The Western Front: A History of the Great War, 1914-1918, Lloyd Nick
Автор: Lloyd, Nick Название: The Western Front ISBN: 0241347165 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780241347164 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 3300.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: 'This is a bold book. Nick Lloyd has written a tour de force of scholarship, analysis and narration . .
. Lloyd is well on the way to writing a definitive history of the First World War' Lawrence James, The TimesIn the annals of military history, the Western Front stands as an enduring symbol of the folly and futility of war. However, The Western Front, by bestselling military historian Nick Lloyd, reveals that the story is not one of pointlessness and stupidity, of generals being unthinking "donkeys".
Rather, it is an epic triumph against the odds. With a cast of hundreds and a huge canvas of places and events, Lloyd tells the whole tale, revealing what happened in France and Belgium between August 1914 and November 1918 from the perspective of all the main combatants - including French, British, Belgian, US and, most importantly, German forces. Drawing upon the latest scholarship on the war, wrongly overlooked first-person accounts, and archival material from every angle, Lloyd examines the most decisive campaigns of the Great War and explains the achievements that have been too long obscured by legends of mud, blood and futility.
Far from being an arena of static, stale attrition - and despite mistakes and wrong turns along the way - the Western Front was a 'cauldron of war' that saw unprecedented innovation, adaptation and tactical development. Lloyd conveys the visceral assault of the battlefield, and skilfully moves the focus in and out, giving both the bigger picture and telling detail. He recreates the decision-making and experiences of the war as it was at the time as well as with hindsight, and in doing so redefines our understanding of this crucial theatre in this monumental tragedy.
Автор: Lloyd, Nick Название: Loos 1915 ISBN: 0752446762 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780752446769 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2533.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Автор: Lloyd Nick Название: Passchendaele: A New History ISBN: 0465094775 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780465094776 Издательство: Little Brown Цена: 9656.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The definitive account of Passchendaele, the months-long battle that epitomizes the immense tragedy of the First World War Passchendaele. The name of a small, seemingly insignificant Flemish village echoes across the twentieth century as the ultimate expression of meaningless, industrialized slaughter. In the summer of 1917, upwards of 500,000 men were killed or wounded, maimed, gassed, drowned, or buried in this small corner of Belgium. On the centennial of the battle, military historian Nick Lloyd brings to vivid life this epic encounter along the Western Front. Drawing on both British and German sources, he is the first historian to reveal the astonishing fact that, for the British, Passchendaele was an eminently winnable battle. Yet the advance of British troops was undermined by their own high command, which, blinded by hubris, clung to failed tactics. The result was a familiar one: stalemate. Lloyd forces us to consider that trench warfare was not necessarily a futile endeavor, and that had the British won at Passchendaele, they might have ended the war early, saving hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of lives. A captivating narrative of heroism and folly, Passchendaele is an essential addition to the literature on the Great War.
Автор: Nick Lloyd Название: Hundred Days ISBN: 0241953812 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780241953815 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 1715.00 р. Наличие на складе: Заказано в издательстве.
Описание: Explores the brutal, heroic and extraordinary final days of the First World War. In this study, the author examines the last days of the war and asks the question: how did it end? Beginning at the heralded turning-point on the Marne in July 1918, it traces the story of the next four months, which included some of the bloodiest battles of the war.
Автор: Lloyd Nick Название: Hundred Days: The Campaign That Ended World War I ISBN: 0465074928 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780465074921 Издательство: Little Brown Цена: 4552.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In the late summer of 1918, after four long years of senseless, stagnant fighting, the Western Front erupted. The bitter four-month struggle that ensued-known as the Hundred Days Campaign-saw some of the bloodiest and most ferocious combat of the Great War, as the Allies grimly worked to break the stalemate in the west and end the conflict that had decimated Europe. In Hundred Days, acclaimed military historian Nick Lloyd leads readers into the endgame of World War I, showing how the timely arrival of American men and materiel-as well as the bravery of French, British, and Commonwealth soldiers-helped to turn the tide on the Western Front. Many of these battle-hardened troops had endured years of terror in the trenches, clinging to their resolve through poison-gas attacks and fruitless assaults across no man's land. Finally, in July 1918, they and their American allies did the impossible: they returned movement to the western theater. Using surprise attacks, innovative artillery tactics, and swarms of tanks and aircraft, they pushed the Germans out of their trenches and forced them back to their final bastion: the Hindenburg Line, a formidable network of dugouts, barbed wire, and pillboxes. After a massive assault, the Allies broke through, racing toward the Rhine and forcing Kaiser Wilhelm II to sue for peace. An epic tale ranging from the ravaged fields of Flanders to the revolutionary streets of Berlin, Hundred Days recalls the bravery and sacrifice that finally silenced the guns of Europe.
Автор: Nick Lloyd Название: Hundred Days ISBN: 0670920061 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780670920068 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Цена: 2310.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Lloyd Nick M. Название: Immortal ISBN: 0993077986 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780993077982 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3585.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Immortal
Set in modern day UK, the premise is that humanity, having had no contact with any alien species before, receives a radio message from approaching aliens ('the Ankor'). They warn Earth that a huge supernova blast is going to hit within two years and this will be an extinction level event. However, it can be averted. The Ankor are prepared to save humanity but every space faring nation will need to send a defined set of materials into orbit from which the Ankor will fashion a shield that will protect Earth from the incoming gamma ray blast. Humanity has no way of knowing whether the Ankor are telling the truth, but the alien technological superiority is undisputed, and humanity feel they have nothing to lose by cooperating...
Minor Spoiler (albeit, this is obvious after a few chapters) - the aliens have evil intentions and have recruited a human to support them from Earth, but they are also factionalised with two alien teams each having different approaches: one has a moral code that tries to minimise human suffering, the other is happy for humanity to pay any price
Sub-Plots / Tropes
Strong female lead - Sam is one of two protagonists who is disabled due to a car accident
Love interest - there is no sexual content in the book but there a love triangle, of which one member (Charlie) is in league with the alien power
Data privacy - the human villain has devised a way to collect enormous amounts of personal data from humans that the aliens use to their advantage
Transhumanism - the aliens have found a way to thoroughly integrated biological and technological components, they have enormously long lives and brain power beyond humanity's imagination
Simulation Theory - the aliens belief system is based around the concept that the whole of our universe is a computer programme running in a higher dimensional universe
Описание: Build you own timeline of all of Shakespeare's plays with this amazing sticker book that brings his thirty-eight dramas to life
Created in association with The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and set in London's iconic Globe Theatre, this totally unique, amazing timeline sticker book has 100 peel-off stickers of the colorful characters from Shakespeare's life and times. Beautifully-illustrated and hugely engaging, the 5.5-foot long timeline has captioned, white silhouettes showing where to place your stickers to help you build your own Shakespearean drama. Perfect for children 3 - 7 years old.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S plays are presented as never before, with all thirty-eight masterpieces simultaneously performed in front of you on a 6-foot fold-out timeline set in the iconic Globe Theatre. Spot the ghosts, hunt for the murderers, discover the poison, and revel in Elizabethan romance as each play unfolds. Concise plot summaries, key textual quotes, and carefully illustrated scenes help pinpoint the action. Developed in partnership with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust , the timeline also features essential moments in Shakespeare's life providing a unique narrative context to the works of the world's favourite bard.
The Shakespeare Timeline Wallbook also includes an easy-to-read chronicle that reports on more than forty seminal moments from the timeline in the style of a newspaper. Other features include a page of letters to the editor, a fifty-question quiz, and pocket magnifier. Perfect for 6-14 year olds but equally fascinating for all curious adults too. Developed in partnership with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
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