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D-Day - Giles Milton - Bog - John Murray Press - Plusbog.dk

D-Day - Giles Milton - Bog - John Murray Press - Plusbog.dk

''Vivid, graphic and moving'' Mail on Sunday Book of the Year JUNE 1944: THE DAY OF THE GREATEST SEABORNE INVASION IN HISTORY. The outcome of the Second World War hung in the balance on that chill June morning. If Allied forces could gain a foothold in northern France, the road to victory would be possible. But if driven back into the sea, the invasion would be stalled for years. D-DAY: The SOLDIERS'' STORY lays bare the terror of those trapped on both sides in the frontline of Operation Overlord: the butcher''s boy, the Panzer Commander''s wife, the chauffeur of the General Staff, a conscripted German female radio operator, the men on the beaches. In a thrilling canvas of human action, this book reveals ''the longest day'' as never before - drawn in its entirety from the vivid experiences of those who were there.This vast canvas of human bravado reveals ''the longest day'' as never before - less as a masterpiece of strategic planning than a day on which thousands of scared young men found themselves staring death in the face. It is drawn in its entirety from the raw, unvarnished experiences of those who were there. ''It has a wonderful immediacy and vitality - living history in every sense'' Anthony Horowitz ''Fantastic'' Dan Snow ''Compellingly authentic, revelatory and beautifully written. A gripping tour de force'' Damien Lewis ''Stirring and unsettling in equal measure, this is history writing at its most powerful'' Evening Standard

DKK 155.00
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Man, Muse, Monster - Naomi Gibson - Bog - John Murray Press - Plusbog.dk

Man, Muse, Monster - Naomi Gibson - Bog - John Murray Press - Plusbog.dk

Harry Alexander is a failing art student at a prestigious college who grew up walking past the portraits of his ancestors, the Great Alexanders, whose artistic, musical and literary achievements are celebrated around the world. Unfortunately, Harry''s uncle and sole guardian has always been determined to keep Harry away from the limelight. When his uncle suddenly dies, Harry learns he''s been cut from the family inheritance. His dream of joining his forebears on the portrait wall appears to be lost for ever. But then Harry receives the key to a mysterious storage unit containing the secret to his family''s fortune and success, wrapped in a beautiful smile: a muse. The muse, a supernatural being trapped in oil and canvas, steps into Harry''s life in the form of a handsome young man. For decades, his tutelage has caused the Great Alexanders'' success. Now, he longs for freedom. Harry quickly discovers the muse is as dangerous as he is beautiful, as capricious as he is inspiring. But the closer the pair grow, the more Harry learns that muses are made, not born, and his has a dark and bloody origin. What''s more, he isn''t the only one who knows of the muse''s existence. Enemies lengthen the shadows as Harry''s light grows brighter, hungry for greatness of their own...

DKK 192.00
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Mr Darley's Arabian - Christopher Mcgrath - Bog - John Murray Press - Plusbog.dk

Mr Darley's Arabian - Christopher Mcgrath - Bog - John Murray Press - Plusbog.dk

Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award In 1704 a bankrupt English merchant sent home the colt he had bought from Bedouin tribesmen near the ruins of Palmyra. Thomas Darley hoped this horse might be the ticket to a new life back in Yorkshire. But he turned out to be far more than that: and although Mr Darley''s Arabian never ran a race, 95% of all thoroughbreds in the world today are descended from him. In this book, for the first time, award-winning racing writer Christopher McGrath traces this extraordinary bloodline through twenty-five generations to our greatest modern racehorse, Frankel.The story of racing is about man''s relationship with horses, and Mr Darley''s Arabian also celebrates the men and women who owned, trained and traded the stallions that extended the dynasty. The great Eclipse, for instance, was bred by the Duke who foiled Bonnie Prince Charlie''s invasion (with militia gathered from Wakefield races) and went on to lead the Jockey Club. But he only became a success once bought and raced by a card-sharp and brothel-keeper - the racecourse has always brought high and low life together. McGrath expertly guides us through three centuries of scandals, adventures and fortunes won and lost: our sporting life offers a fascinating view into our history. With a canvas that extends from the diamond mines of South Africa to the trenches of the Great War, and a cast ranging from Smithfield meat salesmen to the inspiration for Mr Toad, and from legendary jockeys to not one, but two disreputable Princes of Wales (and a very unamused Queen Victoria), Mr Darley''s Arabian shows us the many faces of the sport of kings.

DKK 141.00
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The Warrior - Christopher Clarey - Bog - John Murray Press - Plusbog.dk

The Warrior - Christopher Clarey - Bog - John Murray Press - Plusbog.dk

An intimate biography of tennis''s living legend Rafael Nadal. Tennis is not short on history. When Nadal arrived on the scene in 2005, the record for men''s singles titles at the French Open stood at six, held by Bjorn Borg. Almost twenty years later, Nadal has more than doubled Borg''s total with a mind-boggling fourteen titles. His record will undoubtedly remain his signature achievement - the stat that will define him in memory twenty, fifty, even a hundred years from now. Fourteen certainly looks like the only major tennis record that will never be broken even if Nadal, a modest champion despite his flashy résumé, rejects that kind of definitive thinking.Nadal has won big and won often on any of tennis''s surfaces, securing two Wimbledon titles on grass and four U.S. Opens on acrylic hardcourts. But clay, the slowest and grittiest of the game''s playgrounds, is where it all comes together best for his explosive movement and warrior mindset. Clay is the canvas on which he has mastered his choreography, underlining the precision, speed, and raw power required to accomplish one of the most impressive sporting achievements of the 21st century - it is the essential stuff of his life and success.Legendary sports reporter and bestselling author Christopher Clarey has interviewed Nadal and his coaches from his first French Open victory at nineteen, marking his debut as a rising star on the premier clay-court event in the world, to his most recent victory in 2022, closing out an astonishing career as one of the greatest players of all time. Brimming with behind-the-scenes insight into the story of a global sporting icon, The Warrior is a must-read account for the loyal sports fan - and anyone interested in the evolution of excellence.

