English | ASIN: B0BDGP2BK8 | 2022 | 8 hours and 50 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 242 MB
The riveting account of the first bloody showdown between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee—a battle that sealed the fate of the Confederacy and changed the course of American history. In the spring of 1864, President Lincoln feared that he might not be able to save the Union. The Army of the Potomac had performed poorly over the previous two years, and many Northerners were understandably critical of the war effort. Lincoln assumed he'd lose the November election, and he firmly believed a Democratic successor would seek peace immediately, spelling an end to the Union. A Fire in the Wilderness tells the story of that perilous time when the future of the United States depended on the Union Army's success in a desolate forest roughly sixty-five miles from the nation's capital.

The Battle of Iwo Jima: Raising the Flag, February-March 1945
English | 2018 | ISBN: 1848324499 | 160 Pages | EPUB | 14 MB
Just eight square miles in size, the Japanese island of Iwo Jima lies some 750 miles due south of Tokyo. Following a preparatory air and naval bombardment which lasted for many weeks, it was there, on the morning of Monday, 19 February 1945, that US Marines launched Operation Detachment, their aim being the capture of the entire island and the three airfields that had been constructed on it.

David Kessler, "A Question Of Intent: A Great American Battle With A Deadly Industry"
English | 2011 | ISBN: 1586481215 | EPUB | pages: 492 | 0.6 mb
Tobacco companies had been protecting their turf for decades. They had congressmen in their pocket. They had corrupt scientists who made excuses about nicotine, cancer and addiction. They had hordes of lawyers to threaten anyone - inside the industry or out - who posed a problem. They had a whole lot of money to spend. And they were good at getting people to do what they wanted them to do. After all, they had already convinced millions of Americans to take up an addictive, unhealthy, and potentially deadly habit.

The War In The Former Taliban State: The Battle For The Freedom Of The Afghan People by Tracy Lichak
English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B09XDHGLDW | 160 pages | EPUB | 0.85 Mb
This book is certifiably not an extensive history of the fighting that has seethed in Afghanistan throughout the long term, nor for sure is it a record of every fight, clash, firefight, or contact that has occurred even as of late. It is simply a depiction of a crossroads on schedule in Afghanistan's fierce history, which will blur for some rapidly, as they approach their day-to-day routines, yet will live in the hearts and psyches of the not many that have battled there, for eternity.

The Battle of Kursk: The History and Legacy of the Biggest Tank Battle of World War II by Charles River Editors
English | January 13, 2016 | ISBN: 1523383119 | 62 pages | EPUB | 1.32 Mb
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the battle by generals and soldiers on both sides *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "The Russians have learnt a lot since 1941. They are no longer peasants with simple minds. They have learnt the art of war from us." - Wehrmacht Generaloberst Hermann "Papa" Hoth at Kursk (Healy, 1992, 90) "On the German side, the reserves which will become so desperately necessary as the war situation develops [...] will be tied down and thrown away uselessly. I consider the operation that has been planned a particularly grave error, for which we shall suffer later." - Colonel Reinhard Gehlen, Wehrmacht intelligence analyst, writing about Operation Citadel (Fowler, 2005, 66). The vast expanses of southern Russia and the Ukraine provided the Eastern Front arena where the armies of Third Reich dictator Adolf Hitler and Soviet dictator Josef Stalin wrestled lethally for supremacy in 1943. Endless rolling plains - ideal "tank country" - vast forests, sprawling cities, and enormous tracts of agricultural land formed the environment over which millions of men and thousands of the era's most formidable military vehicles fought for their respective overlords and ideologies. The winner could expect to reap very high stakes indeed. If Hitler's Wehrmacht smashed the Red Army, he could no longer hope for a lightning conquest, but the Fuhrer could expect the Soviet strongman to sue for peace on terms advantageous to Germany. If, conversely, the Red Army triumphed, Stalin could continue rallying the Soviet Union and move closer to expelling the loathed "Nemets" invaders from Russian soil - and perhaps carve out a Soviet empire in Central Europe. Asserting that changes in the military leadership style of the two contending dictators explains the outcome of Kursk oversimplifies the actual situation. Logistics, the emergence of a body of experienced junior officers in the Red Army, American Lend-Lease shipments, German production problems, and other issues all contributed to the observed result. However, the overarching factor tying everything together remained the changing approach of each leader to their army. At the start of the war, Hitler gave his commanders considerable initiative while Stalin fatally micromanaged his, and the Germans ripped vast hordes of Soviets to shreds with comparative ease. In late 1942 and moving into 1943, Hitler commenced micromanaging the Wehrmacht, and Stalin adopted a more "hands-off" approach permitting his commanders considerable initiative: "At the heart of the Red Army's lopsided tank losses was an amateurish and self-destructive style of decision imposed by Stalin [...] In November 1942 there was a subtle shift in the Red Army, as months of military disasters finally caused Stalin to reduce some of his interference [...] and allow quiet professionals such as Vasilevsky, Vatutin and Rokossovsky to prepare proper offensives." (Forczyk, 2013, 257). Though the Wehrmacht remained too formidable and professional to collapse as readily as the appallingly low-quality Red Army had in 1941 and early 1942, the Red Army slowly got the upper hand and achieved strategic offensive momentum. That the shift occurred at the moment when Hitler hamstrung his generals with his melodramatic obstructionism while Stalin gave his some operational breathing room probably represents no accident. Kursk represented the transitional battle during which the Red Army first demonstrated its new capabilities. The Soviets possessed better commanders than at the start of the war, a numerous soldiery, good-quality equipment (in particular, the T-34 tank), and the beginnings of a professional officer corps. Nevertheless, it required personal, ham-handed intervention by Adolf Hitler to transform Kursk from a probable hard-won Wehrmacht victory into a marginal but highly significant defeat.

