Dresden: Tuesday, February 13, 1945 - Rilegato

Taylor, Fred

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ISBN 10: 0060006765 ISBN 13: 9780060006761

Casa editrice: HarperCollins, 2004

Riassunto

Draws on ground-breaking research to reveal the motivations behind the previously misunderstood bombing raid on Dresden by Allied forces, revealing the city to have been actively involved in military communications and the production of armaments. 30,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“Deeply affecting ... a bracing rebuke to the myths and propaganda that have painted over the memory of this tragedy.” (People)

“The enigmatic past and the patient muse of history are brilliantly served ... by this blockbuster of a book.” (Chicago Sun-Times)

“Taylor carefully debunks .... the ‘pervasive postwar myth’ ... What emerges is a picture markedly different from conventional accounts.” (New York Times Book Review)

“Fascinating....a fine, revealing work of revisionist history. He has also given us a deeply haunting human drama.” (Houston Chronicle)

“Compelling ... [Taylor] puts the assault in its proper context to reveal the inherent moral tangle of total war.” (Atlantic Monthly)

“A riveting narrative account.” (Salon.com)

“Compelling ... Mr. Taylor makes a persuasive case that Dresden was not an innocent bystander in the tragedy that was WWII.” (Washington Times)

“A strong and provocative work of World War II scholarship.” (Library Journal)

“Accomplished.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review))

“A major contribution to the story of Dresden.” (Christian Science Monitor)

L'autore:

Frederick Taylor studied history and modern languages at Oxford University and Sussex University. A Volkswagen Studentship award enabled him to research and travel widely in both parts of divided Germany at the height of the Cold War. Taylor is the author of Dresden and has edited and translated a number of works from German, including The Goebbels Diaries, 1939-1941. He is married with three children and lives in Cornwall, England.

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• Editore: HarperCollins
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0060006765
• ISBN 13: 9780060006761
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 544