hastings max chastise the dambusters
Hastings Max Chastise. The Dambusters
A masterly history of the Dambusters raid from bestselling and critically acclaimed Max Hastings. Operation Chastise was one of the most extraordinary episodes of the Second World War, yet it has also become one of the most misunderstood. Max Hastings tells the gripping story of the Dambusters raid, from the invention of the bouncing bomb to the moonlit cockpits of young pilots flying at treetop height through lethal enemy fire. But Hastings also challenges what we think we know about the Dambusters, bringing to light the difficult truths that have often been left out of the legend.
1225 Руб.
Либерия 1 доллар 1997 г. (Вторая мировая война - Операция Chastise (рейд на дамбы)) (3)
Страна: ЛиберияАверс - REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA / THE LOVE OF LIBERTY BROUGHT US HERE / 1997 / REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA / 1 DOLLARГерб Либерии разделяющий дату над номиналом.Реверс - WORLD WAR II / RAID ON THE DAMS / $1Сцена налёта на дамбу.Монета номиналом в 1 доллар, посвященная операции "Chastise". Входит в серию, посвященную Второй Мировой войне. Операция Chastise (англ. chastise - «наказание», «порка») — кодовое название авиационного удара по плотинам в Германии 17 мая 1943 года с использованием специально разработанных «прыгающих бомб». Авианалёт был совершён 617-й эскадрильей Королевских ВВС, впоследствии известной как разрушители плотин (англ. Dambusters). В результате налёта плотины на Мёне и Эдере были частично разрушены, что вызвало затопление Рурской долины и деревень в долине Эдера, тогда как плотина в Зорпе получила незначительные повреждения.
1860 Руб.
Либерия 1 доллар 1997 г. (Вторая мировая война - Операция Chastise (рейд на дамбы)) (2)
Страна: ЛиберияАверс - REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA / THE LOVE OF LIBERTY BROUGHT US HERE / 1997 / REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA / 1 DOLLARГерб Либерии разделяющий дату над номиналом.Реверс - WORLD WAR II / RAID ON THE DAMS / $1Сцена налёта на дамбу.Монета номиналом в 1 доллар, посвященная операции "Chastise". Входит в серию, посвященную Второй Мировой войне. Операция Chastise (англ. chastise - «наказание», «порка») — кодовое название авиационного удара по плотинам в Германии 17 мая 1943 года с использованием специально разработанных «прыгающих бомб». Авианалёт был совершён 617-й эскадрильей Королевских ВВС, впоследствии известной как разрушители плотин (англ. Dambusters). В результате налёта плотины на Мёне и Эдере были частично разрушены, что вызвало затопление Рурской долины и деревень в долине Эдера, тогда как плотина в Зорпе получила незначительные повреждения.
1860 Руб.
Либерия 1 доллар 1997 г. (Вторая мировая война - Операция Chastise (рейд на дамбы))
Аверс REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA THE LOVE OF LIBERTY BROUGHT US HERE 1997 REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA 1 DOLLARРеверс WORLD WAR II RAID ON THE DAMS 1Монета номиналом в 1 доллар посвященная операции Chastise Входит в серию посвященную Второй Мировой войне Операция Chastise англ chastise наказание порка кодовое название авиационного удара по плотинам в Германии 17 мая 1943 года с использованием специально разработанных прыгающих бомб Авианалёт был совершён 617й эскадрильей Королевских ВВС впоследствии известной как разрушители плотин англ Dambusters В результате налёта плотины на Мёне и Эдере были частично разрушены что вызвало затопление Рурской долины и деревень в долине Эдера тогда как плотина в Зорпе получила незначительные поврежденияСтрана: ЛиберияШxДxВ: 39x39x1Вес: 0.02862Номинал:1 долларГурт: РубчатыйДиаметр, мм:39Вид чекана: Юбилейная монетаНомер по каталогу: KM 294Материал: Медно-никелевый сплавГод:1997Сохранность: XF+
1860 Руб.
