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Shots in the Dark

Experimentation, Success, and Failure in the Second World War

de Jadwiga Biskupska, Sara B. Castro, Robert Citino, Claire Cookson-Hills, Elena Friot, Brian Hayashi, Derek Mallett, Erina Megowan, Adrian O'Sullivan0, Katrin Paehler1, Kevin Riehle2, Jeff Rutherford3, Victoria Sotvedt4, Cameron Zinsou5 ...

Series series World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension
Brings together geographies and methodologies often kept apart by the difficulties of researching such a broad-ranging topic as the warShots in the Dark offers cutting-edge scholarship across different subfields in World War II history, revealing new insights into how this crucial conflict was planned, experienced, and fought. Twelve chapters demonstrate the broad scope of wartime innovation and ... Leer más

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Brings together geographies and methodologies often kept apart by the difficulties of researching such a broad-ranging topic as the warShots in the Dark offers cutting-edge scholarship across different subfields in World War II history, revealing new insights into how this crucial conflict was planned, experienced, and fought. Twelve chapters demonstrate the broad scope of wartime innovation and
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Covert Action

National Approaches to Unacknowledged Intervention

de Magda Long, Rory Cormac, Mark Stout, Jeffrey P. Rogg, Marco Munier, William A. Stoltz, Jens Wegener0, Steven Wagner1, Melinda Haas2, Paul M. McGarr3, Philippe B. Nader4, Joanisval B. Goncalves5, Nihat A. Ozcan6, Egemen Bezci7, Kevin A. O'Brien8, Folahanmi Aina9, Jennifer Mathers0, Kiril Avramov1, Daniela Richterova2, Peter Rendek3, Radek Schovanek4, Stephan Blancke5, Sara B. Castro6, Damien Van Puyvelde8 ...

Series series Georgetown Studies in Intelligence History
A comparative international perspective challenges conventional narratives about unacknowledged intervention"Covert action" is generally understood as politically motivated and plausibly deniable interference by one state in the affairs of another state. It includes propaganda, political or economic subversion, paramilitary action, and assassinations. Covert action is the most consequential and ... Leer más

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A comparative international perspective challenges conventional narratives about unacknowledged intervention"Covert action" is generally understood as politically motivated and plausibly deniable interference by one state in the affairs of another state. It includes propaganda, political or economic subversion, paramilitary action, and assassinations. Covert action is the most consequential and
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Mission to Mao

US Intelligence and the Chinese Communists in World War II

de Sara B. Castro ...

Series series Georgetown Studies in Intelligence History
An innovative history of US intelligence officers on the ground and the first official contacts between the United States and the Chinese Communist PartyFrom 1944 to 1947, the United States planted a liaison mission in the headquarters of Chinese Communist forces behind the lines. Nicknamed the "Dixie Mission," for its location in "rebel" territory, it was an interagency delegation that included ... Leer más

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An innovative history of US intelligence officers on the ground and the first official contacts between the United States and the Chinese Communist PartyFrom 1944 to 1947, the United States planted a liaison mission in the headquarters of Chinese Communist forces behind the lines. Nicknamed the "Dixie Mission," for its location in "rebel" territory, it was an interagency delegation that included
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Mission to Mao

US Intelligence and the Chinese Communists in World War II

de Sara B. Castro ...

Narrado por Eric Jason Martin ...

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9 hora 26 minutos

From 1941 to 1947, the United States planted a liaison mission in the headquarters of Chinese Communist forces behind the lines. Nicknamed the "Dixie Mission," for its location in "rebel" territory, it was an interagency delegation that included intelligence officers from the Office of Strategic Services (OSS).Mission to Mao is a social history of the OSS officers in the field that reveals the ... Leer más

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From 1941 to 1947, the United States planted a liaison mission in the headquarters of Chinese Communist forces behind the lines. Nicknamed the "Dixie Mission," for its location in "rebel" territory, it was an interagency delegation that included intelligence officers from the Office of Strategic Services (OSS).Mission to Mao is a social history of the OSS officers in the field that reveals the
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Underrättelser och konflikter

kommunikationens betydelse för diplomati, politik och krig

de Calder Walton, Daniela Richterova, Gill Bennett, John Ferris, Matthew Ford, Matthew Hefler, Michael Goodman, Philip Davies, Sara B. Castro, Steven Wagner, Suzanne Raine, Tony Ingesson ...

Narrado por Per Runhammar ...

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6 hora 49 minutos

I en allt farligare värld har underrättelsetjänstens roll aldrig varit mer kritisk. Sverige och världen står inför allt fler alarmerande konflikter. Hemliga aktiviteter, oavsett om det är i form av subversion, desinformation eller hemliga operationer, är centrala i det internationella maktspelet. Det har aldrig varit viktigare att förstå värdet av underrättelsearbetets roll inom områdena diplomati ... Leer más

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I en allt farligare värld har underrättelsetjänstens roll aldrig varit mer kritisk. Sverige och världen står inför allt fler alarmerande konflikter. Hemliga aktiviteter, oavsett om det är i form av subversion, desinformation eller hemliga operationer, är centrala i det internationella maktspelet. Det har aldrig varit viktigare att förstå värdet av underrättelsearbetets roll inom områdena diplomati
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Modern Warfare: A Lowy Institute Paper: Penguin Special

Lessons from Ukraine

de Sir Lawrence Freedman ...