DKK 166.00
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D-Day - Giles Milton - Bog - John Murray Press - Plusbog.dk

D-Day - Giles Milton - Bog - John Murray Press - Plusbog.dk

''Vivid, graphic and moving'' Mail on Sunday Book of the Year ''It has a wonderful immediacy and vitality - living history in every sense'' Anthony Horowitz ''Fantastic'' Dan Snow ''Compellingly authentic, revelatory and beautifully written. A gripping tour de force'' Damien Lewis ''Stirring and unsettling in equal measure, this is history writing at its most powerful'' Evening Standard Almost seventy-five years have passed since D-Day, the day of the greatest seaborne invasion in history. The outcome of the Second World War hung in the balance on that chill June morning. If Allied forces succeeded in gaining a foothold in northern France, the road to victory would be open. But if the Allies could be driven back into the sea, the invasion would be stalled for years, perhaps forever.An epic battle that involved 156,000 men, 7,000 ships and 20,000 armoured vehicles, the desperate struggle that unfolded on 6 June 1944 was, above all, a story of individual heroics - of men who were driven to keep fighting until the German defences were smashed and the precarious beachheads secured. Their authentic human story - Allied, German, French - has never fully been told.Giles Milton''s bold new history narrates the day''s events through the tales of survivors from all sides: the teenage Allied conscript, the crack German defender, the French resistance fighter. From the military architects at Supreme Headquarters to the young schoolboy in the Wehrmacht''s bunkers, D-Day: The Soldiers'' Story lays bare the absolute terror of those trapped in the frontline of Operation Overlord. It also gives voice to those hitherto unheard - the French butcher''s daughter, the Panzer Commander''s wife, the chauffeur to the General Staff.This vast canvas of human bravado reveals ''the longest day'' as never before - less as a masterpiece of strategic planning than a day on which thousands of scared young men found themselves staring death in the face. It is drawn in its entirety from the raw, unvarnished experiences of those who were there.

DKK 239.00
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The Year Without Summer - Guinevere Glasfurd - Bog - John Murray Press - Plusbog.dk

The Year Without Summer - Guinevere Glasfurd - Bog - John Murray Press - Plusbog.dk

LONGLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT HISTORICAL FICTION PRIZE 2021 SHORTLISTED FOR THE HWA GOLD CROWN AWARD 2020 ''A STRIKINGLY SHARP AND SUBTLE WRITER'' Guardian ''SUPERB...BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN...UNFORGETTABLE'' FT Weekend ''SKILFUL'' Sunday Times ''RICH, INTRICATE, IMPRESSIVELY REALISED'' Observer ''VIVIDLY REALISED'' The Times ''A VISION OF THE PAST AND A VISION OF THE FUTURE'' Irish Times ''A VIVID SLICE OF HISTORICAL FICTION'' Sunday Express 1815, Sumbawa Island, Indonesia Mount Tambora explodes in a cataclysmic eruption, killing thousands. Sent to investigate, ship surgeon Henry Hogg can barely believe his eyes. Once a paradise, the island is now solid ash, the surrounding sea turned to stone. But worse is yet to come: as the ash cloud rises and covers the sun, the seasons will fail. 1816 In Switzerland, Mary Shelley finds dark inspiration. Confined inside by the unseasonable weather, thousands of famine refugees stream past her door. In Vermont, preacher Charles Whitlock begs his followers to keep faith as drought dries their wells and their livestock starve.In Suffolk, the ambitious and lovesick painter John Constable struggles to reconcile the idyllic England he paints with the misery that surrounds him. In the Fens, farm labourer Sarah Hobbs has had enough of going hungry while the farmers flaunt their wealth. And Hope Peter , returned from the Napoleonic wars, finds his family home demolished and a fence gone up in its place. He flees to London, where he falls in with a group of revolutionaries who speak of a better life, whatever the cost. As desperation sets in, Britain becomes beset by riots - rebellion is in the air. The Year Without Summer is the story of the books written, the art made; of the journeys taken, of the love longed for and the lives lost during that fateful year. Six separate lives, connected only by an event many thousands of miles away. Few had heard of Tambora - but none could escape its effects. ''VIVID, VIBRANT, HARD TO PUT DOWN'' Hilary Spurling ''THOUGHT-PROVOKING, BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN AND VERY COMPELLING'' Harriet Tyce ''INGENIOUS AND ABSORBING'' Kirsty Wark ''ASTONISHING, RIVETING, MASTERFUL, POETIC'' Emily Rapp Black ''A WORLDWIDE CANVAS BROUGHT TO LIFE IN VIVID, HEARTBREAKING DETAIL'' Marianne Kavanagh

DKK 119.00
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