Histories of the Unexpected: World War II

Dr Sam Willis, Professor James Daybell (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

208 Seiten

2019 | Main
Atlantic Books (Verlag)
9781786497758 (ISBN)

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In this new series of short books under the Histories of the Unexpected brand, Sam Willis and James Daybell take on some of greatest historical subjects but in an entirely unexpected way.

Histories of the Unexpected not only presents a new way of thinking about the past, but also reveals the world around us as never before.

Traditionally, World War II has been understood in a straightforward way but the period really comes alive if you take an unexpected approach to its history. Yes, battles, bombs and bravery all have a fascinating history... but so too do handkerchiefs, furniture, Mozart, insects, blood, mothers, suicide, darkness, cancer and puppets!

Each of these subjects is equally fascinating in its own right, and each sheds new light on the traditional subjects and themes that we think we know so well.

Dr Sam Willis is one of the country's best-known historians. His work takes him on adventures all over the world. He has made twelve TV series for the BBC and National Geographic, including The Silk Road, and has written fourteen books, most recently The Struggle for Sea Power: The Royal Navy vs the World, 1775-1782 and The Spanish Armada, a Ladybird Expert Book. James Daybell is Professor of Early Modern British History at the University of Plymouth and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He has written eight books and has appeared in a number of historical BBC TV documentaries.

0: World War II: An Introduction 1: Blood 2: King Arthur 3: Cancer 4: Carrots 5: Mozart 6: Darkness 7: Cars 8: Pockets 9: Furniture 10: Mothers 11: Puppets 12: Cows 13: Handkerchiefs 14: Paperbacks 15: Gates 16: Zen Buddhism 17: Insects 18: Deafness 19: Suicide 20: Rubble

Erscheinungsdatum	12.10.2019
Zusatzinfo	Integrated images
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Gewicht	321 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
ISBN-13	9781786497758 / 9781786497758
Zustand	Neuware