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Breve historia de Winston Churchill [A Brief History of Winston Churchill] Audio Libro

Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1013/ [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1013/] Título: Breve historia de Winston Churchill [A Brief History of Winston Churchill] Autor: José-Vidal Pelaz López Narrador: Juanmi Diez Formato: Unabridged Duración: 9 hrs and 6 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 01-23-18 Editor: Audible Studios Categorías: History, 20th Century Resumen del editor: "Es por ello que escuchar Breve historia de Winston Churchill es una de las experiencias más gratas y emocionantes que se pueden tener en estos momentos yque le hará comprender mucas de las claves de la actual situación mundial, pues la sola presencia de este líder marcó el pasado y presente del mundo en el que vivimos." (historiaconminusculas.blogspot.com.es) Combinando tres facetas fundamentales de la vida de Winston Churchill - su vida privada, su trayectoria políticay bélica, y el contexto histórico en el que ambas se desarrollaron-, Breve Historia de Winston Churchill nos presenta la biografía del político que gobernó Inglaterra durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, pero que, además, luchó en la Guerra del 98, en la Guerra de los Boers, que participó en la Primera Guerra Mundial como Lord del Almirantazgo y asistió al duro proceso de descolonización de Inglaterra. José-Vidal Pelaz López nos presenta su vida de un modo ameno y accesible a cualquier oyenteinteresado en esta figura imprescindible del S. XX. Churchill nace en 1874 hijo de un lord de la época victoriana y de una bella americana, crece en plena época de esplendor del Imperio victoriano, y asiste al progresivo declive del imperio. La vida política de Churchill está marcada por su actividad constante y por procesos decrisis y gloria que marcan el perfil de un hombre que supoimplicarse en todos sus proyectos hasta sus últimas consecuencias. Miembro del los liberales y de los conservadores ingleses; dirigente de varios ministeriospero destituido tras el desastre de Gallípolli en la Primera Guerra Mundial; apartado de la política desde 1929 a 1939 y elegido Primer Ministro al año siguiente; capaz deenfrentarse en solitario a la Alemania del Führer, de lograr un acuerdo con E.E.U.U. y Rusia que cambiará el sentido de la guerra, pero incapaz de ser reelegido en 1945; y, en un último golpe de carisma, elegido de nuevo como Primer Ministro en 1951, con 71 años, en plena Guerra Fría: la vida de Churchill es una lección de determinación y compromiso, pero también un relato apasionante y turbulento como el siglo que le tocó administrar. Razones para comprar la obra: Opiniones de los miembros: Muy bueno Libro de fácil lectura y comprensión. Buenas descripciones y detalles históricos sin caer en la letanía o cosas de poca importancia. Recomendable absolutamente. Ni Bueno Ni Malo Luego de terminar de leer el libro puedo decir que es una historia interesante debido al personaje de Sir Winston Churchill, mas sin embargo no fue de mi agrado y resultó confuso que el autor no llevara cronologicamente la linea de esta biografia historica, va y viene en las fechas a placer, cosa que confunde al lector. En resumen no me parece malo el libro, pero tampoco bueno particularmente por el precio, creo que la relacion precio-valor no esta equilibrada en este caso, por los casi 6USD que pagué realmente esperaba algo mejor. Excelente Un gran libro. Objeyibo y concreto. Ameno de facil lectura y una verdadeta clase de politica internacional. Es muy recomendable. Biografia del elogio Buena breve biografia de un personaje igual de admirable que criticable.

