Olga Chekhova was a stunning Russian beauty and a famous Nazi-era
film actress who was closely associated with Hitler; she was also the
niece of playwright Anton Chekhov. After fleeing Bolshevik Moscow for
Berlin in 1920, she was recruited by her composer brother Lev, to
work for Soviet intelligence. In return, her family were allowed to
join her. The extraordinary story of how the whole family survived
the Russian Revolution, the civil war, the rise of Hitler, the
Stalinist Terror, and the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union becomes,
in Antony Beevor's hands, a breathtaking tale of compromise and
survival in a merciless age.
The author:
Antony Beevor served as a regular officer in the 11th Hussars in
Germany. He has written several novels. His non-fiction includes
Inside the British Army, Crete :The Battle and the Resistance (which
won him a Runciman Prize in 1992), and in 1998 the best-selling
Stalingrad.
Text in English
Extra informatie:
Ingenaaid
Verschenen: mei 2005
Gewicht: 249 gram
Formaat: 197 x 127 x 24 mm
PENGUIN GROUP
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Antony Beevor
Crete
The Battle and the Resistance
Prijs Euro 16.95
The Germans expected their airborne attack on Crete in 1941 -
a unique event in the history of warfare - to be a textbook victory
based on tactical surprise. They had no idea that the British, using
Ultra intercepts, knew their plans and had laid a carefully-planned
trap. It should have been the first German defeat of the war, but a
fatal misunderstanding turned the battle round. Nor did the conflict
end there.
Ferocious Cretan freedom fighters mounted a heroic resistance,
aided by a dramatic cast of British officers from Special Operations
Executive.
The author:
Antony Beevor served as a regular officer in the 11th Hussars in
Germany. He has written several novels. His non-fiction includes
Inside the British Army, Crete :The Battle and the Resistance (which
won him a Runciman Prize in 1992), and in 1998 the best-selling
Stalingrad.
Text in English
Extra informatie:
Ingenaaid
Verschenen: september 2005
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Antony Beevor
Berlin
The Downfall 1945
Prijs Euro 10.95
Extra informatie:
Ingenaaid, 528 pagina's
Verschenen: september 2004
Gewicht: 300 gram
Formaat: 180 x 111 x 34 mm
Penguin Books Ltd (UK)
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