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Testemunhe a ascensão militar e o domínio naval que forjaram uma superpotência marítima asiática. Ideal para transformar seu deslocamento diário em um momento de aprendizado imersivo, esta narrativa histórica detalha a complexa estratégia geopolítica do mundo tâmil. Acompanhe uma...

Master the terrifying reality of global security and cyber warfare in an age where algorithms decide who lives or dies. The traditional battlefield has vanished, replaced by a high-stakes invisible war fought in server farms and satellite orbits. Understand the geopolitical forces and lethal...

Bloomsbury presents Osprey Campaign Series: Stalingrad 1942-43 (2): The Fight for the City by Robert Forczyk, read by Phillipe Bosher The final part in a three-book series on the Battle of Stalingrad, examining the Soviet encirclement, German relief efforts, and the final surrender of Paulus’...

Bloomsbury presents Coventry by Frederick Taylor, read by Leighton Pugh On 14 November 1940 the historic city of Coventry was subjected to the longest and most devastating air raid Britain had yet witnessed. After eleven hours of relentless bombardment by the German Luftwaffe, residents emerged...

How, for just over a century, Britain ensured it would not face another Napoleon Bonaparte—manipulating European powers while building a global maritime empire At the conclusion of the Napoleonic Wars, a fragile peace emerged in Europe. The continent's borders were redrawn, and the French...

Den tidligere freelanceagent i Secret Intelligence Service, Nick Stone, nyder livet i Australien, da han ser et nyhedsindslag fra Georgien, hvor en gruppe terrorister holder tre hundrede mennesker som gidsler. De fleste af gidslerne er kvinder og børn, som bliver fanget i en rasende krydsild...

What is the truth about Navy SEAL Team Six?Few military units have acquired such a formidable reputation—or generated so much myth, speculation and controversy. Known around the world as SEAL Team Six, the organisation has been associated with some of the most sensitive counter-terrorism...

Bloomsbury presents Case Green: The Birth of the Wehrmacht by Robert Forczyk, read by Martin Handley. This fascinating new study from renowned historian Robert Forczyk tells the story of the Wehrmacht from its birth in 1935 through to the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1938. Adolf Hitler...

Storm Clouds over the Pacific begins the story long before Pearl Harbor, showing how the war can only be understood if ancient hatreds and long-standing geopolitics are taken into account. Harmsen demonstrates how Japan and China's ancient enmity led to increased tensions in the 1930s, which, in turn, exploded into conflict in 1937.

Four days before Christmas 1943, a badly damaged American bomber struggled to fly over wartime Germany. At its controls was a 21-year-old pilot. Suddenly, a German Messerschmitt fighter pulled up on his tail. Worse, the German pilot was an ace, a man able to destroy the American bomber in the squeeze of a trigger. What happened next would later be called 'the most incredible encounter between enemies in World War II.'

Early in 1968, a nuclear-armed Soviet submarine sank in the waters off Hawaii, hundreds of miles closer to American shores than it should have been. Compelling evidence strongly suggests that the sub sank while attempting to fire a nuclear missile.

After he was selected to be NATO's 16th Supreme Allied Commander, the New York Times described Jim Stavridis as a "Renaissance admiral." A US Naval Academy graduate with a master's degree and doctorate from Tufts University, conversant in both French and Spanish, this author of numerous books and articles impressed the Navy's leaders and senior Pentagon civilians. The Accidental Admiral offers an intimate look at the challenges of directing NATO operations in Afghanistan, military intervention in Libya, and preparation for possible war in Syria. 

Admiral Hyman George Rickover (1899-1986) remains an almost mythical figure in the United States Navy. A brilliant engineer with a ferocious will and combative personality, he oversaw the invention of the world’s first practical nuclear power reactor. In this exciting biography, historian Marc Wortman explores the constant conflict Rickover faced and provoked, tracing how he revolutionized the navy and Cold War strategy.

Brought to you by Penguin. From the New York Times-bestselling author of Midnight in Chernobyl comes the definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger space shuttle disaster based on fascinating in-depth reporting and new archival research – riveting history that reads like a...

In this riveting personal account, an authentic American hero relives the perils and triumphs of eight harrowing patrols aboard one of America's most successful World War II submarines. Courageous deeds and terror-filled moments - as well as the endless hard work of maintaining and operating a combat sub - are vividly recalled in Calvert's candid portrait.

From bestselling author Michael Veitch (Australia's Secret Army, Turning Point) comes the story of the brilliant, yet controversial campaign which ended Australia's involvement in World War II. Borneo: The Last Campaign tells the story of Operation OBOE, the massive, three-pronged assault on the...

Xi Jinping has made his ambitions for the People's Liberation Army (PLA) perfectly clear, first, that China should become a "great maritime power" and secondly, that the PLA "become a world-class armed force by 2050." China as a Twenty-First-Century Naval Power focuses on China's navy and how it is being transformed to satisfy the "world class" goal.

当极限心理施压与高危战术行动正面碰撞，真实的军事突击并非超级英雄神话，而是由精密计算与残酷生存法则构筑的系统工程。抛开好莱坞式的滤镜，这段硬核音频带你直击渗透侦察与反恐营救的最前线，见证挑战人类体能...

Verken de verborgen militaire geschiedenis van dodelijke beslissingen en bombardementen in de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Terwijl je gefocust onderweg bent naar je werk, word je meegezogen in de rokerige kaartkamers waar politici en generaals koelbloedig de gruwelijke prijs in burgerlevens berekenden...

当钢铁舰队在浩瀚大洋上碰撞，决定二战太平洋战场生死的并非仅仅是炮火，而是大国工业底蕴与海军战略的极限博弈。无论你是利用通勤时间渴望深度历史解析的硬核听众，还是希望在专注时刻寻求逻辑复盘的战略迷，这部...