More than any other modern war, the fight between Russia and Ukraine has been a tough testing ground for modern weapons and operational concepts.Drawing on extensive research into the conduct of the war during its first year, Sir Lawrence Freedman assesses the contrasting strategies of the two sides. Ukraine has fought along classical lines, seeking victory through battle. Russia has adopted a ... Leer más

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More than any other modern war, the fight between Russia and Ukraine has been a tough testing ground for modern weapons and operational concepts.Drawing on extensive research into the conduct of the war during its first year, Sir Lawrence Freedman assesses the contrasting strategies of the two sides. Ukraine has fought along classical lines, seeking victory through battle. Russia has adopted a
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The Nazi Conspiracy

The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill

de Brad Meltzer, Josh Mensch ...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"An absolute home run! You will never look at WWII the same way again." —Brad Thor, #1 bestselling author"Meltzer and Mensch are masters." —Jon Meacham, author The Soul of America"A true story that reads like a thriller." —Alexander S. Vindman, LT. Col., U.S. Army (Ret.)"An outstanding and memorable reading experience....a true page-... ... Leer más

$12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"An absolute home run! You will never look at WWII the same way again." —Brad Thor, #1 bestselling author"Meltzer and Mensch are masters." —Jon Meacham, author The Soul of America"A true story that reads like a thriller." —Alexander S. Vindman, LT. Col., U.S. Army (Ret.)"An outstanding and memorable reading experience....a true page-...
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How Tyrants Fall

And How Nations Survive

de Marcel Dirsus ...

AN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF 2024'Thought-provoking, vivid and often entertaining' DAILY TELEGRAPH'Compelling' FINANCIAL TIMES'Thought-provoking' THE ECONOMIST'Gripping . . . Essential and captivating' BRADLEY HOPEHOW DO WE END TYRANNY?Tyrants seem invincible, but they face constant threats from all sides. Whe... ... Leer más

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AN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF 2024'Thought-provoking, vivid and often entertaining' DAILY TELEGRAPH'Compelling' FINANCIAL TIMES'Thought-provoking' THE ECONOMIST'Gripping . . . Essential and captivating' BRADLEY HOPEHOW DO WE END TYRANNY?Tyrants seem invincible, but they face constant threats from all sides. Whe...
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The Rape of Nanking

The Forgotten Holocaust Of World War II

de Iris Chang ...

The New York Times bestselling account of one of history's most brutal—and forgotten—massacres, when the Japanese army destroyed China's capital city on the eve of World War II."A powerful, landmark book, riveting in its horror." —Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer-Prize winning author of The Making of the Atomic BombIn December 1937, the Japanese army swept into the ancient city of... ... Leer más

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The New York Times bestselling account of one of history's most brutal—and forgotten—massacres, when the Japanese army destroyed China's capital city on the eve of World War II."A powerful, landmark book, riveting in its horror." —Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer-Prize winning author of The Making of the Atomic BombIn December 1937, the Japanese army swept into the ancient city of...
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Judgment at Tokyo

World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia

de Gary J. Bass ...

**WINNER OF THE ARTHUR ROSS BOOK AWARD FROM THE COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS • ACCLAIMED AS ONE OF THE YEAR’S 10 BEST BOOKS BY THE WASHINGTON POST • 12 ESSENTIAL NONFICTION BOOKS BY THE NEW YORKER • 100 NOTABLE BOOKS BY THE NEW YORK TIMES • BEST BOOKS BY THE ECONOMIST, FOREIGN AFFAIRS, THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT, AND AIR MAIL • 10 ESSENTIAL BOOKS BY THE TELEGRAPH • MARK LYNTON HISTORY PRIZE ... Leer más

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**WINNER OF THE ARTHUR ROSS BOOK AWARD FROM THE COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS • ACCLAIMED AS ONE OF THE YEAR’S 10 BEST BOOKS BY THE WASHINGTON POST • 12 ESSENTIAL NONFICTION BOOKS BY THE NEW YORKER • 100 NOTABLE BOOKS BY THE NEW YORK TIMES • BEST BOOKS BY THE ECONOMIST, FOREIGN AFFAIRS, THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT, AND AIR MAIL • 10 ESSENTIAL BOOKS BY THE TELEGRAPH • MARK LYNTON HISTORY PRIZE
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The Plot to Destroy Democracy

How Putin and His Spies Are Undermining America and Dismantling the West

de Malcolm Nance ...

A provocative, New York Times bestselling analysis of Vladimir Putin and Russia's master plan to destabilize America in the age of Donald Trump.Foreword by Rob ReinerIn the greatest intelligence operation in the history of the world, Donald Trump was made President of the United States with the assistance of a foreign power. The Plot to Destroy Democracy reveals the dramatic story of how blackmail ... Leer más

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A provocative, New York Times bestselling analysis of Vladimir Putin and Russia's master plan to destabilize America in the age of Donald Trump.Foreword by Rob ReinerIn the greatest intelligence operation in the history of the world, Donald Trump was made President of the United States with the assistance of a foreign power. The Plot to Destroy Democracy reveals the dramatic story of how blackmail
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The Korean War

A History

de Bruce Cumings ...

Series Libro 33 - Modern Library Chronicles
A BRACING ACCOUNT OF A WAR THAT IS EITHER MISUNDERSTOOD, FORGOTTEN, OR WILLFULLY IGNORED.For Americans, it was a discrete conflict lasting from 1950 to 1953. But for the Asian world the Korean War was a generations-long struggle that still haunts contemporary events. With access to new evidence and secret materials from both here and abroad, including an archive of captured North Korean documents, ... Leer más

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A BRACING ACCOUNT OF A WAR THAT IS EITHER MISUNDERSTOOD, FORGOTTEN, OR WILLFULLY IGNORED.For Americans, it was a discrete conflict lasting from 1950 to 1953. But for the Asian world the Korean War was a generations-long struggle that still haunts contemporary events. With access to new evidence and secret materials from both here and abroad, including an archive of captured North Korean documents,
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