure 9 min

På bara ett sekel har vapenutvecklingen förändrat krigföringen i grunden. I början av 1900-talet var stridsvagnar, flygplan och drönare knappt tänkbara som vapen, men idag utgör de kärnan i militära operationer världen över."Fruktade vapen – Under 100 år" skildrar de senaste hundra årens vapenutveckling från första världskrigets skyttegravar till moderna konflikter med drönare, precisionsvapen och ... En savoir plus

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På bara ett sekel har vapenutvecklingen förändrat krigföringen i grunden. I början av 1900-talet var stridsvagnar, flygplan och drönare knappt tänkbara som vapen, men idag utgör de kärnan i militära operationer världen över."Fruktade vapen – Under 100 år" skildrar de senaste hundra årens vapenutveckling från första världskrigets skyttegravar till moderna konflikter med drönare, precisionsvapen och
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