Hastings Max Overlord: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy 1944
Max Hastings' classic account of the famous D-Day landings The famous D-Day landings of 6 June 1944 marked the beginning of Operation Overlord, the battle for the liberation of Europe. Republished as part of the Pan Military Classics series, Max Hastings' acclaimed account overturns many traditional legends in this memorable study. Drawing together the eyewitness accounts of survivors from both sides, plus a wealth of previously untapped sources and documents, Overlord provides a brilliant, controversial perspective on the devastating battle for Normandy. 'A masterly book, rich in insight, shrewd and weighty in judgement…Max Hastings stands in the first rank of writers on modern war' Financial Times
1426 Руб.
Hastings Max Nemesis. The Battle for Japan, 1944-45
A companion volume to his bestselling 'Armageddon', Max Hastings' account of the battle for Japan is a masterful military history. Featuring the most remarkable cast of commanders the world has ever seen, the dramatic battle for Japan of 1944-45 was acted out across the vast stage of Asia: Imphal and Kohima, Leyte Gulf and Iwo Jima, Okinawa and the Soviet assault on Manchuria. In this gripping narrative, Max Hastings weaves together the complex strands of an epic war, exploring the military tactics behind some of the most triumphant and most horrific scenes of the twentieth century. The result is a masterpiece that balances the story of command decisions, rivalries and follies with the experiences of soldiers, sailors and airmen of all sides as only Max Hastings can.
3202 Руб.
Hastings Max, Jenkins Simon The Battle for the Falklands
The Battle for the Falklands is a thoughtful and informed analysis of an astonishing chapter in modern British history from journalist and military historian Sir Max Hastings and political editor Simon Jenkins. Ten weeks. 28,000 soldiers. 8,000 miles from home. The Falklands War in 1982 was one of the strangest in British history. At the time, many Britons saw it as a tragic absurdity - thousands of men sent overseas for a tiny relic of empire - but the British victory over the Argentinians not only confirmed the quality of British arms but also boosted the political fortunes of Thatcher's Conservative government. However, it left a chequered aftermath and was later overshadowed by the two Gulf wars. Max Hastings’ and Simon Jenkins’ account of the conflict is a modern classic of war reportage and the definitive book on the conflict.
3175 Руб.
Hastings Max Bomber Command
Bomber Command is journalist and military historian Sir Max Hastings' compelling account of one of the most controversial struggles of the Second World War. RAF Bomber Command's offensive against the cities of Germany was one of the epic campaigns of the Second World War. More than 56,000 British and Commonwealth aircrew and 600,000 Germans died in the course of the RAF's attempt to win the war by bombing. The struggle began in 1939 with a few primitive Whitleys, Hampdens and Wellingtons, and ended six years later with 1,600 Lancasters, Halifaxes and Mosquitoes razing whole cities in a single night. Max Hastings traced the developments of area bombing using a wealth of documents, letters, diaries and interviews with key surviving witnesses. Bomber Command is, in turn, a fascinating, meticulously-researched, and vivid assessment of the RAF's integral role in the Second World War.
3175 Руб.
Hastings Max The Korean War
On 25 June 1950 the invasion of South Korea by the Communist North launched one of the bloodiest conflicts of the last century. The seemingly limitless power of the Chinese-backed North was thrown against the ferocious firepower of the UN-backed South in a war that can be seen today as the stark prelude to Vietnam. Max Hastings draws on first-hand accounts of those who fought on both sides to produce this vivid and incisive reassessment of the Korean War, bringing the military and human dimensions into sharp focus. Critically acclaimed on publication, republished with an introduction from the author, The Korean War remains the best narrative history of this conflict.
4157 Руб.
Hastings Max Overlord. D-day and the Battle for Normandy 1944
The famous D-Day landings of 6 June 1944 marked the beginning of Operation Overlord, the battle for the liberation of Europe. Military historian Sir Max Hastings’ acclaimed account overturns many traditional legends in this memorable study. Drawing together the eyewitness accounts of survivors from both sides, plus a wealth of previously untapped sources and documents, Overlord provides a brilliant, controversial perspective on the devastating battle for Normandy.
4153 Руб.
Christie Agatha The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Agatha Christie’s first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, was the result of a dare from her sister Madge who challenged her to write a story. The story begins when Hastings is sent back to England from the First World War due to injury and is invited to spend his sick leave at the beautiful Styles Court by his old friend John Cavendish. Here, Hastings meets John’s step-mother, Mrs Inglethorpe, and her new husband, Alfred. Despite the tranquil surroundings Hastings begins to realise that all is not right. When Mrs Inglethorpe is found poisoned, suspicion falls on the family, and another old friend, Hercule Poirot, is invited to investigate.
