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This story casts penetrating light on how struggles in Europe and Asia merged into a tightly entwined global war. It features not just battles, but also the sweeping political, economic, and social effects of the war, and are graced with a rich tapestry of individual characters from top-tier political and military figures down to ordinary servicemen, as well as the accounts of civilians of all races and ages.

Churchill's epic series begins in 1911, when Churchill was First Lord of the Admiralty, and opens with a chilling description of the Agadir Crisis and an in-depth account of naval clashes in the Dardanelles - one of Churchill's major military failures. It takes listeners from the fierce bloodshed of the Gallipoli campaign to the tragic sinking of the Lusitania and the tide-turning battles of Jutland and Verdun - as well as the USA's entry into the combat theater. The World Crisis provides a perspective you won't find anywhere else.

Former Confederate President Jefferson Davis penned "The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government" in 1881, offering a historical perspective and justification for the Confederacy's formation and actions during the Civil War. While serving as a valuable primary source for understanding Confederate leadership's motivations, the work is also recognized for its biased defense of the Confederacy and its "Lost Cause" narrative.

A Segunda Guerra Mundial foi um dos conflitos mais destrutivos da história da humanidade. Durante os 2174 dias transcorridos entre o ataque alemão à Polônia, em setembro de 1939, e a rendição do Japão, em agosto de 1945, morreram mais de 46 milhões de soldados e civis. Aqui, esses números ganham rosto, nome e voz. Num trabalho magistral, o renomado historiador Martin Gilbert combina elementos políticos, militares, diplomáticos e civis, fornecendo uma perspectiva global da guerra em todas as suas frentes.

Abraham Lincoln called "Billy" Herndon, “My man always above all other men on the globe". They were business partners for 16 years. After Lincoln's assassination Herndon did interviews with Lincoln's family and friends for this biography. Co-author Jesse Weik also conducted many original interviews. The result - although not without flaws - has been recognized as one of the most important biographies of the Great Emancipator ever published.

Il più sanguinoso dei conflitti, la prima delle guerre globali fu anticipata da eventi nodali per la storia dell'Europa e del resto del mondo. Nel primo volume della "storia della Prima Guerra Mondiale" ripercorreremo il sistema di alleanze che si era instaurato nella comunità europea, le vicende e i fattori scatenanti come le guerre balcaniche e la crisi in Marocco che portarono al fatidico attentato di Sarajevo.

Il primo volume in audiolibro sui più leggendari guerrieri romani, le loro biografie, le grandi battaglie, il valore e i discorsi più emozionanti. Per chi ama la storia, ma soprattutto per chi ama i racconti sui grandi eroi di Roma antica. Le biografie del primo volume: Enea, Ascanio, Romolo, Orazi, Orazio Coclite, Lucio Giunio Bruto, Muzio Scevola, Coriolano, Cincinnato, Furio Camillo, Marco Curzio.