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Mosquito Mayhem

de Havilland’s Wooden Wonder in Action in WWII

de Martin W. Bowman ...

Narrado por Nigel Patterson ...

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12 hora 19 minutos

"The flak started about four or five minutes before the target and immediately it was apparent that it was intense and extremely accurate. Oboe entailed the pilot flying dead straight and level for ten minutes on the attack run. Suddenly a tremendous flash lit up the sky about fifty yards ahead of our nose and exactly at our altitude. Within a tenth of a second, we were through the cloud of dirty ... Leer más

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"The flak started about four or five minutes before the target and immediately it was apparent that it was intense and extremely accurate. Oboe entailed the pilot flying dead straight and level for ten minutes on the attack run. Suddenly a tremendous flash lit up the sky about fifty yards ahead of our nose and exactly at our altitude. Within a tenth of a second, we were through the cloud of dirty
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Drone Wars

Pioneers, Killing Machines, Artificial Intelligence, and the Battle for the Future

de Seth J. Frantzman ...

Narrado por Jonathan Todd Ross ...

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7 hora 51 minutos

Drones are transforming warfare through the use of artificial intelligence, drone swarms, and surveillance—leading to competition between the US, China, Israel, and Iran. Who will be the next drone superpower?In the battle for the streets of Mosul in Iraq, drones in the hands of ISIS terrorists made life hell for the Iraq army and civilians. Today, defense companies are racing to develop the ... Leer más

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Drones are transforming warfare through the use of artificial intelligence, drone swarms, and surveillance—leading to competition between the US, China, Israel, and Iran. Who will be the next drone superpower?In the battle for the streets of Mosul in Iraq, drones in the hands of ISIS terrorists made life hell for the Iraq army and civilians. Today, defense companies are racing to develop the
... Leer más
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Hunting the Nazi Bomb

The Special Forces Mission to Sabotage Hitler's Deadliest Weapon

de Damien Lewis ...

Narrado por Chris MacDonnell ...

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13 hora

In the Spring of 1940, as Britain reeled from defeats on all fronts and America seemed frozen in isolation, one fear united the British and American leaders like no other: the Nazis had stolen a march on the Allies towards building the atomic bomb. So began the hunt for Hitler's nuclear weapons. It was to be the most secret war of those wars fought amongst the shadows. The highest stakes. The ... Leer más

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In the Spring of 1940, as Britain reeled from defeats on all fronts and America seemed frozen in isolation, one fear united the British and American leaders like no other: the Nazis had stolen a march on the Allies towards building the atomic bomb. So began the hunt for Hitler's nuclear weapons. It was to be the most secret war of those wars fought amongst the shadows. The highest stakes. The
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The Weapon Wizards

How Israel Became a High-Tech Military Superpower

de Yaakov Katz, Amir Bohbot ...

Narrado por Paul Boehmer ...

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9 hora 25 minutos

From drones to satellites, missile defense systems to cyber warfare, Israel is leading the world when it comes to new technology being deployed on the modern battlefield. The Weapon Wizards shows how this tiny nation of eight million learned to adapt to the changes in warfare and in the defense industry and become the new prototype of a twenty-first century superpower, not in size, but rather in ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

From drones to satellites, missile defense systems to cyber warfare, Israel is leading the world when it comes to new technology being deployed on the modern battlefield. The Weapon Wizards shows how this tiny nation of eight million learned to adapt to the changes in warfare and in the defense industry and become the new prototype of a twenty-first century superpower, not in size, but rather in
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Tank Warfare on the Eastern Front, 1943-1945

Red Steamroller

de Robert A. Forczyk ...

Narrado por P.J. Ochlan ...

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14 hora 42 minutos

The author of Case White offers an extensive history of German and Soviet armored warfare toward the end of World War II.By 1943, after the catastrophic German defeat at Stalingrad, the Wehmacht's panzer armies gradually lost the initiative on the Eastern Front. The tide of the war had turned. Their combined arms technique, which had swept Soviet forces before it during 1941 and 1942, had lost its ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

The author of Case White offers an extensive history of German and Soviet armored warfare toward the end of World War II.By 1943, after the catastrophic German defeat at Stalingrad, the Wehmacht's panzer armies gradually lost the initiative on the Eastern Front. The tide of the war had turned. Their combined arms technique, which had swept Soviet forces before it during 1941 and 1942, had lost its
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Desert Armour

Tank Warfare in North Africa: Beda Fomm to Operation Crusader, 1940-41

de Robert Forczyk ...

