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It was the British victory at the Battle of El Alamein in November
1942 that inspired one of Winston Churchill's most famous
aphorisms: 'This is not the end, it is not even the beginning of
the end, but it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning'. And yet the
significance of this episode remains unrecognised. In this
thrilling historical account, Jonathan Dimbleby describes the
political and strategic realities that lay behind the battle,
charting the nail-biting months that led to the victory at El
Alamein in November 1942. It is a story of high drama, played out
both in the war capitals of London, Washington, Berlin, Rome and
Moscow, and at the front in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Morrocco and
Algeria and in the command posts and foxholes in the desert.
Destiny in the Desert is about politicians and generals, diplomats,
civil servants and soldiers. It is about forceful characters and
the tensions and rivalries between them. Drawing on official
records and the personal insights of those involved at every level,
Dimbleby creates a vivid portrait of a struggle which for Churchill
marked the turn of the tide - and which for the soldiers on the
ground involved fighting and dying in a foreign land. Now available
in paperback in time, Destiny in the Desert, which was shortlisted
for the Hessell-Tiltman prize 2012-13, is required reading for
anyone with an interest in the Desert War.
A SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER 'With his customary literary
flair and capacity to master and mobilize very many and varied
sources, Jonathan Dimbleby gives us the best single-volume account
of the Barbarossa campaign to date' Andrew Roberts, author of
Churchill: Walking with Destiny 'Like a fast-moving juggernaut of
horror, Dimbleby's Barbarossa is a page-turning descent into Hell
and back. Part warning, part fable, but all too true, this fresh
and compelling account of Hitler's failed invasion of the Soviet
Union should be on everyone's reading list for 2021' Dr Amanda
Foreman, author of A World on Fire _______________________________
Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's invasion of Russia in June 1941,
aimed at nothing less than a war of extermination to annihilate
Soviet communism, liquidate the Jews and create Lebensraum for the
German master race. But it led to the destruction of the Third
Reich, and was cataclysmic for Germany with millions of men killed,
wounded or registered as missing in action. It was this colossal
mistake -- rather than any action in Western Europe -- that lost
Hitler the Second World War. Drawing on hitherto unseen archival
material, including previously untranslated Russian sources,
Jonathan Dimbleby puts Barbarossa in its proper place in history
for the first time. From its origins in the ashes of the First
World War to its impact on post-war Europe, and covering the
military, political and diplomatic story from all sides, he paints
a full and vivid picture of this monumental campaign whose full
nature and impact has remained unexplored. At the heart of the
narrative, written in Dimbleby's usual gripping style, are
compelling descriptions of the leaders who made the crucial
decisions, of the men and women who fought on the front lines, of
the soldiers who committed heinous crimes on an unparalleled scale
and of those who were killed when the Holocaust began. Hitler's
fatal gamble had the most terrifying of consequences. Written with
authority and humanity, Barbarossa is a masterwork that transforms
our understanding of the Second World War and of the twentieth
century. _______________________________ 'Superb. . . stays with
you long after you have finished' Henry Hemming, bestselling author
of Our Man in New York 'A chilling account of war at its worst'
Bear Grylls
Creating Change for Vulnerable Teens tells the story of Tish
Feilden and Jamie's Farm - a network of therapeutic farms dedicated
to transforming the lives of disadvantaged children. Documenting
Tish's experiences of working with truly remarkable teens who have
faced huge challenges in their lives, the book describes how the
farms help young people to thrive academically, socially and
emotionally. She shares the approaches they have pioneered,
including the critical importance of trust, of looking behind the
behaviour and of really connecting with the desires and hopes of
young people. If you have an interest in supporting vulnerable
children or young people, this book provides a wealth of
inspiration and ideas you can use, whatever the setting.
A SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER 'The best single-volume account
of the Barbarossa campaign to date' Andrew Roberts, author of
Churchill: Walking with Destiny 'A page-turning descent into Hell
and back . . . this fresh and compelling account of Hitler's failed
invasion of the Soviet Union should be on everyone's reading list
for 2021' Dr Amanda Foreman, author of A World on Fire
_______________________________ The largest military operation in
history. The turning point of the Second World War. The most
important year of the twentieth century. Operation Barbarossa,
Hitler's invasion of Russia in June 1941, aimed at nothing less
than a war of extermination to annihilate Soviet communism,
liquidate the Jews and create Lebensraum for the German master
race. But it led to the destruction of the Third Reich, and was
cataclysmic for Germany with millions of men killed, wounded or
registered as missing in action. It was this colossal mistake --
rather than any action in Western Europe -- that lost Hitler the
Second World War. Drawing on hitherto unseen archival material,
including previously untranslated Russian sources, Jonathan
Dimbleby puts Barbarossa in its proper place in history for the
first time. From its origins in the ashes of the First World War to
its impact on post-war Europe, and covering the military, political
and diplomatic story from all sides, he paints a full and vivid
picture of this monumental campaign whose full nature and impact
has remained unexplored. Written with authority and humanity,
Barbarossa is a masterwork that transforms our understanding of the
Second World War and of the twentieth century.
_______________________________ 'Superb. . . stays with you long
after you have finished' Henry Hemming, bestselling author of Our
Man in New York 'A chilling account of war at its worst' Bear
Grylls
'Majestic. Truly gripping' Andrew Roberts The Battle of the
Atlantic was the single most important - and longest - campaign of
the Second World War. If Britain lost this vital supply route it
lost the war. In Jonathan Dimbleby's brilliant and dramatic new
account we see how this epic struggle for maritime mastery played
out, from the politicians and admirals to the men on and under the
sea and their families waiting at home. Filled with haunting and
hair-raising stories of chases, ambushes, sinkings, stalkings,
disasters and rescues, The Battle of the Atlantic is a monumental
work of history as it was lived and fought. 'Recounts the horror
and humanity of life on those perilous oceans' Independent
'Dimbleby moves with skill from scene to scene, eavesdropping on
the great statesmen like Churchill, the merchant seamen who carried
out their orders, the U-boat commanders who tried to sink them and
the families of those who lost their lives at sea' Mail on Sunday
June 1944: In Operation Bagration, more than two million Red Army
soldiers, facing 500,000 German soldiers, finally avenged their defeat
in Operation Barbarossa in 1941. The same month saw the Allies triumph
on the beaches of Normandy, but, despite the myths that remain, it was
the events on the Eastern Front that sealed Hitler's fate and destroyed
Nazism.
In his new book, bestselling historian Jonathan Dimbleby describes and
analyses this momentous year, covering the military, political and
diplomatic story in his evocative style. Drawing on previously
untranslated German, Russian and Polish sources, we see how
sophisticated new forms of deception and ruthless Partisan warfare
shifted the Soviets’ fortunes, how their triumphs effectively gave
Stalin authority to occupy Eastern Europe and how it was the events of
1944 that enabled Stalin to dictate the terms of the post-war
settlement, laying the foundations for the Cold War . . .
Russia is a country in transition. It is a land of exotic treasures
with a culture rich in world-famous artists, writers and musicians.
It is a swiftly modernizing economy yet still a place of
corruption, suppression and secrecy, trying to shake off its
recent, bloody past of Communist dictatorship. Russia may no longer
be seen as a rival to America, but with control over a huge portion
of the world's non-renewable energy resources, it is a rapidly
rising energy super-power. Yet, shrouded in myth and ice, it is
little understood by the rest of the world.
Travelling thousands of miles, Jonathan journeys from Kaliningrad
in the west to Provideniya in the east to discover modern Russia.
Passing through some of the most extreme landscapes on Earth,
several climates and seven time zones, he visits places
"spectacular, infamous, secret" that witnessed defining moments in
Russia's extraordinary history. Caught between Asia and Europe, the
people of this vast landmass are as diverse as the landscape they
inhabit, their ethnic mix a product of Russian expansionism.
In his book and the television series it accompanies, Jonathan
looks at how the past has shaped the present and attempts to
explain what modern Russia means to her people now.
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