The bestselling author of Stalingrad and D-Day vividly reconstructs the epic WWII struggle for Crete – reissued with a new introductionBeevor's Ardennes 1944: The Battle of the Bulge is now available from Viking Books Nazi Germany expected its airborne attack on Crete in 1941 to be a textbook victory based on tactical surprise. Little did they know that the British; using Ultra intercepts; had already laid a careful trap. It should have been the first German defeat of the war when a fatal misunderstanding turned the battle around.Prize-winning historian and bestselling author Antony Beevor lends his gift for storytelling to this important conflict; showing not only how the situation turned bad for Allied forces; but also how ferocious Cretan freedom fighters mounted a heroic resistance. Originally published in 1991; Crete 1941 is a breathtaking account of a momentous battle of World War II.
#205394 in Books Dyja Thomas L 2014-03-25 2014-03-25Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.40 x 1.10 x 5.50l; 1.00 #File Name: 0143125095544 pagesThe Third Coast When Chicago Built the American Dream
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Dyja's (Partial) Chicago HistoryBy Jack AndersonAs a lover of Chicago and a resident of the Chicago area for part of the time this book covers; I looked forward to Thomas Dyja's socio-cultural history with great anticipation. I am left with mixed feelings. But that's partly because of my own interests. Ideally; such a history would go from World War I onward and cover the rise of Chicago's "Bohemia;" the poetry and "little magazine" scene and the growth of early Chicago opera and dance (many people forget that Chicago was a major American ballet capital between the two World Wars).But that's the book I might write and not the one Dyja did write. Dyja offers a brief summary of Depression-era Chicago; but his emphasis is upon Chicago from 1945 to 1960 -- fair enough; and he makes all that clear. Moreover; his main interests appear to be jazz; pop; rock; gospel music; architecture and city planning; and (how can a Chicago book avoid this?) politics; about all of which he knows quite a lot. Yet he leaves important stuff out: much about the art scene; the Lyric Opera; the dance scene (as a lover of eccentricity; it's odd that he says nothing about that great choreographic maverick Sybil Shearer); or about poets other than Gwendolyn Brooks. Again; all this quibbling springs from my own biases. What Dyja does say; he says quite well in lively prose; and he's done an impressive amount of research. And fascinating facts do turn up. The book contains only one reference (but it's an eye-opener) to either Harriet Monroe; the founder of "Poetry" magazine; and the important choreographer Ruth Page: it turns out that both; along with Clarence Darrow; were major underwriters of a Leftist theatre group in the 1930's. That news astonished me; and I'm delighted to learn it from Dyja!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Boring; extra-long senior lit paperBy Bonita MorganBoring but full of facts. Picked this up on a recent visit to Chicago because I love history; popular culture; art and architecture. But; oh so tedious. Tons of information and all the inner intrigues of the Illnois Institute of Techology; Chicago Housing Comission and politics. Way too much information to wade through but I did!3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. I thoroughly enjoyed but not for all tastesBy Mike KoettingI thoroughly enjoyed but not for all tastes. In reality; it's a collection of vignettes about Chicago between end of WWI and early 60's. An exciting time for Chicago and I liked learning about some of the people involved. Living in Chicago surely adds to interest. But it's an important study of the larger life and times of America.