Narrado por Chris Monteiro ...

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13 hora 15 minutos

Robert Forczyk covers the development of armored warfare in North Africa from the earliest Anglo-Italian engagements in 1940 to the British victory over the German Afrikakorps in Operation Crusader in 1941.The war in the North African desert was pure mechanized warfare, and in many respects the most technologically advanced theatre of World War II. It was also the only theatre where for three ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

Robert Forczyk covers the development of armored warfare in North Africa from the earliest Anglo-Italian engagements in 1940 to the British victory over the German Afrikakorps in Operation Crusader in 1941.The war in the North African desert was pure mechanized warfare, and in many respects the most technologically advanced theatre of World War II. It was also the only theatre where for three
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Kill Chain

The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins

de Andrew Cockburn ...

Narrado por Malcolm Hillgartner ...

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10 hora 10 minutos

This essential, page-turning narrative on the history of drone warfare by the acclaimed author of Rumsfeld explores how this practice emerged, who made it happen, and the real consequences of targeted killing.Assassination by drone is a subject of deep and enduring fascination, yet few understand how and why it has become our principal way of waging war. Kill Chain uncovers the real and ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

This essential, page-turning narrative on the history of drone warfare by the acclaimed author of Rumsfeld explores how this practice emerged, who made it happen, and the real consequences of targeted killing.Assassination by drone is a subject of deep and enduring fascination, yet few understand how and why it has become our principal way of waging war. Kill Chain uncovers the real and
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Putinin maailmansota

de Jessikka Aro, Maria Mitrunen ...

Narrado por Satu Paavola ...

Series Audiolibro 2 - Venäjä
Completo

10 hora 41 minutos

Hengästyttävä matka Putinin hybridisodankäynnin ytimeen.Jessikka Aron uusi tietokirja Kremlin sodasta länsimaita vastaan esittelee Putinin tiedustelupalvelujen salaiset operaatiot yksityiskohtaisesti.Venäjä uhkaa Länttä kolmannella maailmansodalla, vaikka se on käynyt sitä jo vuosia. Aseinaan Kreml käyttää kaaosagentteja, peiteoperaatioita, vihapuhetta levittäviä valepappeja, vankilasta värvättyjä ... Leer más

$17.49 USD

Hengästyttävä matka Putinin hybridisodankäynnin ytimeen.Jessikka Aron uusi tietokirja Kremlin sodasta länsimaita vastaan esittelee Putinin tiedustelupalvelujen salaiset operaatiot yksityiskohtaisesti.Venäjä uhkaa Länttä kolmannella maailmansodalla, vaikka se on käynyt sitä jo vuosia. Aseinaan Kreml käyttää kaaosagentteja, peiteoperaatioita, vihapuhetta levittäviä valepappeja, vankilasta värvättyjä
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The Demon in the Freezer

A True Story

de Richard Preston ...

Narrado por Paul Boehmer ...

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8 hora 54 minutos

**“The bard of biological weapons captures the drama of the front lines.”—Richard Danzig, former secretary of the navyThe first major bioterror event in the United States-the anthrax attacks in October 2001-was a clarion call for scientists who work with “hot” agents to find ways of protecting civilian populations against biological weapons. In The Demon in the Freezer, his first nonfiction book ... Leer más

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**“The bard of biological weapons captures the drama of the front lines.”—Richard Danzig, former secretary of the navyThe first major bioterror event in the United States-the anthrax attacks in October 2001-was a clarion call for scientists who work with “hot” agents to find ways of protecting civilian populations against biological weapons. In The Demon in the Freezer, his first nonfiction book
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Countdown to Zero Day

Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon

de Kim Zetter ...

Narrado por Joe Ochman ...

Completo

13 hora

A top cybersecurity journalist tells the story behind the virus that sabotaged Iran’s nuclear efforts and shows how its existence has ushered in a new age of warfare—one in which a digital attack can have the same destructive capability as a megaton bomb.“Immensely enjoyable . . . Zetter turns a complicated and technical cyber story into an engrossing whodunit.”—The Washington PostThe virus now ... Leer más

$22.50 USD

A top cybersecurity journalist tells the story behind the virus that sabotaged Iran’s nuclear efforts and shows how its existence has ushered in a new age of warfare—one in which a digital attack can have the same destructive capability as a megaton bomb.“Immensely enjoyable . . . Zetter turns a complicated and technical cyber story into an engrossing whodunit.”—The Washington PostThe virus now
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Fruktade vapen – Under 100 år

de Allt om Historia ...

