Макс Хейстингс4.4 В Европе ВТОРАЯ МИРОВАЯ ВОЙНА британского военного историка Макса Хейстингса - самый известный и авторитетный однотомник об этой войне. В динамичном, захватывающем повествовании Хейстингс виртуозно сочетает масштабность видения с выразительностью деталей.
На гигантском полотне отчетливо и ярко различимы подробности сражений и экономики воюющих стран, логистика снабжения армий, политические портреты и зарисовки во французском Генеральном штабе, в Белом доме, в Министерстве по делам колоний или в ставке Сталина. Подлинные жемчужины книги - личные документы, письма, дневники, воспоминания самых разных людей - от простых солдат до известных писателей, таких как Василий Гроссман, Илья Эренбург.
В соединении памяти людей и документов перед нами предстает страшная и убедительная история самой чудовищной войны в человеческой истории.
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- Цитата
"Несомненно, это лучший однотомник, посвященный истории войны, из когда-либо написанных".
The Sunday Times
"Один из лучших военных историков столетия".
Колин Гардинер, Oxford Times
"Он был рожден, чтобы написать эту книгу".
Sunday Times
"Хейстингсу удалось создать удивительный сплав из берущих за душу личных воспоминаний и общего курса военной истории".
Хью Строн, Thе Times
О чем книга
ВТОРАЯ МИРОВАЯ ВОЙНА. АД НА ЗЕМЛЕ по праву считается лучшей книгой автора и лучшим однотомником о Второй мировой войне. Более 35 лет своей жизни Хейстингс посвятил Второй мировой войне, считая ее одним из самых страшных человеческой истории.
В динамичном, захватывающем повествовании Хейстингс виртуозно сочетает масштабность видения с выразительностью деталей. На гигантском полотне отчетливо и ярко различимы подробности сражений и экономики воюющих стран, логистика снабжения армий, политические портреты и зарисовки во французском Генеральном штабе, в Белом доме, в Министерстве по делам колоний или в ставке Сталина. Подлинные жемчужины книги - личные документы, письма, дневники, воспоминания самых разных людей - от простых солдат до известных писателей, таких как Василий Гроссман, Илья Эренбург. В соединении памяти людей и документов перед нами предстает страшная и убедительная история самой чудовищной войны в человеческой истории.
Почему книга достойна прочтения
- Каждая книга крупного историка и писателя сэра Макса Хейстингса становится событием.
- Автор известен скрупулезным подходом к исследованиям, использованием огромного количества источников и прекрасным стилем.
- Писатель дает масштабную панораму и одновременно тщательно воспроизводит все детали гигантского полотна, от вторжения в Польшу до капитуляции Японии.
- Более 35 лет автор посвятил изучению Второй Мировой войны.
Кто автор
Макс Хейстингс - известный британский военный историк с многолетним опытом военного репортера (он начинал еще во Вьетнаме), автор 24 книг. В течение десяти лет был главным редактором The Daily Telegraph. Лауреат многочисленных журналистских премий.
Ключевые понятия
Вторая мировая война, мировая история, военная история, история России.
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‘Solid scholarship and admirable advocacy’ Sunday Telegraph
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