Résultats pour "August" dans Histoire

In this Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, historian Barbara Tuchman brings to life the people and events that led up to World War I. This was the last gasp of the Gilded Age, of Kings and Kaisers and Czars, of pointed or plumed hats, colored uniforms, and all the pomp and romance that went along with war. How quickly it all changed...and how horrible it became.

‘A must-read for those fascinated by the decline and fall of the USSR and the emergence of a new Russia’ – Mark Galeotti, author of Forged in War 'Finely argued, carefully researched, and beautifully written' – Norman M. Naimark, author of Stalin and the Fate of Europe From the acclaimed...

In his monumental narrative of the outbreak of the First World War and the ill-fated Russian offensive into East Prussia, Solzhenitsyn has written what Nina Krushcheva, in The Nation, calls "a dramatically new interpretation of Russian history." The assassination of tsarist prime minister Pyotr...

Bloomsbury presents The Berlin Wall by Frederick Taylor, read by Gordon Griffin The astonishing drama of Cold War nuclear poker that divided humanity - reissued with a new Postscript to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the fall of the wall. During the night of 12–13 August 1961, a...

The bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and The Map That Changed the World examines the enduring and world-changing effects of the catastrophic eruption off the coast of Java of the earth's most dangerous volcano -- Krakatoa. The legendary annihilation in 1883 of the...

Benito Mussolini was an Italian journalist and politician, the leader of the National Fascist Party. He grew up as a violent bully, and the characteristics developed in childhood aided his upward career and later rule in Italy. He was also an excellent orator, and this was one of the qualities that helped him rise to power.This project contains over 60 of his earlier speeches, covering the years 1914-1923: from soon after his expulsion from the Socialist Party for supporting WWI, to his becoming Prime Minister yet still submitting outwardly to democratic rule. (He seized power, threw off the ...

As night fell on 15 August 2021, the Taliban entered Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. After a 20-year conflict with the United States, its Western allies and a proxy Afghan government, the Islamic militant group once aligned with al Qaeda was about to bury yet another foreign foe in the graveyard of empires. And for the US, the superpower, this was yet another foreign disaster. As cities and towns fell to the Taliban in rapid succession, Western troops and embassy staff scrambled to flee a country of which its government had lost control.

In less than six hours in August 1942, nearly 1,000 British, Canadian, and American commandos died in the French port of Dieppe in an operation that, for decades, seemed to have no real purpose. Canadian historian David O’Keefe uses hitherto classified intelligence archives to prove that this catastrophic and apparently futile raid was, in fact, a mission set up by Ian Fleming of British Naval Intelligence as part of a “pinch” policy designed to capture material relating to the four-rotor Enigma Machine.

Lizzie Borden took an axe...or did she? Forget everything you already think you know about this compelling case and discover what did - and what did not - happen in the story of Lizzie Borden! What dark secrets have never been told? What happened in the grim aftermath of the murder trial? Do the spirits of the dead still linger in the house where the Bordens were killed? You’ll find these answers and more and you’ll never look at this chilling story in the same way again!

On the morning of August 23, 1973, a man wearing a wig, makeup, and a pair of sunglasses walked into the main branch of Sveriges Kreditbank, a prominent bank in central Stockholm. He ripped out a submachine gun, fired it into the ceiling, and shouted, "The party starts!" This was the beginning of a six-day hostage crisis - and media circus - that would mesmerize the world, drawing into its grip everyone from Sweden's most notorious outlaw to the prime minister himself.

"What Really Happened in Iran", by Ray Takeyh: Conventional wisdom about the 1953 coup in Iran rests on the myth that the CIA toppled the country's democratically elected prime minister. In reality, the coup was primarily a domestic Iranian affair, and the CIA's impact was ultimately insignificant.

Dive into the fascinating world of Positivism, a movement founded by Auguste Comte in France as outlined in his Cours de Philosophie Positive. In Part 1, we explore the core principles of Comtes philosophy while also highlighting its shortcomings. Part 2 delves into the rest of Comtes writings outside of the Cours de Philosophie Positive. It uncovers a period in Comtes life where he shunned newspapers and periodicals in pursuit of higher intellectual purity. Discover how a fateful encounter with a woman profoundly alters his life perspective, leading him to transform his philosophy into a ...