Narrado por Mikael Roupé ...

Series series Militärhistoria
Completo

4 hora 9 minutos

På bara ett sekel har vapenutvecklingen förändrat krigföringen i grunden. I början av 1900-talet var stridsvagnar, flygplan och drönare knappt tänkbara som vapen, men idag utgör de kärnan i militära operationer världen över."Fruktade vapen – Under 100 år" skildrar de senaste hundra årens vapenutveckling från första världskrigets skyttegravar till moderna konflikter med drönare, precisionsvapen och ... Leer más

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På bara ett sekel har vapenutvecklingen förändrat krigföringen i grunden. I början av 1900-talet var stridsvagnar, flygplan och drönare knappt tänkbara som vapen, men idag utgör de kärnan i militära operationer världen över."Fruktade vapen – Under 100 år" skildrar de senaste hundra årens vapenutveckling från första världskrigets skyttegravar till moderna konflikter med drönare, precisionsvapen och
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Brief History of Firearms, A: How Gunpowder Changed the World

de Andrew Falkner ...

Narrado por Andrew Falkner ...

Completo

1 horas 49 minutos

Trace the explosive evolution of military history, where ancient alchemy forged weapons that reshaped global warfare. Perfect for a captivating daily commute or an evening of deep focus, this gripping narrative travels from obscure Chinese laboratories to the mechanized trenches of the World Wars.Uncover the dramatic human story behind a technological arms race that altered the balance of power ... Leer más

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Trace the explosive evolution of military history, where ancient alchemy forged weapons that reshaped global warfare. Perfect for a captivating daily commute or an evening of deep focus, this gripping narrative travels from obscure Chinese laboratories to the mechanized trenches of the World Wars.Uncover the dramatic human story behind a technological arms race that altered the balance of power
... Leer más
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Brief History of the Catapult, A: The Machines That Smashed Ancient Walls

de Jonathan Mercer ...

Narrado por Jonathan Mercer ...

Completo

1 horas 47 minutos

Dive into the gripping military history of how ancient siege engines shattered fortresses and reshaped global warfare. Perfect for an immersive commute, this epic narrative thrusts you onto the blood-soaked ramparts of antiquity. Witness the desperate arms race between towering walled cities and the brilliant engineers determined to bring them down.Feel the ground-shaking tension of combat as ... Leer más

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Dive into the gripping military history of how ancient siege engines shattered fortresses and reshaped global warfare. Perfect for an immersive commute, this epic narrative thrusts you onto the blood-soaked ramparts of antiquity. Witness the desperate arms race between towering walled cities and the brilliant engineers determined to bring them down.Feel the ground-shaking tension of combat as
... Leer más
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Spear, The: From the Hunter's Tool to the Bristling Wall of Pikes

de Lukas Moretti ...

Narrado por Lukas Moretti ...

Completo

1 horas 45 minutos

Trace the ultimate tactical evolution in military history as a primal survival tool transforms into an engine of empire. Whether commuting to work or seeking an immersive journey into the ancient world, step directly onto the battlefield to witness human cooperation at its most intense. Experience the visceral reality of combat where distance and reach dictated life or death.Stand shoulder-to ... Leer más

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Trace the ultimate tactical evolution in military history as a primal survival tool transforms into an engine of empire. Whether commuting to work or seeking an immersive journey into the ancient world, step directly onto the battlefield to witness human cooperation at its most intense. Experience the visceral reality of combat where distance and reach dictated life or death.Stand shoulder-to
... Leer más
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The Gunning of America

Business and the Making of American Gun Culture

de Pamela Haag ...

Narrado por Bernadette Dunne ...

Completo

16 hora 28 minutos

Americans have always loved guns. This special bond was forged during the American Revolution and sanctified by the Second Amendment. It is because of this exceptional relationship that American civilians are more heavily armed than the citizens of any other nation. Or so we’re told.In The Gunning of America, historian Pamela Haag overturns this conventional wisdom. American gun culture, she ... Leer más

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Americans have always loved guns. This special bond was forged during the American Revolution and sanctified by the Second Amendment. It is because of this exceptional relationship that American civilians are more heavily armed than the citizens of any other nation. Or so we’re told.In The Gunning of America, historian Pamela Haag overturns this conventional wisdom. American gun culture, she
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Oregon Files

de Jack Du Brul, Clive Cussler ...