D.F. Ireland, "My Battle & Beyond: Silent Journey-Living with Sarcoidosis"
English | ISBN: 1506119697 | 2015 | 118 pages | EPUB | 164 KB
This is a heartfelt story of one women's journey through her daily struggles of living with a condition called Sarcoidosis. You will feel what she experiences in a way that will make you laugh at times then cry. Most importantly you will be touched by her inspirations to persevere to survive this disease. And encouraging others who are suffering are not alone, but giving positive insight on how to survive a health condition by living a full productive life.

The Road Map to Ukraine War And The Battle of Kyiv: The Battle of Kyiv, Who is winning the war in Ukraine, Ukraine and Russia war today by Hillary Scott
English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0BCHHCTQM | 58 pages | EPUB | 0.16 Mb

Jonathan Oates, "The Last Battle on English Soil, Preston 1715"
English | ISBN: 1472441559 | 2015 | 266 pages | EPUB | 4 MB
Whilst much has been written about the Jacobites, most works have tended to look at the Rebellion of 1745, rather than the earlier attempt to reinstate the Stuart dynasty. As such this book provides a welcome focus on events in 1715, when Jacobites in both England and Scotland tried to oust George I and to replace him with James Stuart. In particular it provides a detailed narrative and analysis of the campaign in the Lowlands of Scotland and in the north of England that led to the decisive battle at Preston and ended the immediate prospects of the Jacobite cause. Drawing upon a wealth of under-utilised sources, the work builds on existing research into the period to give weight to the community and individual dimensions of the crisis as well as to the military ones. Contrary to popular myth, the Jacobite army contained both English and Scots, and because it surrendered almost intact, an analysis of the surviving list of Jacobite prisoners captured in the North West England reveals much information about their origins, occupations, unit structure and, sometimes, religion, as well as the quality of the soldiers' arms and equipment, their experience and that of their leaders. Through this study of the last major battle to be fought on English soil, a clearer picture emerges of the individuals and groups who sought to mould the direction of the freshly created British state and the dynasty that should rule it.

50 minutes, "The Battle of Waterloo: The Battle That Changed Europe Forever "
English | ISBN: 2806272904 | 2016 | 46 pages | EPUB | 3 MB
Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of the Battle of Waterloo in next to no time with this concise guide.

50 minutes, "The Battle of Marathon: The Decisive End to the First Greco-Persian War "
English | ISBN: 2806273056 | 2016 | 44 pages | EPUB | 3 MB
Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of the Battle of Marathon in next to no time with this concise guide.