Julie le Breton is the illegitimate daughter of Lady Rose, who severed her relations with her aristocratic family when she had the baby and moved to Belgium with her partner. Twenty years later, her parents having died, Julie moves to London to become the companion of Lady Henry, a pillar of society. Only very few know of Julie’s parentage. Julie creates a stir in London society. However, she and Lady Henry fall out, partly because of Lady Henry’s jealousy of Julie’s success in society. Meanwhile, Julie is promoting the cause of a young and handsome soldier, Warkworth. Julie sets up her ...

Bloomsbury presents Devil's Fire, Southern Cross: The Conclusion of the Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign, October 1943-February 1944, read by John Chancer. A fast-paced and absorbing read of the final months of the crucial Guadalcanal-Solomons campaign during the Pacific War by esteemed World War...

Following the disastrous Java Sea campaign, the Allies went on the offensive in the Pacific in a desperate attempt to halt the Japanese forces that were rampaging across the region. With the conquest of Australia a very real possibility, the stakes were high. Their target: the Japanese-held Soloman Islands, in particular the southern island of Guadalcanal. Hamstrung by arcane pre-war thinking and a bureaucratic mind-set, the US Navy had to adapt on the fly in order to compete with the mighty Imperial Japanese Navy, whose ingenuity had fostered the creation of its Pacific empire.

🎙️ Explore North Augusta is your front-row seat to the stories, people, and places that make this riverfront city unforgettable. Hosted by Mayor Briton Williams, this monthly podcast takes you along for an in-depth exploration of scenic attractions to historic streets, bustling events to tucked-away gems. Whether you're a resident, visitor, or just curious, join us as we explore local culture, meet inspiring locals, uncover hidden history, and keep you in the know about everything happening in North Augusta, South Carolina.

Für uns ist er August. Sachsens großer Kurfürst und Polens Wahlkönig hat verschiedene Namen getragen – je nach der Rolle, die er ausfüllte: Friedrich August I., August II., und nach seinem Tod kam "der Starke" hinzu. Allzu oft gilt der Sachse heute als platter Feier-August. Er ist ein wenig zur Marke geworden, mit der sich werben lässt. Da galt es in dieser Ausgabe von G/Geschichte, tiefer zu graben. Und so wurde der Mann gefunden, der das Glück hatte, mit seinen kulturellen Vorlieben seinem Land den Stempel aufzudrücken.

Die Diktatur im Pausenmodus: Stadt und Spiele im Sommer 1936. Im Sommer 1936 steht Berlin ganz im Zeichen der Olympischen Spiele. Zehntausende strömen in die deutsche Hauptstadt, die die Nationalsozialisten in diesen sechzehn Tagen als weltoffene Metropole präsentieren wollen. Oliver Hilmes folgt prominenten und völlig unbekannten Personen, Deutschen und ausländischen Gästen durch die fiebrig-flirrende Zeit der Sommerspiele und verknüpft die Ereignisse dieser Tage kunstvoll zum Panorama einer Diktatur im Pausenmodus.

Sie war nicht seine Ehefrau, sondern eine seiner Mätressen - dennoch wurde Anna Constantia von Cosel (1680 bis 1765) berühmt als die Frau an der Seite Augusts des Starken. Sie bezauberte den sächsischen Kurfürsten mit ihrer Schönheit und Klugheit. Dass sie mehr wollte als nur repräsentieren, wurde ihr schließlich zum Verhängnis. Hören Sie die spannende Geschichte ihres Lebens, erfahren Sie mehr vom Aufstieg und Fall einer bemerkenswerten Frau des 18. Jahrhunderts.

This Convention marks the fourth iteration of the Geneva Convention regarding the wounded and sick, building on the foundations established in 1864, 1906, and 1929. Comprising 64 articles, it offers vital protections not only for those injured or ill but also for medical and religious personnel, medical units, and transport services. Additionally, it acknowledges the significance of distinctive emblems. The Convention includes two annexes that provide a draft agreement on hospital zones and a model identity card for medical and religious personnel. - Summary by International Committee of the ...