The Voyage of the St. Louis Audiobook by Charles River Editors

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1013/ [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1013/] to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Voyage of the St. Louis Subtitle: The History and Legacy of the Fateful Attempt to Resettle Jewish Refugees Before World War II and the Holocaust Author: Charles River Editors Narrator: Bill Hare Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 11-17-17 Publisher: Charles River Editors Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, 20th Century Publisher's Summary: In the years preceding the height of the European Holocausts worst atrocities, Adolf Hitler, the new Chancellor of Germany, confronted the world with a moral test. His early experiment of allowing Jews to seek homelands elsewhere came to define his future course of action toward the Jewish population of the continent. The acidic hatred he bore for the Jewish presence in European society was clear enough, but the leader of the Nazi Party could not precisely gauge the international communitys likely response to a campaign of extreme abuse directed against his own citizens. Thus, in the months that preceded the Nazi invasion of Western Europe, he tested global resolve by allowing a ship to depart from the port of Hamburg, bound for Havana Harbor in Cuba. The MS St. Louis carried 973 Jewish refugees from various locations within and outside of Germany, most holding landing permits and visas enabling them to live in the United States. Following their arrival in Havana, they would wait their turn on the immigration list for a final destination. In the case of the United States, that period averaged at least three years, sometimes more.Once the St. Louis was out of port, however, the propaganda arm of the Nazi government arranged for the Cuban president to invalidate landing passes and prohibit the passengers from disembarking. This was done by creating a toxic, xenophobic atmosphere in which Jews were perceived as job-stealing intruders. After the Cuban rejection, Hitler watched as a solitary band of seagoing refugees wandered the world in search of a haven. Based on the international communitys response, he would soon know if the Jews had a champion anywhere in the worlds sovereign states. He watched with considerable satisfaction as nation after nation crumbled in one of the worst diplomatic fa Members Reviews: Antisemitism, immigration, and the intrigue related to finding someplace that the refugees could go to The e-book Voyage of the St. Louis was quite interesting. I found the political intrigue related to finding somewhere to take the refugees to be quite upsetting. I did not realize how deeply entrenched antisemitism was in the world. The drama behind the voyage of the St. Louis is somewhat despicable because Hitler knew that few if any countries were willing to allow the persecuted Jews to enter the countries. Therefore, since there was no place to ship the European Jews so he had an excuse to liquidate them. The book describes all the players involved in the intrigue. This book is important because it partially explains the roots of the Holocaust. Nicely written. A story that needed to be told about a dark time in World History. Nicely written. Three Stars Fair reading

A Crime in the Family Audiobook by Sacha Batthyany

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1013/ [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1013/] to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Crime in the Family Subtitle: A World War II Secret Buried in Silence - and My Search for the Truth Author: Sacha Batthyany Narrator: Christopher Oxford Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 11-03-17 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: History, 20th Century Publisher's Summary: A memoir of brutality, heroism, and personal discovery from Europe's dark heart, revealing one of the most extraordinary untold stories of World War II One night in March of 1945, on the Austrian-Hungarian border, a local countess hosted a party in her mansion, where guests and local Nazi leaders mingled. The war was almost over, and the German aristocrats and SS officers dancing and drinking knew it was lost. Around midnight, some of the guests were asked to "take care" of 180 Jewish enslaved laborers at the train station; they made them strip naked and shot them all before returning to the bright lights of the party. It was another one of the war's countless atrocities buried in secrecy for decades - until Sacha Batthyany started investigating what happened that night at the party his great aunt hosted. A Crime in the Family is the author's memoir of confronting his family's past, the questions he raised, and the answers he found that took him far beyond his great-aunt's party: through the dark past of Nazi Germany to the gulags of Siberia, the bleak streets of Cold War Budapest, and to Argentina, where he finds an Auschwitz survivor whose past intersects with his family's. It is the story of executioners and victims, villains and heroes. Told partly through the surviving family journals, A Crime in the Family is a disquieting and moving memoir, a powerful true story told by an extraordinary writer confronting the dark past of his family - and humanity. Critic Reviews: "Riveting" (Daily Express) "Evocatively written with a sharp journalist's eye, A Crime in the Family lingers in the mind long after the final page is turned." (Literary Review) Members Reviews: Interesting personal account A Crime in the Family is by Sacha Batthyany. It is a true story of the authorâs quest to find out about his familyâs past and come to some kind of acceptance of his own feelings. It is a story with deep roots in the Holocaust and in Hungarian history as well as the gulags of the Soviet Union. It is written in first person with segments from various diaries from the past. Sachaâs family was Hungarian aristocracy before World War II. His parents fled to Switzerland and raised him there. However, the feeling that they were just waiting to go home permeated the family and Sacha never felt quite at home. His Father eventually returned to Hungary; but Sacha continued to live and work in Switzerland where he was raising his family and working as a journalist. One day, a colleague handed him a news article about his Aunt Margit. It detailed a party during the war and called her âThe Hostess from Hellâ. At this party, the guests who were drunk, were given guns at midnight and they shot 180 Jews. Then, the party continued. Sacha set the article aside and continued work on his own article. Later, he called his Father to ask him about the event. His Father confirmed the event; but also said âit was unlikely that Margit was involved.

