Tudo aqui gira ao redor da literatura, seja ela nacional ou estrangeira. The prizewinning historian and bestselling author of d day, stalingrad, and the battle of arnhem reconstructs the battle of the bulge in this riveting new account on december 16, 1944, hitler launched his last gamble in. See all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. I d place it on the better end of the nonfiction spectrum, beevor lists his sources rather well. Nor, of course, would the german defenders alerted at the last moment on the normandy coasts. Beevor is descended from a long line of writers, being a son of kinta beevor born janet carinthia waterfield, 22 december 1911 29 august 1995, who was the daughter of lina waterfield, an author and foreign correspondent for the observer and a descendant of lucie duffgordon author of a travelogue on egypt. Yet this book, written in beevors inimitable and gripping narrative style, is about much more than a single dramatic battle.
Copious footnotes, good maps and a very useful bibliography. The battle for normandy,which received the royal united services institute westminster medal. Antony beevor, using many overlooked and new sources from dutch, british, american, polish and german archives, has reconstructed the terrible reality of this epic clash. Vishnuvaraj rated it it was ok oct 30, as a history buff, i found this book rather fascinating, although its not for the faintofheart. The battle of the bulge is now available from viking books. In the whole history of war, he wrote to churchill, there has never been such an undertaking. Antony beevor, renowned author of dday and the battle of arnhem, has reconstructed the experiences of those millions caught up in the nightmare of the third reichs final collapse.
Renowned historian antony beevors dday the battle for normandy is an easy to read book written in populist style that should appeal to the first time reader or those that who have little knowledge on the subject. The battle of the bulge is now available from viking books renowned historian antony beevor, the man who singlehandedly transformed the reputation of military history the guardian presents the first major account in more than twenty. Antony beevors impeccable attention to detail ensures that the horrors of the normandy invasion are brought vividly to life, says dominic sandbrook dominic. Unless you could get ashore that number of divisions and for that you needed the landing craft and that degree of support in air power it would have been a very dodgy operation indeed.
It was by far the largest invasion fleet ever known. As ever, beevor is good on the detail of combat, but the names of the various divisions blur after a while, and what the book really lacks is more strategic and historical analysis of why dday was so important, and where it fit into the wider picture of shaping the end of the war in 1945. The battle for normandy by antony beevor the story of the normandy landings has been told before, but rarely with such panache, says giles foden. I think that d day would have been a disaster if it had taken place a year earlier, theres no doubt about it. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Antony beevor e professor universitario, historiador militar e escritor. Dday is a vibrant work of history that honors the sacrifice of tens of thousands of men and women. Renowned historian antony beevor, the man who singlehandedly transformed the reputation of military history the guardian presents the first major account in more. The footnotes are not numbered, i wish they had been. Download dia d a batalha pela normandia em formato. The grand allied invasion of normandy had myriad ways to go wrong, writes historian beevor the mystery of olga chekhova, 2004, etc. The battle for normandy second edition by beevor, antony isbn. Dia d a batalha pela normandia pdf por antony beevor. Publication date 2009 topics world war, 19391945 campaigns.
Libro nuevo o segunda mano, sinopsis, resumen y opiniones. The battle for normandy is the closest you will ever get to war the taste, the smell, the noise and the fear. Comprar libro completo al mejor precio nuevo o segunda mano en casa del libro multiformato del libro hecho con qualityebook. The normandy landings that took place on d day involved by far the largest invasion fleet ever known. Dday ebook by antony beevor 9781101148723 rakuten kobo. Everyone in britain knew that dday was imminent, the author writes, and so did the germans.
A batalha pela normandia paperback published 2010 by editora record paperback, 714 pages authors. The fall of berlin is a terrible story of pride, stupidity, fanaticism, revenge, and savagery, yet it is also one of astonishing endurance, selfsacrifice, and. An aspect that troubled me in particular is that beevor presents as fact, eyewitness accounts that i know are questioned by serious historians. Antony beevor, jorunn carlsen translator, arnecarsten carlsen translator isbn. Le libros descargar libros en pdf, epub y mobi leer.
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