A Touch of Genius - The life of T E Lawrence af Malcolm Brown (Bog)

Churchill. Forlag: Edimat Libros Udgivelsesår: 2004 Sider: 190 Sprog: Engelsk

An Autobiography The worlds of a maasai warrior is at once a magical evocation of a life both exotic and familar and a portrait of the frightening tensions that characterize relations between the third world and the west. Forlag: Trafalgar Square Udgivelsesår: 1986 Sider: 144 Sprog: Engelsk

Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in the Third Crusade The author of "Galileo" and "The Last Apocalypse" presents the epic story of the battle for the Holy Land and the two larger-than-life figures at its center: the legendary Richard the Lionheart and the Sultan Saladin, iconic hero of the Islamic world. Titel: Warriors of God Forfatter: James Reston (Jr.) Forlag: Doubleday Books Udgivelsesår: 2001 Sider: 406 Sprog: Engelsk

The Life and Times of Julius Caesar (Hardcover) Giancarlo Buzzi Published by Paul Hamlyn, London, 1969 Titel: The Life and Times of Julius Caesar (Bog) Genre: Historisk Forlag: Paul Hamlyn Type: Paperback Cæsar

Bogen gengiver D. H. Lawrences sidste rejse til Etrurien i 1927, hvor han besøger en række etruskiske byer og gravpladser. Teksten fungerer både som rejseberetning og som et personligt, litterært og åndeligt vidnesbyrd om den etruskiske kultur. Lawrence beskriver landskaberne, de arkæologiske fund og de bevarede fresker og grave og bruger dem som afsæt for refleksioner over liv, død, religion og moderne civilisation. Udgaven er nyillustreret med 76 fotografier, som giver læseren et rigt visuelt indtryk af de steder og kunstværker, der omtales i teksten. Type: Paperback Engelsksproget rejse- og kulturhistorisk bog af D. H. Lawrence om forfatterens rejse i Etrurien i Italien i april 1927. Bogen kombinerer rejseskildring, essay og dokumentarisk skildring af den etruskiske civilisation med refleksioner over kunst, religion og landskab. Denne udgave har forord af Massimo Pallottino og er illu

Taking the Hard Road to Baghdad This riveting account is the summation of more than twenty years covering Saddam Hussein's Iraq: a major work of serious reportage and essential reading for us all. 'By far the most comprehensive and readable account to date . . . Simpson remains a reporter who cares' Sunday Times 'Well-paced and well balanced . . . The Wars Against Saddam impresses not so much by its urgency as its detachment . . . the book exhibits, not bias, but a proper perspective' Boyd Tonkin, Independent 'You can't really argue with much that John Simpson says - there is no foreign correspondent left on TV who has a fraction of his recognition and his credibility, a fact which may be unfair on the others, but happens to be true' Simon Hoggart, reviewing Simpson's devastating 'Panorama' profile of Saddam Hussein, broadcast in early November 2002 Forfatter: John Simpson (f. 1944) Forl

The Incredible True Story of Navy SEALs Under Siege Summary: This is the story of fire team leader Marcus Luttrell, the sole survivor of Operation Redwing, and the desperate battle in the Afghanistan mountains in 2005, that led to the largest loss of life in Navy SEAL history Forfatter: Marcus Luttrell Forlag: Sphere Udgivelsesår: 2007 Sider: 388 Sprog: Engelsk

Sixty years ago, four men parachuted onto a Norwegian glacier, equipped with only the most basic equipment. Their mission was to prevent the Nazi regime from building an atomic bomb. Now, wilderness expert Ray Mears tells the true story of this gruelling campaign, showing how these men's ability to survive in extreme conditions influenced the outcome of the Second World War. The Telemark campaign was an example of the bravery and skill of the SOE trainees. The Norwegians transformed a military disaster into a triumph. This book will tell the full story for the first time. Bogen er en historisk fortælling om missionen for at stoppe Hitlers atomvåben, skrevet af Ray Mears. Det er en paperback udgave med en forside, der viser et sneklædt landskab og historiske billeder. ISBN er 978-1-473-68802-5. Forfatter: Ray Mears