Fireside Chats Audiobook

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1013/ [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1013/] to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Fireside Chats Author: Robert Wikstrom - introduction, The Speech Resource Company - producer and compiler Narrator: Robert Wikstrom Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 10-31-17 Publisher: The Speech Resource Company, Inc. Genres: History, 20th Century Publisher's Summary: Features Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Fireside Chats that were used to inform and build support for his presidency. From 1933 to 1945, families would gather around their living room radio to listen to the president explain everything from why he was closing banks to declaring war on Japan following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Produced by the Speech Resource Company and fully narrated by Robert Wikstrom.

The Great War: World War 1 Audiobook by Steven W. Gephart

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1013/ [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/1013/] to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Great War: World War 1 Subtitle: The Most Important Events, People and Leaders from 1914 Through 1918: The First World War & the Shaping of Our Modern World Author: Steven W. Gephart Narrator: Eric Linden Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 37 mins Language: English Release date: 10-30-17 Publisher: Steven W. Gephart Genres: History, 20th Century Publisher's Summary: What happens when the world's most powerful leaders, all determined to dominate the world, clash? War. World War. This is the story of the first world war, the great war. The then-biggest war to shake the globe. It is the story of the leaders, technological advancements, politics, and people that fueled a four-year conflict between countries and empires from every continent on the globe. You'll learn how: World War 1: The Most Important Events, People and Leaders from 1914 Through 1918: The First World War & the Shaping of Our Modern World offers a glimpse into the tragic events of the great war. This audiobook is more than a timeline of events and battles. Instead, each chapter covers a theme or event that fueled the conflict which changed the face of the globe. Start your study of the Great War today. Members Reviews: Too little content, too many ads This book reads like a high school term paper. The book is very short and it enumerates the fact one can easily find on the internet. It might be useful as cliff notes as this book takes less than 10 minutes to read. The first line in the book is cross promotion for other material from the same author. These cross-promotions continue through the book. When the author is good they do not need to pepper the book with cross-promotions, the readers will seek out additional materials on their own. Cross promotions indicate that the content of the book is secondary, what the author is really after is capturing user traffic. Ali Julia review Know the story of the First World War. Informative and well written. This book is informative and well written. Inside of this book the author âSteven W. Gephartâ about the most important events, people and leaders from 1914-1918. This book really enlarged my knowledge about the World War 1. Throughout this book I have come to know about the deadly 1st World War, story of those leaders who decided to shake our globe, technological advancements, politics and much more. I will like to recommend this well written book to all students or history lover readers. Highly recommended This book very interesting! It's an informative history book about the absurd and blood-soaked World War I. After reading this book, I was inspired to study more about the WWI. Highly recommended! How The Great War began This is an interesting book describing the first word war, how it started, who was involved etc. The torpedo attack on the ship "Lusitania" which eventually caused the USA to join the war against Germany. First use of the "Tank" in warfare as well as several battles. A brief account of the Great War left me wanting more, well put together..recommended. Great book This book is a good choice for people who donât know much about the history of 1st world war. This book provides every detail about the war. By reading this book you will be able to know what actually happened during the world war one and how many lives it costs. I would like to thank the author because this book really helped me know more about WWI.