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Explora como comenzó el Día D, los eventos que acontecieron ese día y sus secuelas
El Día D, la invasión de Normandía por los aliados, que estaba en manos de la Alemania Nazi, fue uno de los logros más extraordinarios, no solo de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, sino de toda la historia militar. Millones de soldados de los países aliados participaron en esta invasión, la más grande jamás realizada. Increíbles actos de astucia y coraje aseguraron...
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Descubre cómo comenzó la Segunda Guerra Mundial, las repercusiones y los acontecimientos que tuvieron lugar
La Segunda Guerra Mundial fue uno de los eventos más traumáticos en la historia de la humanidad. En todo el mundo, los conflictos existentes se fusionaron, enzarzando a las naciones en una vasta red de violencia. Se libró a través de tierra, mar y aire, afectando a todos los continentes habitados. Más de 55 millones de personas murieron,...
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Explora la Fascinante Historia de la Guerra de Vietnam
La Guerra de Vietnam representó un hito no solo en la historia estadounidense y vietnamita, sino también a nivel internacional. No fue solo una batalla entre dos naciones, sino entre dos ideologías, dos estrategias militares y una lucha por los corazones y las mentes de dos poblaciones nacionales muy diferentes.
Pocos conflictos en la historia global simbolizan tanto como Vietnam. Desde la...
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Explore la Fascinante Historia de la Primera Guerra MundialLa Primera Guerra Mundial fue uno de los conflictos más devastadores de nuestra historia. El número de muertos no se pareció a nada experimentado anteriormente, y se estima que más de 11 millones de soldados fueron asesinados, heridos o desaparecieron, y muchos de esos cuerpos nunca se han encontrado.
Independientemente de cómo la gente recuerde la Primera Guerra Mundial, y si tienen...
5) American Military History: A Captivating Guide to Events and Facts You Should Know About Armed Confl
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Americans generally show great respect for their troops, and rightfully so. But what is the history of the US Armed Forces? How did the American military come about?
The answers to these questions might not be quite as straightforward as you might think. The American military industrial complex, as one former president once called it, was not always so streamlined and efficient.
It began more or less as a ragtag bunch of colonialists and revolutionaries...
6) The Underground Railroad: A Captivating Guide to the Network of Routes, Places, and People in the Un
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If you want to discover the captivating history of the Underground Railroad, then keep reading...The Underground Railroad wasn't underground. Nor was it a railroad. It was, however, an awe-inspiring piece of history, and one that speaks of hope even today.Two hundred years ago, slavery had the Southern United States firmly in its evil grip. Around four million African Americans languished in the most appalling of living conditions, their lives controlled...
7) Leningrado: Una fascinante guía del sitio de Leningrado y su impacto en la Segunda Guerra Mundial
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Si quiere descubrir más acerca de la fascinante historia del sitio de Liningrado, siga leyendo...Desde principios del otoño de 1941 hasta el invierno de 1944, la ciudad soviética de Leningrado (hoy San Petersburgo) estuvo casi completamente rodeada por las fuerzas de la Alemania y la Finlandia nazis. Aunque el sitio duró poco menos de 900 días, para los ciudadanos de la Unión Soviética (y Rusia de hoy), este evento se conoce como el "Sitio...
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If you want to discover the captivating history of the Cultural Revolution, then keep reading...The Cultural Revolution, known in full as the "Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution," was launched by Mao Zedong, the chairman of the Communist Party of China, as a means of quashing capitalism in China. He wanted to ensure that the desire for a communist government would remain strong in the country long after his death. Like other previous leaders who...
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The revolutions of the late 18th century and early 19th century were fought all over the western world. From America to France to Saint-Domingue, all of the revolutionaries sought the same thing-independence from tyranny. However, the tyranny confronted by the different revolutionaries was different. On the small island of Saint-Domingue, the tyrants were the slave owners, people who not only denied them freedom, but felt justified in killing their...
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Explora el alzamiento de Adolf Hitler¿Fue Hitler, tal y como preguntó Ian Kershaw, una consecuencia natural de la historia alemana o una aberración? No es que Hitler hubiera estado escondido, esperando para atacar. El Führer realmente había estado siguiendo una política exterior agresiva y salvaje durante casi diez años, y fue nombrado Hombre del Año por la revista Time en 1938. Este no es un libro sobre la Segunda Guerra Mundial, sino sobre...
11) Knights Hospitaller: A Captivating Guide to a Medieval and Early Modern Catholic Military Order and
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War, virtue, corruption, adventure-the history of the Order of the Knights Hospitaller has it all.
The Hospitallers started out as caretakers of the Christian pilgrims in Jerusalem, but they soon emerged from their hospices and adopted a new military role that shaped the history of medieval Europe forever. This book seeks to explore the curious rise of the Hospitallers from their humble origins to one of the most powerful institutions in medieval...
12) The French Revolution: A Captivating Guide to the Ten-Year Revolution in France and the Impact Made
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Explore the Captivating History of the French RevolutionFew historical events are as greatly revered and entirely misunderstood as the French Revolution that began in 1789. The memory of this complicated and lengthy political, violent uprising has been generally painted in broad-and oversimplified-strokes.While the French Revolution was certainly centered around two lavish monarchs and an enlightened common class, there was so much more going on behind...
13) Marie Antoinette: A Captivating Guide to the Last Queen of France Before and During the French Revol
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Explore the Captivating Life of Marie AntoinetteMarie Antoinette is one of history's most celebrated queens thanks to her style and confidence, yet generally she is perceived as a greedy and selfish mistress of France.Born into a life of pure luxury as a Princess of Austria, Marie was very young when she was shipped abroad to await her turn as the Queen of France. She was forced all at once to come to terms with a foreign language, a different culture,...
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Explore cómo FDR pasó de casi morir al nacer a liderar a los Estados Unidos durante la Gran Depresión y la Segunda Guerra Mundial
Siendo el trigésimo segundo presidente de los Estados Unidos de América, Franklin Delano Roosevelt es un nombre reconocido tanto en su país natal como en el mundo entero. Conocido como el hombre que guió a los Estados Unidos durante la Gran Depresión y la Segunda Guerra Mundial, Roosevelt fue un líder y un estadista,...
15) Fidel Castro: A Captivating Guide to a Cuban Communist Revolutionary Who Served as the President of
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Explore the Captivating History of Fidel CastroFidel Castro. Depending on whom you ask, the name can inspire revulsion, hatred, admiration, incredulity, awe, fear, or even love. His story is one that has changed the course of the history of the world and the face of the island of Cuba.Castro was more than just a politician. His is a story that involves heroic voyages through turbulent oceans, affairs with young women from all over the world, spies,...
16) The Cuban Revolution: A Captivating Guide to the Armed Revolt That Changed the Course of Cuba, Inclu
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If you want to discover the remarkable history of an effort that should never have succeeded, then keep reading...Cuba had only just gained its independence when the country found itself in a brutal tug-of-war between dictator after dictator.The Americans that had been so intensely involved in liberating it from the grasp of the Spanish quickly began to exploit it using the Platt Amendment; even after the amendment was abrogated, Cuban presidents...
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