Narrado por Bjarne Mouridsen ...

Series series Oregon Files
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14 hora 22 minutos

Den internationale bestseller-forfatter leverer spænding og nutidigt eventyr i højt tempo og med et plot, der kan være taget fra dagens globale nyhedsoverskrifter.Den amerikanske udenrigsministers fly er styrtet ned på vej til topmøde i Libyen. CIA stoler ikke på libyerne og hyrer derfor Juan Cabrillo og hans agenttrænede besætning til at finde flyet – og deres bange anelser viser sig at være ... Leer más

$11.99 USD

Den internationale bestseller-forfatter leverer spænding og nutidigt eventyr i højt tempo og med et plot, der kan være taget fra dagens globale nyhedsoverskrifter.Den amerikanske udenrigsministers fly er styrtet ned på vej til topmøde i Libyen. CIA stoler ikke på libyerne og hyrer derfor Juan Cabrillo og hans agenttrænede besætning til at finde flyet – og deres bange anelser viser sig at være
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Brought to You By

How Corporations Warped the Truth, Conned the Public, and Broke Democracy

de Amy Westervelt ...

Narrado por Amy Westervelt ...

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9 hora 28 minutos

Bloomsbury presents Brought to You By: How Corporations Warped the Truth, Conned the Public, and Broke Democracy, written and read by Amy Westervelt.Recommended by BILL McKIBBEN on the EZRA KLEIN SHOW"A book that every citizen needs to read." —JILL ABRAMSON, author of Merchants of TruthA gripping account of the corporate propaganda that has invaded our media, our democracy, and now the very ... ... Leer más

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Bloomsbury presents Brought to You By: How Corporations Warped the Truth, Conned the Public, and Broke Democracy, written and read by Amy Westervelt.Recommended by BILL McKIBBEN on the EZRA KLEIN SHOW"A book that every citizen needs to read." —JILL ABRAMSON, author of Merchants of TruthA gripping account of the corporate propaganda that has invaded our media, our democracy, and now the very ...
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Now It Can Be Told

The Story Of The Manhattan Project

de Leslie R. Groves ...

Narrado por Scott R. Pollak ...

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16 hora 27 minutos

General Leslie Groves and J. Robert Oppenheimer were the two men chiefly responsible for the building of the first atomic bomb at Los Alamos, code name "The Manhattan Project." As the ranking military officer in charge of marshalling men and material for what was to be the most ambitious, expensive engineering feat in history, it was General Groves who hired Oppenheimer (with knowledge of his left ... Leer más

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General Leslie Groves and J. Robert Oppenheimer were the two men chiefly responsible for the building of the first atomic bomb at Los Alamos, code name "The Manhattan Project." As the ranking military officer in charge of marshalling men and material for what was to be the most ambitious, expensive engineering feat in history, it was General Groves who hired Oppenheimer (with knowledge of his left
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Танковые войска вермахта. Структура, организация, тактика

de Виталий Илинич ...

Narrado por Александр Слуцкий ...

Series series Военное дело
Completo

10 hora 47 minutos

Танковые войска вермахта считались сильнейшей составной частью сухопутной армии Третьего рейха и символом блицкрига. Но как именно они действовали? За счет чего достигали успехов? Данная книга, написанная на основе архивных документов, донесений и воспоминаний непосредственных участников событий, подробно описывает организация и тактику "Панцерваффе". ... Leer más

$7.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Танковые войска вермахта считались сильнейшей составной частью сухопутной армии Третьего рейха и символом блицкрига. Но как именно они действовали? За счет чего достигали успехов? Данная книга, написанная на основе архивных документов, донесений и воспоминаний непосредственных участников событий, подробно описывает организация и тактику "Панцерваффе".
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Brief History of Duels, A: How Honor Was Settled With Blood

de Jonathan Ellwood ...

Narrado por Jonathan Ellwood ...

