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From the Somme to Gallipoli to the home front, First World War for Dummies provides an authoritative, accessible, and engaging introduction to the War to End All Wars. It takes a global perspective of this global conflict, proving insight into the actions and motivations of the participants and how each nation's story fits into the wider one.

From the depths of rural France join Kylie Lang as she guides you through the trials and tribulations of French country life. Hear the stories from other expats, how they’ve started new lives, set up businesses, renovated properties or retired in this wonderful region of France. And discover hidden gems to visit, the stories of France and its fascinating history and the culture of the French that has so many people fascinated. From food and wine to the many travel destinations in France subscribe now so you don’t miss an episode.

In this fascinating foray into the centuries-old relationship between science and military power, acclaimed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and writer-researcher Avis Lang examine how the methods and tools of astrophysics have been enlisted in the service of war. "The overlap is strong, and the knowledge flows in both directions," say the authors, because astrophysicists and military planners care about many of the same things: multi-spectral detection, ranging, tracking, imaging, high ground, nuclear fusion, and access to space. Tyson and Lang call it a "curiously complicit" alliance.

Histories of the United States often overlook the women who shaped the nation. Museums, textbooks, historical sites, and even documentaries omit essential parts of the whole because they leave out her story. Join Allison K. Lange, historian and professor, as she guides you through the fascinating lives of 12 early Americans, all of them women.

Alexandra Lange now turns her sharp eye to another subject we only think we know. She chronicles post-war architects’ and merchants’ invention of the mall, revealing how the design of these marketplaces played an integral role in their cultural ascent. In Lange’s perceptive account, the mall becomes newly strange and rich with contradiction: Malls are environments of both freedom and exclusion—of consumerism, but also of community. Meet Me by the Fountain is a highly entertaining and evocative promenade through the mall’s story of rise, fall and ongoing reinvention.

Paris steals Helena of the fair hands. This calls for revenge. The Greeks, among them Ulysses, Achilles, and many other war heroes, go to Troy and begin what will be a ten-year-long war, with many heroic deeds in historic events. The death of Hector, the fight of the Amazons, the treacherous wooden horse: This audiobook is world history told in entertaining stories!!! Included is a pdf document with track list.

Why do military commanders fail at crucial moments of their careers? Robert Pois and Philip Langer, one a historian, the other an educational psychologist, study seven cases of military command failures, from Frederick the Great at Kunersdorf to Hitler’s invasion of Russia. While the authors recognize the value of psychological theorizing, they do not believe that one method can cover all the individuals, battles, or campaigns under examination. Instead, they judiciously take a number of psycho-historical approaches in hope of shedding light on the behaviors of commanders during war.

Sex, violent childhood, fear, fits of rage, belief in destiny: They all played a part in creating the personality of Adolf Hitler. What secrets were in Hitler's life? Psychoanalysis has proven that a person's adult life is determined by his or her childhood. This is the method used to reverse-engineer Hitler in this professional psychological analysis. It looks at his adult life and determines what led him to be the person he became. It reveals many previously unknown characteristics.

Walk the road to Revolution in America in real time. Podcast covers, month by month, the events, people, and stories between July 4th 1774 and July 4th 1776 that shaped the drive for Independence and lead to the birth of a new nation.

I am Benjamin and I talk to all kinds of people that do stuff: coffee roasters, (software) engineers, chefs, professional athletes, entrepreneurs, coaches, scientists etc. They all have in common that they have had great impact in life, have developed a unique perspective on a topic, have learned the value of craftsmanship and dedication on the way to success. Together we explore elements of what made them who they are today and how they think about their profession / craft. Find out more on benjaminlang.me/longrangepod, and have fun!

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Master of the Senate carries Lyndon Johnson's story through one of its most remarkable periods: his 12 years in the U.S. Senate. At the heart of the book is its unprecedented revelation of how legislative power works in America, how the Senate works, and how Johnson, in his ascent to the presidency, mastered the Senate as no political leader before him had ever done. "There is something uniquely mesmerizing about the wily, combative Lyndon Johnson as portrayed by Caro," says Publishers Weekly.

First published in the New Yorker in 1969 and later adapted into an acclaimed film starring Michael J. Fox and Sean Penn, Casualties of War is the shocking true story of the abduction, rape, and murder of a young Vietnamese woman by US soldiers.

Could you spare five minutes per day to get acquainted with some truly fascinating people and events? If so, you’ll love The Christian History Devotional, where each day you’ll learn more about your “spiritual family,” people who are as much a part of the rich Christian heritage as the people of the Bible. Whether you’re a history buff or someone who always thought history was boring, here’s a book to enlarge your spiritual family and teach you valuable lessons about life and faith. Here is history with a heart.

Sommer 1938: Die Situation für die Juden in Deutschland wird immer schwieriger. Manfred Gans, 16 Jahre alt, verlässt seine Heimat, seine Eltern und seine Jugendliebe Anita und geht nach England. Sieben Jahre später im Mai 1945 ist er zurück! In den Tagen der deutschen Kapitulation fährt er mit neuer Identität durch seine einstige Heimat, quer durch das Deutsche Reich. Er hofft, seine Eltern noch lebend im Konzentrationslager zu finden. Und Anita? Werden sie sich wiedersehen?

Kaum ein anderer Politiker dieses Jahrhunderts symbolisierte in solchem Maße die Friedenshoffnungen der Menschheit und den Gedanken der Aussöhnung aller Völker auf Erden wie der ehemalige südafrikanische Präsident und Friedensnobelpreisträger Nelson Mandela, dessen Rolle für seinen Kontinent mit der Gandhis für Indien verglichen wurde.

Like a Dominique Wilkins dunk montage, The Human Highlight Reel examines a different person from history and gives the "highlights' of their life. Hosted by Mike Lang, Apple Distinguished Educator, PBS Digital Innovator, and one half of the Intelligent Hoodlums.

Blue Earth County Historical Society presents Surrounded by History, a podcast in partnership with KTOE AM 1420 & 98.7 FM in Mankato, Minnesota. Every episode we learn about the people, the events, and more that helped create Blue Earth County, in the heart of southern Minnesota. Surrounded by History, a new way to learn about the history that surrounds us every day.

The Stock Market Crash of 1929 is an informative introduction to one of the most turbulent events in our history. On October 29, 1929, more than 16 million stock shares were sold at the New York Stock Exchange, and by the end of November, investors had lost more than $100 billion in assets. With the crash, the prosperity of the Roaring Twenties came to a close, and a dark era of financial dispair dawned in the United States.

Chaplains of ANZAC: New Zealand's Fallen Chaplains of the Great War tells the story of seven New Zealand Expeditionary Force chaplains who served and died during the Great War. The beautiful collection of stories in this book tell the oft-overlooked tales of the chaplains who left New Zealand and served their god, king and country on foreign fields of battle. In all, over 140 chaplains served as part of the NZEF. This book contains the stories of seven of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice.