Martin Gilbert

?La Segunda Guerra Mundial fue el conflicto bélico más destructivo de la historia, en ella perdieron la vida cincuenta y seis millones de personas en los 2.174 días transcurridos desde que Alemania ataco Polonia, en septiembre de 1939,hasta que Japon se rindio, en agosto de 1945. Esta terrible contienda transformo la disposicion geopolitica mundial para dar nacimiento a dos potencias, la URSS y los Estados Unidos, que enseguida se enfrentarian en una sorda guerra fria durante decadas. Solo un historiador como Martin Gilbert poseia la erudicion y la amplitud de miras necesarias para narrar la historia como habia que narrarla, entrelazando todos sus aspectos: el politico, el diplomatico, el militar y el civil para seguir de semana en semana, de mes en mes y de año en año el terrible avance de la fuerza inexorable de la muerte. El objetivo del autor es presentar lo que ocurrio, pero no desde el punto de vista de ninguna de las naciones enfrentadas, sino desde una perspectiva global, y lo ha conseguido. Este libro imprescindible aborda una de las paginas mas siniestras de la historia del hombre. Su estudio y comprension haran que se cumpla la maxima que no por repetida resulta menos cierta: conocer los hechos para que no vuelvan a suceder. POR PRIMERA VEZ EN UN SOLO VOLUMEN LOS DOS TOMOS SOBRE LA SEGUNDA GUERRA MUNDIAL DE MARTIN GILBERT

Obra fundamental para el estudio del conflicto de forma global. La Segunda Guerra Mundial fue el conflicto bélico más destructivo de la historia, en ella perdieron la vida cincuenta y seis millones de personas en los 2.174 dias transcurridos desde que Alemania ataco a Polonia, en septiembre de 1939, hasta que Japon se rindio, en agosto de 1945. Esta terrible contienda transformo la disposicion geopolitica mundial para dar nacimiento a dos potencias, la URSS y los Estados Unidos, que enseguida se enfrentarian en una sorda guerra fria durante decadas.Solo un historiador como Martin Gilbert posee la erudicion y la amplitud de miras necesarias para narrar la historia como habia que narrarla, entrelazando todos sus aspectos: el politico, el diplomatico, el militar y el civil para seguir de semana en semana, de mes en mes y de año en año el terrible avance de la fuerza inexorable de la muerte. El objetivo del autor es presentar lo que ocurrio, pero no desde el punto de vista de ninguna de las naciones enfrentadas, sino desde una perspectiva global, y lo ha conseguido con exito.Este libro imprescindible aborda una de las paginas mas siniestras de la historia del hombre. Su estudio y su comprension haran que se cumpla la maxima que no por repetida resulta menos cierta: conocer los hechos para que no vuelvan a suceder

La batalla del Somme se cuenta entre los conflictos más sangrientos de todos los tiempos. Con todo, y a pesar de los horrores y la destrucción de la batalla, esta se caracterizó por la increíble valentia individual de quienes la libraron. Martin Gilbert, uno de los mas reputados historiadores del Reino Unido, recrea la tragedia de este episodio de insensatez y heroismo en una brillante evocacion de la batalla. Gilbert en ningun momento olvida ni permite que el lector olvide que los ejercitos combatientes estaban compuestos de millones de individuos Lyn MacDonald, Sunday Times. En su transmision del horror de la guerra, Martin Gilbert logra lo que ningun otro historiador habria sido capaz de hacer John Keegan, Sunday Times. Un historiador excepcionalmente dotado Asa Briggs, Guardian.

This volume starts with the outbreak of war in September 1939 and ends with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. In it, Martin Gilbert reveals not only how each decision was reached, but what influences lay behind it, whether of individuals or of information reaching Churchill from the most secret source of British Intelligence.Drawing on a remarkable diversity of material, including the War Cabinet and other Government records, as well as Churchills own archive, the diaries and letters of his private secretariat, and the recollections of those who worked most closely with him, Martin Gilbert reveals the full extent of Churchills personal contribution to every aspect of the struggle.On the day Hitler invaded Poland, Churchill, aged sixty-four, had been out of office for ten years. Two days later, on 3 September 1939, he became First Lord of the Admiralty, in charge of British naval policy and at the center of war direction. On 10 May 1940 he became Prime Minister, leading his nation during a time of grave danger and setbacks. His first year and a half as Prime Minister included the Dunkirk evacuation, the fall of France, the Battle of Britain, the Blitz, the Battle of the Atlantic, the struggle in the Western Desert, and Hitlers invasion of Russia.By the end of 1940, Britain under Churchills leadership had survived the onslaught and was making plans to continue the war against an enemy of unlimited ambition and ferocious will.One of Churchills inner circle said: "We who worked with Churchill every day of the war still saw at most a quarter of his daily tasks and worries." Martin Gilbert has pieced together the whole, setting in context much hitherto scattered and secret evidence, in order to give an intimate and fascinating account of the architect of Britains "finest hour."

