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The Duel
- The 80-Day Struggle Between Churchill and Hitler
- De: John Lukacs
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 9 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 137
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 88
This is a day-by-day account of the 80-day struggle in 1940 between Hitler, poised on the edge of absolute victory, and Churchill, threatened by imminent invasion and defeat.
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2 out of 5 stars
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The most aggravating history lecture ever
- De Sidney en 12-31-08
- The Duel
- The 80-Day Struggle Between Churchill and Hitler
- De: John Lukacs
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
Extremely interesting
Revisado: 06-24-08
A fascinating analysis of the opening chapters of WW2, with Churchill and Hitler facing off.
Analysis maybe too scholarly a term. Very approachable for the both the enthusiast of the period and the novice.
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The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Volume II: Alone, 1932-1940: Winston Spencer Churchill, Volume II: Alone, 1932-1940
- De: William Manchester
- Narrado por: Richard Brown
- Duración: 36 h y 21 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,048
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,703
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,698
This second volume in William Manchester's three-volume biography of Winston Churchill challenges the assumption that Churchill's finest hour was as a wartime leader. During the years 1932-1940, he was tested as few men are. Pursued by creditors (at one point he had to put up his home for sale), he remained solvent only by writing an extraordinary number of books and magazine articles.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Senseless change of narrators
- De sph en 12-12-11
Worth it
Revisado: 06-24-08
Manchester does such a good job of bringing this period to life it is an excellent listen.
And surprisingly you will also find a few wry smiles in his work.
I enjoyed it better than the first volume, which dealt WSC's younger life. It too is good but not a period I'm truly interested in.
This takes us to up to WSC becoming PM. I don't believe Manchester wrote the 3rd volume where Winston is actually war Prime Minister.
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The Guns of August
- De: Barbara W. Tuchman
- Narrado por: Wanda McCaddon
- Duración: 19 h y 9 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,733
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,597
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,575
In this Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, historian Barbara Tuchman brings to life the people and events that led up to World War I. This was the last gasp of the Gilded Age, of Kings and Kaisers and Czars, of pointed or plumed hats, colored uniforms, and all the pomp and romance that went along with war. How quickly it all changed...and how horrible it became.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful
- De Mike From Mesa en 10-28-08
- The Guns of August
- De: Barbara W. Tuchman
- Narrado por: Wanda McCaddon
The definitive work
Revisado: 06-24-08
If you're a student of WWI you already know that this is the definitive work. There is no University History or Political Science Course that does not start with the opening paragraphs of Guns of August.
If you are NOT a student of the era and wish an introduction there is no better.
An enduring work that is of interest to both the scholar and novice.
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