Ergebnis für "Conquered" in Biografien & Erinnerungen

Hannibal Barca is famous for marching an eclectic mix of troops across the Alps and into the Roman heartland during the Second Punic War. But how much do we know about the world Hannibal was born into and came of age in? In Hannibal: The Military Genius Who Almost Conquered Rome, get to know one of history’s most impressive generals from the political and military conflicts that defined his adolescence to the battles that made him famous. These 15 lectures will paint a portrait of not only Hannibal, but also his enemies and allies.

In How Star Wars Conquered the Universe, veteran journalist Chris Taylor traces the series from the difficult birth of the original film through its sequels, the franchise’s death and rebirth, the prequels, and the preparations for a new trilogy. Taylor provides portraits of the friends, writers, artists, producers, and marketers who labored behind the scenes to turn Lucas’s idea into a legend.

In the autumn of 1911, an eye-watering mass of French citizens gathered around a churchyard in the heart of Rouen to celebrate the millennial anniversary of Normandy. A suspenseful hush fell over the congregation as a city official strode to the front of the crowd, placing his hands upon the large cloth draped over the mysterious statue. With a flick of his wrists, he unveiled an exquisite marble effigy of a handsome warrior. The statue was of none other than Rollo the Viking, father of the Duchy of Normandy.

In the aftermath of World War II, the United States accelerated the development of technologies that would give it an advantage over the Soviet Union. Airpower, combined with nuclear weapons, offered a formidable check on Soviet aggression. In 1947, the United States Air Force was established. Meanwhile, scientists and engineers were pioneering a revolutionary new type of aircraft which could do what no other machine had ever done: reach mach 1 - a speed faster than the movement of sound - which pilots called "the demon."

In March 2006, the world’s richest men sipped champagne in an opulent New York hotel. They were preparing to compete in a poker tournament with ­million-dollar stakes. At the card table that night was Peter Muller, who managed a fabulously successful hedge fund called PDT. With him was Ken Griffin, who was the tough-as-nails head of Citadel Investment Group. There, too, were Cliff Asness, the sharp-tongued, mercurial founder of the hedge fund AQR Capital Management, and Boaz Weinstein, chess “life master” and king of the credit-default swap.

On a balmy July evening in 1972, to the sound of The Dubliners, Muhammad Ali climbed through the ropes to fight Al ‘Blue’ Lewis at Croke Park. The most famous athlete in the world had somehow been inveigled to Ireland by Butty Sugrue, a charismatic entrepreneur who was ridiculed for trying to do the impossible right up to the moment Ali and his entourage touched down at Dublin Airport. And so began a week of the most glorious mayhem, as ‘the Champ’ charmed the Irish people.

Bigger Than Fashion is about the relentless rise of streetwear; it’s a captivating story of how a fiercely guarded counterculture, full of iconoclasts and hustlers, was disregarded until it skyrocketed into a massively influential lifestyle and fashion movement worth billions of dollars. Streetwear was built on the fusion of subcultures, unflinching DIY ethos, and a fiery sense of community that attracted everyone from skaters and hip-hop heads to punks and graffiti artists.

அட்டிலா உண்மையாக வாழ்ந்தவன். உலகத்தையே வென்றவன். அசைத்துக் கொள்ள முடியாதது என்று இறுமாந்திருந்த உரோமானியப் பேரரசை வீழ்த்தியவன். பரம்பரை, பாரம்பரியம், செல்வாக்கு, வசதி, வாய்ப்புகள் என்று உறுதிமிக்க அடித்தளம் கொண்ட ஆட்சியாளர்களை இந்த நாடோடி வென்று காட்டினான். இவனது இனம் ஓரிடத்தில் நில்லாமல் ஊர் ஊராய்ப் போய்க் கொண்டிருந்தது ஒரு காலத்தில். அப்படிப்பட்ட இவர்கள் எப்படி உரோமப் பேரரசை வீழ்த்த முடியும் என்கிற சந்தேகம் உங்களுக்கு மட்டுமல்ல அட்டிலாவின் இனத்தவர்களுக்கே ஏற்பட்டது.

The inspirational story of the Bentley Boys, and the Le Mans 24-hour race of 1927 that sealed their astonishing place in history. Using the frame of that extraordinary race, in Racing in the Dark Peter Grimsdale paints a picture of a remarkable car at the historic moment when petrol overtook steam, and will explore the lives and motivations of a generation of dedicated men who were determined, above all, to blot out the enduring shadow of the First World War.

In Half My Life, author Thomas Murosky recounts his life growing up as an atheist in an atheistic home, and how Jesus ultimately showed him the way, the truth, and the life. In these chapters, we hear the sordid tale of a life consumed by sin and how regrets turned him to search out something better. Little did Tom know, while he searched out meaning in his life, someone else was also searching for him. Learn about a remarkable transformation as Thomas Murosky recounts the circumstances that led him to become a Christian.

Conquistador español de Puerto Rico y descubridor de Florida, y eterno buscador de la 'fuente de la eterna juventud', fue paje en la corte de Fernando el Católico y combatió en la conquista del reino de Granada. Sin embargo, tras su primer viaje a América lo con Cristóbal Colón en 1493, alcanzaría la inmortalidad histórica.