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There is an ancient Chinese proverb that states, "Two tigers cannot share the same mountain." However, in East Asia, there are three tigers on that mountain: China, Japan, and Korea, and they have a long history of turmoil and tension with each other. In his latest entertaining and thought-provoking narrative travelogue, Michael Booth sets out to discover how deep, really, the enmity is between these three "tiger" nations and what prevents them from making peace.

Join us on a discovery from the ancient origins to the present days of the most fascinating civilizations in Asia. Included in this amazing three-book collection are The History of China, History of India, and Japanese History. These civilizations all feature a history rich in culture, legends, characters, and mythology and remain some of the most interesting in the world. If you want to find out more about the history of China, Japan, and India, then start listening to this special three-books-in-one bundle now!

One of the most turbulent and romanticized eras in ancient Chinese history is that of the three kingdoms period. During the third century AD in China, warlords battled for supremacy. This turbulent and bloody era is known as the three kingdoms period. It's also one of the most romanticized eras in Chinese history; heroes and villains like Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Zhuge Liang have served has inspiration for poetry, novels, opera, and song in China.

November 26, 2008. Ten terrorists, armed with guns, grenades, and improvised explosive devices, slip past coastal security cordons on India's western seacoast in a fishing trawler. Over the next three agonizing days, India's "Maximum City" is brought to its knees as the fidayeen wreak unprecedented havoc at pre-selected landmarks. The response to this attack was the first instance of all three wings of the Indian armed forces coming together to fight terror. Black Tornado, as the operation was called by the NSG, is the story of these men called into action.

This is the story of three terrible famines. The first is an Gorta Mór, the great hunger of Ireland, which began in 1846. The second is the deadly famine that struck Bengal in 1943. The third is the Ethiopian famine, which first sprung up in lethal form in the 1970s under Emperor Haile Selassie and then reappeared under the brutal dictator Mengistu in the 1980s.

The last installment of the War in the Far East trilogy, Asian Armageddon 1944-1945, continues and completes the narrative of the first two volumes, describing how a US-led coalition of nations battled Japan into submission through a series of cataclysmic encounters. Leyte Gulf, the biggest naval battle ever, was testimony to the paramount importance of controlling the ocean, as was the fact that the US Navy carried out the only successful submarine campaign in history, reducing Japan's military and merchant navies to shadows of the former selves.

Stilwell and Mountbatten in Burma explores the relationship between American General Joseph “Vinegar Joe” Stilwell and British Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten in the China-Burma-India Theater (CBI) and the South East Asia Command (SEAC) between October 1943 and October 1944, within the wider context of Anglo-American relations during World War II. Jonathan Templin Ritter discusses the military, political, and diplomatic aspects of Anglo-American cooperation, the personalities involved, and where British and American policies both converged and diverged over Southeast Asia.

Eight hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese Imperial Army launched an invasion plan for Southeast Asia, including Hong Kong. Since Hong Kong was a British Colony at the time, soldiers from British colonies including India and Canada fought alongside Chinese guerrilla fighters. However, soldiers defending the city at the time were largely unprepared and Japan claimed its victory within 18 days.

Dos costumes ancestrais às violentas reviravoltas do comunismo, a China passou, em algumas décadas, por uma das mais radicais e amplas transformações já vistas na história da humanidade. Mergulhando nas memórias familiares de três gerações de mulheres, Cisnes selvagens é o relato verdadeiro, com todos os acentos do drama épico, de uma família que tenta preservar a própria humanidade em meio à vertigem e ao horror da trajetória da China neste século.

Ce Tome 3 de l’Histoire générale de la Chine s’ouvre sur l’ascension des Ming et dresse une fresque haletante du règne fondateur de Houng Wou, « l’empereur mendiant », entre pacification intérieure, réformes de Cour et consolidation de l’Empire face aux derniers Youen et aux pirates japonais Wo-kou qui ravagent les côtes au XIVe siècle.

天下人や大大名と渡り合い、戦国を生き抜いた幸綱・昌幸・信幸・信繁ら真田一族。信濃の弱小氏族から大名へと、いかに成長したのか。

This three-part audio guide to the world of ancient Japan includes a brief fact-based intro to ninjas, a treatise on the rituals and cultural importance of the famous samurai warriors of ancient Japan, and an exploration of the some of the principles and gods and goddesses of the mysterious Shinto faith.

अविनाश धर्माधिकारी यांनी आपल्या रसाळ शैलीत सांगितलेला आधुनिक भारताचा इतिहास

「私は、いろいろな懊悩、いろいろな煩悶、そういうものに苦しめられると、いつもそれを振り切って旅へ出た。

「日本は勇んで『栄光ある孤独』などと言いましたが、これがその後どういう結果をもたらすか…という想像力は無かったのです…」『日本のいちばん長い日』や『ノモンハンの夏』の著者・半藤一利のベストセラー『昭和史』の語り下ろし講義を完全ノーカットで配信開始!江戸っ子ならではの調子で、激動の「昭和」という時代の本質に迫り、語ります。

मावळा बोर्ड-गेममधील 'स्वराज्याच्या पाऊलखुणा' या माहितीपुस्तकेमधील 'सईबाईसोबत लग्न' या विषयावरील ऐतिहासिक माहिती देणारा लेख. हा लेख ऐकता ऐकता तुम्ही मावळा गेम खेळू शकता.

Chinese Tactics describes Chinese tactics for use in Army training, professional education, and leader development. This document is part of series that addresses a nation-state’s military doctrine with a focus on army ground forces and tactical operations in offense, defense, and related mission sets. Other foundational topics include task organization, capabilities, and limitations related to military mission and support functions.

「当時の幕府はペリーが来る事をすでに知っていた。」知っていたにもかかわらず、なぜ対策が取れなかったのか?など、太平洋戦争につながる日本人的体質まで踏み込む。そして、黒船の詳細なスペックを紹介し、その実力が如何ほどであったかという検証は、大変に興味深い話です。 事実は小説よりも奇なり・・・綿密な資料調査と鋭い考察を基に、幕末動乱をリアルに、そしてダイナミックに語る『半藤一利 幕末史講義』。ベストセラー本『幕末史』は慶応MCCシティキャンパスで行われたこの講義を基に書き起こされました。いわば、半藤氏の生原稿と同等の価値を持つ貴重な録音です。【このコンテンツはCD版のCD1、トラック2「奔走する浦賀奉行」で構成されています】

まずはペリー騒動の起きる7年も前に外国の脅威を予見し徳川斉昭に軍艦建設を上申した阿部正弘の紹介。そして、本題へ。日本にもたらされたアヘン戦争の情報が当時の武士たちに衝撃を与え、戦争に対する見方、国に対する考え方に強い影響を及ぼした。開明的な武士たちの間に攘夷論や西洋の学問への関心を呼び起こし、明治維新のスタートを作るきっかけになったのがアヘン戦争であった、というお話。そして儒学者であり攘夷論者であった佐久間象山が蘭学に転向する様子も描きます。 事実は小説よりも奇なり。綿密な資料調査と鋭い考察を基に、幕末動乱をリアルに、そしてダイナミックに語る『半藤一利 幕末史講義』。ベストセラー本『幕末史』は慶応MCCシティキャンパスで行われたこの講義から書き起こされました。いわば、半藤氏の生原稿といえる貴重な録音です。【このコンテンツはCD版のCD1、トラック3「アヘン戦争の脅威」で構成されています。】

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