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1 horas 47 minutos

Discover why humans risked death for reputation in this gripping history of trial by combat and gentlemanly codes. Perfect for your morning commute or an intense weekend listening session, this captivating narrative explores violence as a calculated social tool. When courts and kings failed, injured pride demanded a brutal, highly formalized justice.Trace the fascinating evolution of public ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Discover why humans risked death for reputation in this gripping history of trial by combat and gentlemanly codes. Perfect for your morning commute or an intense weekend listening session, this captivating narrative explores violence as a calculated social tool. When courts and kings failed, injured pride demanded a brutal, highly formalized justice.Trace the fascinating evolution of public
... Leer más
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Brotherhood of the Bomb

The Tangled Lives and Loyalties of Robert Oppenheimer, Ernest Lawrence, and Edward Teller

de Gregg Herken ...

Narrado por Perry Daniels ...

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15 hora 17 minutos

Gregg Herken's Brotherhood of the Bomb is the fascinating story of the men who founded the nuclear age, fully told for the first timeThe story of the twentieth century is largely the story of the power of science and technology. Within that story is the incredible tale of the human conflict between Robert Oppenheimer, Ernest Lawrence, and Edward Teller—the scientists most responsible for the ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

Gregg Herken's Brotherhood of the Bomb is the fascinating story of the men who founded the nuclear age, fully told for the first timeThe story of the twentieth century is largely the story of the power of science and technology. Within that story is the incredible tale of the human conflict between Robert Oppenheimer, Ernest Lawrence, and Edward Teller—the scientists most responsible for the
... Leer más
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The Shadow World

Inside the Global Arms Trade

de Andrew Feinstein ...

Narrado por Gildart Jackson ...

Completo

25 hora 2 minutos

Pulling back the curtain on the secretive world of the global arms trade, Andrew Feinsteinreveals the corruption and the cover-ups behind a range of weapons deals, from the largest in history—between the British and Saudi governments—to the guns-for-diamonds deals in Africa and the imminent $60 billion U.S. weapons contract with Saudi Arabia. He exposes in forensic detail both the formal ... Leer más

$26.99 USD

Pulling back the curtain on the secretive world of the global arms trade, Andrew Feinsteinreveals the corruption and the cover-ups behind a range of weapons deals, from the largest in history—between the British and Saudi governments—to the guns-for-diamonds deals in Africa and the imminent $60 billion U.S. weapons contract with Saudi Arabia. He exposes in forensic detail both the formal
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Fire and Fury

The Allied Bombing of Germany, 1942-1945

de Randall Hansen ...

Narrado por Julian Elfer ...

Completo

11 hora 2 minutos

During the Second World War, Allied air forces dropped nearly two million tons of bombs on Germany, destroying some 60 cities, killing more than half a million German citizens, and leaving 80,000 pilots dead. But the terrible truth is that much of the bombing was carried out against the expressed demands of the Allied military leadership, leading to the needless deaths of hundreds of thousands of ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

During the Second World War, Allied air forces dropped nearly two million tons of bombs on Germany, destroying some 60 cities, killing more than half a million German citizens, and leaving 80,000 pilots dead. But the terrible truth is that much of the bombing was carried out against the expressed demands of the Allied military leadership, leading to the needless deaths of hundreds of thousands of
... Leer más
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Totuudella ei voi taistella valheita vastaan

de Peter Pomerantsev, Justine Florio ...

Narrado por Jussi Puhakka ...

Completo

10 hora 8 minutos

Kaikki haluavat voittaa propagandasodan mutta onko se edes mahdollista?Poikkeuksellinen historiateos auttaa ymmärtämään myös nykypäivän informaatiosotaa.Kekseliäs elämäkerta toisen maailmansodan mystisestä propagandisti Sefton Delmeristä pohtii vaikeita kysymyksiä informaatiosodan ja propagandan luonteesta niin toisen maailmansodan aikana kuin nyt.Kesällä 1941 Iso-Britannia kamppaili Saksan ... Leer más

$21.99 USD

Kaikki haluavat voittaa propagandasodan mutta onko se edes mahdollista?Poikkeuksellinen historiateos auttaa ymmärtämään myös nykypäivän informaatiosotaa.Kekseliäs elämäkerta toisen maailmansodan mystisestä propagandisti Sefton Delmeristä pohtii vaikeita kysymyksiä informaatiosodan ja propagandan luonteesta niin toisen maailmansodan aikana kuin nyt.Kesällä 1941 Iso-Britannia kamppaili Saksan
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