The Battle of the Atlantic: How the Allies Won the War - Brossura

Dimbleby, Jonathan

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ISBN 10: 0241186617 ISBN 13: 9780241186619

Casa editrice: Viking, 2015

Riassunto

A gripping tale that transforms our understanding of the Second World War

The Battle of the Atlantic was - though often overlooked - crucial to victory in the Second World War. If the German U-boats had prevailed, the maritime artery across the Atlantic would have been severed. Mass hunger would have consumed Britain, and the Allied armies would have been prevented from joining in the invasion of Europe. There would have been no D-Day.

Through fascinating contemporary diaries and letters, from the leaders and from the sailors on all sides, Jonathan Dimbleby creates a thrilling narrative that uniquely places the campaign in the context of the entire Second World War. Challenging conventional wisdom on the use of intelligence and on Churchill's bombing campaign, The Battle of the Atlantic tells the epic story of the decisions that led to victory, and the horror and humanity of life on those perilous seas.

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Recensione:

Fascinating, thought-provoking and entertaining. Explodes a number of self-serving myths (Andrew Roberts (on 'Destiny in the Desert: The Road to El Alamein'))

Fresh and provocative (Peter Snow (on 'Destiny in the Desert'))

A wonderfully incisive, superbly written history. What Dimbleby has nailed so brilliantly is what so many war historians miss: the big picture (Saul David (on 'Destiny in the Desert'))

Dimbleby expertly weaves dramatic events and the decisions and dilemmas of the great war leaders . . . with real pace, drama and insight (Dr Niall Barr (on 'Destiny in the Desert'))

Superbly paced and expressed (Allan Mallinson (on 'Destiny in the Desert'))

L'autore:

Jonathan Dimbleby is a writer, broadcaster and film-maker. He is the chairman of BBC Radio 4's weekly Any Questions? programme and presented ITV's flagship weekly political programme, This Week, for over ten years. He is also the author of Destiny in The Desert: The Road to El Alamein, which was followed by his BBC 2 programme Churchill's Desert War. Both were highly acclaimed. In 2008 his five-part series on Russia was broadcast by BBC 2, accompanied by his book, Russia: A Journey to the Heart of a Land and Its People. His other books include Richard Dimbleby: A Biography, The Palestinians, The Prince of Wales: A Biography and The Last Governor.

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• Editore: Viking
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0241186617
• ISBN 13: 9780241186619
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 560