Автор: Roberts, Andrew Название: Churchill ISBN: 0141981253 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780141981253 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 2508.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть (4 шт.) Описание: 'Undoubtedly the best single-volume life of Churchill ever written' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday TimesA magnificently fresh and unexpected biography of Churchill, by one of Britain's most acclaimed historiansWinston Churchill towers over every other figure in twentieth-century British history. By the time of his death at the age of 90 in 1965, many thought him to be the greatest man in the world. There have been over a thousand previous biographies of Churchill.
Andrew Roberts now draws on over forty new sources, including the private diaries of King George VI, used in no previous Churchill biography to depict him more intimately and persuasively than any of its predecessors. The book in no way conceals Churchill's faults and it allows the reader to appreciate his virtues and character in full: his titanic capacity for work (and drink), his ability see the big picture, his willingness to take risks and insistence on being where the action was, his good humour even in the most desperate circumstances, the breadth and strength of his friendships and his extraordinary propensity to burst into tears at unexpected moments. Above all, it shows us the wellsprings of his personality - his lifelong desire to please his father (even long after his father's death) but aristocratic disdain for the opinions of almost everyone else, his love of the British Empire, his sense of history and its connection to the present.
During the Second World War, Churchill summoned a particular scientist to see him several times for technical advice. 'It was the same whenever we met', wrote the young man, 'I had a feeling of being recharged by a source of living power.' Harry Hopkins, President Roosevelt's emissary, wrote 'Wherever he was, there was a battlefront.' Field Marshal Sir Alan Brooke, Churchill's essential partner in strategy and most severe critic in private, wrote in his diary, 'I thank God I was given such an opportunity of working alongside such a man, and of having my eyes opened to the fact that occasionally such supermen exist on this earth.'
Автор: Roberts Andrew Название: Napoleon: A Life ISBN: 0143127853 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780143127857 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 2299.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The definitive biography of the great soldier-statesman by the acclaimed author of The Storm of Warwinner of the LA Times Book prize, finalist for the Plutarch prize, winner of the Fondation Napoleon prize and a New York Times bestseller
';A thrilling tale of military and political genius Roberts is an uncommonly gifted writer.' The Washington Post
Austerlitz, Borodino, Waterloo: his battles are among the greatest in history, but Napoleon Bonaparte was far more than a military genius and astute leader of men. Like George Washington and his own hero Julius Caesar, he was one of the greatest soldier-statesmen of all times.
Andrew Roberts's Napoleon is the first one-volume biography to take advantage of the recent publication of Napoleon's thirty-three thousand letters, which radically transform our understanding of his character and motivation. At last we see him as he was: protean multitasker, decisive, surprisingly willing to forgive his enemies and his errant wife Josephine.
Like Churchill, he understood the strategic importance of telling his own story, and his memoirs, dictated from exile on St. Helena, became the single bestselling book of the nineteenth century.
An award-winning historian, Roberts traveled to fifty-three of Napoleon's sixty battle sites, discovered crucial new documents in archives, and even made the long trip by boat to St. Helena.
He is as acute in his understanding of politics as he is of military history. Here at last is a biography worthy of its subject: magisterial, insightful, beautifully written, by one of our foremost historians.
Автор: Andrew Roberts Название: Napoleon the Great ISBN: 0141032014 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780141032016 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 2507.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Presents the biography of Napoleon who lived one of the extraordinary of all human lives. This book shows how after seizing power in a coup d`etat he ended the corruption and incompetence into which the Revolution had descended.
Автор: Roberts, Rachel Preshous, Andrew Gakonga, Joanne Название: IELTS Foundation Student`s Book ISBN: 1405013923 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781405013925 Издательство: Macmillan ELT Рейтинг: Цена: 4985.00 р. 7122.00-30% Наличие на складе: Есть (1 шт.) Описание: IELTS Foundation Study Skills are easy-to-use self-study books for students aiming at IELTS band 4-6. They provide clear and practical information on the IELTS exam and teach students and the skills they need to succeed in the general.
