Reviews for ‘The Thirties’
'Hugely impressive...she gives us a vast panorama, taking in everybody from debutantes to the destitute, painting a thoroughly entertaining and convincing picture of a nation deeply divided by class and region...for the depth of its research, the quality of the writing and the sheer richness and vibrancy of the material, this is a quite outstanding work of social history. From architecture to the abdication, from zeppelins to zoos, it is comfortably the definitive account of a decade that has been much maligned' Daily Telegraph
'Excellent...she has mastered a vast number of written sources, and the resulting synthesis is also a work of graceful, eloquent historical imagination....all the peaks are covered with calm competence, but it is in the bypaths she takes that THE THIRTIES excels....memorable.....the cinematic clarity of Gardiner's descriptions...make her book captivating' Sunday Times
'Enthralling...THE THIRTIES weaves an eclectic and exciting story....Gardiner has an almost cinematic sense of detail....The greatest tribute to Gardiner's book is that it doesn't read as history, more a vibrant, nuanced narrative of the lives lived by our immediate predecessors' The Times
From the author of ‘Wartime’ and ‘The Thirties’comes an outstanding history of the most prolonged and devastating attack ever endured by Britain's civilian population – the Blitz.
September 1940 marked the beginning of Nazi Germany's sustained attack on civilian Britain. Lasting eight months, the Blitz was a new and terrible form of warfare that had been predicted throughout the 1930s, widely feared since Neville Chamberlain's declaration that Britain was at war.
Yet, compared with other great events of that war - Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain, D-Day - the Blitz remains curiously overlooked; while the London Blitz has been much documented, there exists very little in the way of a comprehensive account of the Blitz experience as a whole - or of its social, political and cultural implications.
In her new book, critically acclaimed historian Juliet Gardiner finally gives the Blitz the historical attention it deserves. Exploring this national story, she charts the impact of the nightly bombings on the entire country. And while loss and devastation affected the whole of Britain, the attacks also served to galvanise the nation: in the face of the terrifying Nazi onslaught, a new determination steadily emerged.
Revealing, original and beautifully written, The Blitz is a much-needed re-examination of one of the most important aspects of Second World War history.
"Sobre este título" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.
Gastos de envío:
EUR 15,24
De Reino Unido a Estados Unidos de America
Descripción Hardcover. Condición: New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: New. 1st Edition. This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in red cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in new condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. From the author of ?Wartime? and ?The Thirties? comes an outstanding history of the most prolonged and devastating attack ever endured by Britain's civilian population ? the Blitz. September 1940 marked the beginning of Nazi Germany's sustained attack on civilian Britain. Lasting eight months, the Blitz was a new and terrible form of warfare that had been predicted throughout the 1930s, widely feared since Neville Chamberlain's declaration that Britain was at war. Yet, compared with other great events of that war - Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain, D-Day - the Blitz remains curiously overlooked; while the London Blitz has been much documented, there exists very little in the way of a comprehensive account of the Blitz experience as a whole - or of its social, political and cultural implications. In her new book, critically acclaimed historian Juliet Gardiner finally gives the Blitz the historical attention it deserves. Exploring this national story, she charts the impact of the nightly bombings on the entire country. And while loss and devastation affected the whole of Britain, the attacks also served to galvanise the nation: in the face of the terrifying Nazi onslaught, a new determination steadily emerged. Revealing, original and beautifully written, The Blitz is a much-needed re-examination of one of the most important aspects of Second World War history. Ref FF 2. Nº de ref. del artículo: 030815
Descripción Hardcover. Condición: New. Brand New!. Nº de ref. del artículo: VIB0007240775
Descripción Hardcover. Condición: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Nº de ref. del artículo: Holz_New_0007240775
Descripción Hardcover. Condición: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Nº de ref. del artículo: think0007240775
Descripción Condición: new. Nº de ref. del artículo: FrontCover0007240775
Descripción Hardcover. Condición: new. New. Nº de ref. del artículo: Wizard0007240775
Descripción Hardcover. Condición: new. Buy for Great customer experience. Nº de ref. del artículo: GoldenDragon0007240775
Descripción Condición: New. Book is in NEW condition. Nº de ref. del artículo: 0007240775-2-1
Descripción Condición: New. New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published. Nº de ref. del artículo: 353-0007240775-new
Descripción Condición: New. Nº de ref. del artículo: XM-3-072