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Características del artículo
- Estado
- Original Language
- English
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United Kingdom
- ISBN
- 9780061228575
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0061228575
ISBN-13
9780061228575
eBay Product ID (ePID)
71156257
Product Key Features
Book Title
Masters and Commanders : How Four Titans Won the War in the West, 1941-1945
Number of Pages
720 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Military Science, Military / World War II, Presidents & Heads of State, Essays, Historical, Military
Publication Year
2009
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.6 in
Item Weight
36 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2009-279919
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
Andrew Roberts, a tenacious archival historian and gifted writer, looks behind the faade of the familiar photographs and published accounts to see how these war leaders actually operated., Andrew Roberts, a tenacious archival historian and gifted writer, looks behind the façade of the familiar photographs and published accounts to see how these war leaders actually operated., The strength of Masters and Commanders lies in the power of the narrative and the fascinating detail used to construct it. Roberts has exploited a rich mine of private papers to fill in missing parts of the story., This is an important book which, in its layered references to Waterloo, the Crimea and the Somme, sees Mr. Roberts lay claim to the title of Britain's finest contemporary military historian., Roberts's account of the war and its intrigues is fresh-filled with new revelations and new analysis. . . . It is both high scholarship and superb writing by a masterful analyst of power and war., “The strength of Masters and Commanders lies in the power of the narrative and the fascinating detail used to construct it. Roberts has exploited a rich mine of private papers to fill in missing parts of the story.â€�, Excellent and essential. . . . A richly detailed examination of the military and civilian leaders of Britain and America during World War II. . . . Roberts's book will be of value to students not just of military history, but also diplomacy, business and other endeavors requiring negotiation., Masterly. . . . A triumph of vivid description, telling anecdotes, and informed analysis. Roberts's book reinforces his claim to stand among the foremost British historians of the period., Compelling. . . . In Masters and Commanders, British historian Andrew Roberts skillfully dissects the complex, contentious relationships among Brooke, Marshall and the other two key strategists of World War II's Western Alliance, Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt. . . . As Roberts makes clear throughout the book, hammering out Allied strategy was an untidy, exhausting, sometimes debilitating process, replete with fist-shaking arguments and emotional tantrums., Masters and Commanders is a magnificently researched, superbly written account of how the US and UK's top civilian and military leaders overcame mutual suspicions and conflicting priorities to win the war in Europe., "With his usual brisk and vivid prose. . . . Mr. Roberts captures not only the personalities of World War II's masters and commanders but the dynamics of their relations." -- The Wall Street Journal "Compelling. . . . In Masters and Commanders, British historian Andrew Roberts skillfully dissects the complex, contentious relationships among Brooke, Marshall and the other two key strategists of World War II's Western Alliance, Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt. . . . As Roberts makes clear throughout the book, hammering out Allied strategy was an untidy, exhausting, sometimes debilitating process, replete with fist-shaking arguments and emotional tantrums." -- Washington Post "Fascinating. . . . By mining previously unavailable diaries and oral histories . . . this book brings vividly to life the personal interactions and impressions of those involved. Roberts has a keen eye for the telling anecdote." -- Mark Mazower, The Guardian "Andrew Roberts, a tenacious archival historian and gifted writer, looks behind the façade of the familiar photographs and published accounts to see how these war leaders actually operated." -- Sir Martin Gilbert, The Evening Standard "This is an important book which, in its layered references to Waterloo, the Crimea and the Somme, sees Mr. Roberts lay claim to the title of Britain's finest contemporary military historian." -- The Economist "The strength of Masters and Commanders lies in the power of the narrative and the fascinating detail used to construct it. Roberts has exploited a rich mine of private papers to fill in missing parts of the story." -- Richard Overy, Literary Review "Roberts's account of the war and its intrigues is fresh-filled with new revelations and new analysis. . . . It is both high scholarship and superb writing by a masterful analyst of power and war." -- Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Daily Beast "Masterly. . . . A triumph of vivid description, telling anecdotes, and informed analysis. Roberts's book reinforces his claim to stand among the foremost British historians of the period." -- Max Hastings, The New York Review of Books " Masters and Commanders is a magnificently researched, superbly written account of how the US and UK's top civilian and military leaders overcame mutual suspicions and conflicting priorities to win the war in Europe." -- The New York Post, Fascinating. . . . By mining previously unavailable diaries and oral histories . . . this book brings vividly to life the personal interactions and impressions of those involved. Roberts has a keen eye for the telling anecdote., With his usual brisk and vivid prose. . . . Mr. Roberts captures not only the personalities of World War II's masters and commanders but the dynamics of their relations.
Dewey Decimal
940.5400922
Synopsis
"Masterly. . . . A triumph of vivid description, telling anecdotes, and informed analysis." -The New York Review of Books "Britain's finest contemporary military historian." - The Economist An epic joint biography of four titanic figures-a President, a Prime Minister, and two Generals-who shaped the grand strategy of the Allies during World War II., "Masterly. . . . A triumph of vivid description, telling anecdotes, and informed analysis." -- The New York Review of Books "Britain's finest contemporary military historian." -- The Economist An epic joint biography of four titanic figures--a President, a Prime Minister, and two Generals--who shaped the grand strategy of the Allies during World War II., "Masterly. . . . A triumph of vivid description, telling anecdotes, and informed analysis." --The New York Review of Books "Britain's finest contemporary military historian." -- The Economist An epic joint biography of four titanic figures--a President, a Prime Minister, and two Generals--who shaped the grand strategy of the Allies during World War II.
LC Classification Number
D736.R63 2009
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