Автор: Roberts, Andrew Название: History of the English Speaking Peoples ISBN: 0297850768 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780297850762 Издательство: Orion Рейтинг: Цена: 2275.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Prize-winning British historian tells the story of the English-speaking peoples in the 20th century
Описание: Each fall, thousands of eager freshmen descend on college and university campuses expecting the best education imaginable. This book helps students take charge of their university experience by providing a blueprint they can follow to achieve their educational goals. It also offers tips on choosing a college and applying to graduate school.
Автор: Andrew Roberts Название: The Storm of War ISBN: 0713999705 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780713999709 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 2310.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Analyses how Axis strategy evolved. Examining the Second World War on different fronts, this book asks whether, with a different decision-making process and a different strategy, the Axis might even have won.
Автор: Roberts, Andrew Название: George Iii: The Last King Of America ISBN: 198487926X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781984879264 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 4138.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: The last king of America, George III, has been ridiculed as a complete disaster who frittered away the colonies and went mad in his old age. The truth is much more nuanced and fascinating--and will completely change the way readers and historians view his reign and legacy. Most Americans dismiss George III as a buffoon--a heartless and terrible monarch with few, if any, redeeming qualities. The best-known modern interpretation of him is Jonathan Groff's preening, spitting, and pompous take in Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway masterpiece. But this deeply unflattering characterization is rooted in the prejudiced and brilliantly persuasive opinions of eighteenth-century revolutionaries like Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson, who needed to make the king appear evil in order to achieve their own political aims. After combing through hundreds of thousands of pages of never-before-published correspondence, award-winning historian Andrew Roberts has uncovered the truth: George III was in fact a wise, humane, and even enlightened monarch who was beset by talented enemies, debilitating mental illness, incompetent ministers, and disastrous luck. In The Last King of America, Roberts paints a deft and nuanced portrait of the much-maligned monarch and outlines his accomplishments, which have been almost universally forgotten. Two hundred and forty-five years after the end of George III's American rule, it is time for Americans to look back on their last king with greater understanding: to see him as he was and to come to terms with the last time they were ruled by a monarch.
Автор: Roberts, Andrew Название: George Iii: The Last King Of America ISBN: 1984879286 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781984879288 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 2299.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Roberts, Andrew Название: Leadership in war ISBN: 0141987545 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780141987545 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 1451.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: 'Wonderful ... among military historians, Roberts is Britain's crown gem' Wall Street Journal Taking us from the French Revolution to the Cold War and the Falklands, celebrated historian Andrew Roberts presents us with a bracingly honest and insightful look at nine major figures in modern history: Napoleon Bonaparte, Horatio Nelson, Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, George C. Marshall, Charles de Gaulle, Dwight D.
Eisenhower and Margaret Thatcher. Each of these leaders fundamentally shaped the outcome of the war their nation was embroiled in. How were they alike, and in what ways did they differ? Was their war leadership unique, or did these leaders have something in common, traits and techniques that transcend time and place and can be applied to the fundamental nature of conflict?Meticulously researched and compellingly written, Leadership in War presents readers with fresh, complex portraits of leaders who approached war with different tactics and different weapons, but with the common goal of success in the face of battle.
Both inspiring and cautionary, these portraits offer important lessons on leadership in times of struggle. With his trademark verve and incisive observation, Roberts reveals the qualities that doom even the most promising leaders to failure, and the qualities that lead to victory.
Автор: Roberts, Andrew Название: George iii ISBN: 0241413338 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780241413333 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 4620.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance provides comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date information about all aspects of the history and practice of theatre and performance - including dance, opera, radio, film, television, and popular performance, such as carnivals, circus, and public executions. It is also available as an e-reference text from Oxford`s Digital Reference Shelf.
Автор: Andrew Roberts Название: Masters and Commanders ISBN: 0141029269 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780141029269 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 3036.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: During the Second World War the master strategy of the West was shaped by four titanic figures: Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt, and their respective military commanders - General Sir Alan Brooke and General George C Marshall. This title tells the story of how four great leaders fought each other over how best to fight Hitler.
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