This third volume of the official biography of Sir Winston Churchill contains a full account of his initiatives and achievements as wartime First Lord of the Admiralty between August 1914 and May 1915. These include his efforts to prolong the siege of Antwerp, his support for the use of air power, and his part in the early development of the tank. It shows the forcefulness with which he argued for an offensive naval policy, first against Germany, then against Turkey."What about the Dardanelles?" was the cry Churchill heard often between the two world wars. It epitomized the distrust in which he was held by both politicians and the public as a result of the naval setback at the Dardanelles in March 1915 and the eventual failure of the Gallipoli landings launched the following monthalthough Gallipoli was the ministerial responsibility of the Secretary of State for War, Lord Kitchener, and the ultimate responsibility of the Prime Minister, H.H. Asquith.Martin Gilbert examines the political crisis of May 1915, during which the Conservative Party forced Asquith to form a coalition government. The Conservatives insisted that Churchill leave the center of war policymaking for a position of increasing political isolation. In the next seven months, while the Gallipoli campaign was being fought, Churchill served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, with no authority over military or naval policy.Resigning from the Cabinet in November 1915, Churchill was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel, commanding an infantry battalion in the trenches of the Western Front. In May 1916, he returned from the trenches, hoping to reenter political life, but his repeated attempts to regain his once-substantial influence were unsuccessful. For the final year of Asquiths premiership, Churchill held no political office, and was frustrated by his lack of power.

This fascinating volume opens with Churchills return to Conservatism and to the Cabinet in 1924, and, as the story unfolds, presents a vivid and intimate picture both of his public life and of his private world at Chartwell between the wars.As Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1924 to 1929, Churchill pursued a humane and constructive social policy, including the introduction of pensions for widows and orphans. The controversial return to the gold standard is examined here on the basis of new evidence; so too are Churchills efforts after the General Strike to bring peace to the coal industry. In 1927 Churchill planned and fought for a massive attack on unemployment.In this volume Martin Gilbert strips away decades of accumulated myth and innuendo, showing Churchills true position on India, his precise role (and private thoughts) during the abdication of Edward VIII, his attitude toward Mussolini, and his profound fears for the future of European democracy. Even before Hitler came to power in Germany, Churchill saw in full the dangers of a Nazi victory. And despite the unpopularity of his views in official circles, for six years he persevered in his warnings.This book reveals for the first time the extent to which senior civil servants, and even serving officers of high rank, came to Churchill with secret information, having despaired at the extent of official lethargy and obstruction. Within the Air Ministry, the Foreign Office, and the Intelligence Services, individuals felt drawn to go to Churchill with full disclosures of Britains defense weakness and kept him informed of day-to-day developments from 1934 until the outbreak of war. As war approached, people of all parties and in all walks of life recognized Churchills unique qualities and demanded his inclusion in the government, believing that he alone could give a divided nation guidance and inspiration.

Incluye 2 volúmenes:Volumen 1: La Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1942)Volumen 2: La Segunda Guerra Mundial (1933-1945)

Author and historian Martin Gilbert describes the triumphs and tragedies of a momentous century for the Jewish people.

La primera guerra mundial fue el primer conflicto europeo del siglo XX. Dos grupos de estados poderosos se agredieron mutuamente con todos los medios que les brindaba la ciencia militar, incluido el gas toxico. Cuando finalizo, habian muerto nueve millones de soldados y cuatro imperios habian quedado destruidos.El esplendido relato de Martin Gilbert refleja, semana a semana, los sucesos y los horrores en el frente occidental y oriental, tanto de la lucha en el mar como en el aire, asi como sus efectos lejos de las trincheras. Los primeros combates, los desembarcos en Gallipoli, la agitacion en el este, las batallas del Somme o de Passchendaele, la ultima gran arremetida alemana o el contraataque aliado, entre otros destacados momentos, se narran con una minuciosidad sin precedentes. Pero no solo los detalles de la estrategia militar, sino tambien los aspectos mas humanos y conmovedores, que no escapan a su analisis: el valor, la devocion y la resistencia de los soldados; los odios raciales, las ambiciones desmedidas, los resentimientos albergados durante mucho tiempoEl profesor Gilbert nos brinda una version rigurosa y a la vez amena de uno de los acontecimientos mas complejos de la historia. Y convierte las paginas de esta obra, considerada un clasico de la bibliografia sobre el tema, en un sentido homenaje a todos aquellos que perdieron la vida en el transcurso de la guerra.