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Estrategistas, corajosos, carismáticos, os grandes guerreiros deixaram sua marca na História, conduzindo exércitos, defendendo (ou combatendo) governantes, alterando o mapa político. Esta coleção, desenvolvida especialmente para o ouvinte brasileiro, conta as trajetórias desses bravos (e bravas) em livros cuidadosamente elaborados e gostosos de ler. O maior guerreiro do mar de todos os tempos, o britânico almirante Nelson é conhecido pela derrota monumental que impingiu a Napoleão Bonaparte. Este audiolivro mostra as táticas e estratégias utilizadas por esse marinheiro genial.

On 11 August 1914, just days after war had been declared, Australian Captain J.T. Richardson boarded a German merchant vessel fleeing Melbourne's Port Phillip and audaciously seized a top-secret naval codebook. The fledgling Australian Navy had an opportunity to immediately change the course of the war. But what exactly had they found? Enter the Australian code breakers ...

When Pearl Harbor was bombed on December 7, 1941, forcing the U.S. to enter WWII, MAC was 23 years old. He had graduated with honors from high school, served two years in the Merchant Marine, and had a year of college under his belt. During the summer he had graduated from DePaul University's preliminary army air course to become a pilot and graduated as their highest-ranking student. Joining the U.S. Army Air Forces, he was assigned to the newly formed 307th BG and trained to fly the brand-new B-24 Liberator.