1276 Руб.
Hastings Max Armageddon. The Battle for Germany, 1944-1945
One of the greatest military feats during the Second World War was the transformation of the German force's activities in the weeks following the battles in Holland and on the German border, where the Allies had finally inflicted the greatest catastrophes of modern war on them. Somehow the Germans found the strength to halt the Allied advance in its tracks and to prolong the war to 1945. Armageddon, by military historian Sir Max Hastings, is the epic story of those last eight months of the war in northern Europe.
4153 Руб.
Виниловая пластинка Saxon - Carpe Diem (180g) (1 LP)
|Треклист:A1 Carpe Diem (Seize The Day) 4:42, A2 Age Of Steam 4:08, A3 The Pilgrimage 6:28, A4 Dambusters 3:19, A5 Remember The Fallen 5:15, B1 Super Nova 4:21, B2 Lady In Grey 5:12, B3 All For One 3:42, B4 Black Is The Night 4:12, B5 Living On The Limit 2:55
7699 Руб.
Hastings Michael The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan
From the author of The Last Magazine, a shocking behind-the-scenes portrait of our military commanders, their high-stake maneuvers, and the politcal firestorm that shook the United States. In the shadow of the hunt for Bin Laden and the United States' involvement in the Middle East, General Stanley McChrystal, the commanding general of international and U.S. forces in Afghanistan, was living large. His loyal staff liked to call him a "rock star." During a spring 2010 trip, journalist Michael Hastings looked on as McChrystal and his staff let off steam, partying and openly bashing the Obama administration. When Hastings's article appeared in Rolling Stone, it set off a political firestorm: McChrystal was unceremoniously fired. In The Operators, Hastings picks up where his Rolling Stone coup ended. From patrol missions in the Afghan hinterlands to senior military advisors' late-night bull sessions to hotel bars where spies and expensive hookers participate in nation-building, Hastings presents a shocking behind-the-scenes portrait of what he fears is an unwinnable war. Written in prose that is at once eye-opening and other times uncannily conversational, readers of No Easy Day will take to Hastings' unyielding first-hand account of the Afghan War and its cast of players.
2070 Руб.
Hastings Max The Secret War. Spies, Codes and Guerrillas 1939–1945
In The Secret War, Max Hastings presents a worldwide cast of characters and extraordinary sagas of intelligence and Resistance to create a new perspective on the greatest conflict in history. The book links tales of high courage ashore, at sea and in the air to the work of the brilliant 'boffins' battling the enemy's technology. Here are not only the unheralded codebreaking geniuses of Bletchley Park, but also their German counterparts who achieved their own triumphs and the fabulous espionage networks created, and so often spurned, by the Soviet Union. With its stories of high policy and human drama, the book has been acclaimed as the best history of the secret war ever written.
1348 Руб.
Hastings R., Meyer E. No Rules Rules. Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention
Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings reveals for the first time the unorthodox culture behind one of the worlds most innovative, imaginative, and successful companies There has never before been a company like Netflix. It has led nothing short of a revolution in the entertainment industries, generating billions of dollars in annual revenue while capturing the imaginations of hundreds of millions of people in over 190 countries. But to reach these great heights, Netflix, which launched in 1998 as an online DVD rental service, has had to reinvent itself over and over again. This type of unprecedented flexibility would have been impossible without the counterintuitive and radical management principles that cofounder Reed Hastings established from the very beginning. Hastings rejected the conventional wisdom under which other companies operate and defied tradition to instead build a culture focused on freedom and responsibility, one that has allowed Netflix to adapt and innovate as the needs of its members and the world have simultaneously transformed. Hastings set new standards, valuing people over process, emphasizing innovation over efficiency, and giving employees context, not controls. At Netflix, there are no vacation or expense policies. At Netflix, adequate performance gets a generous severance, and hard work is irrelevant. At Netflix, you don’t try to please your boss, you give candid feedback instead. At Netflix, employees don’t need approval, and the company pays top of market. When Hastings and his team first devised these unorthodox principles, the implications were unknown and untested. But in just a short period, their methods led to unparalleled speed and boldness, as Netflix quickly became one of the most loved brands in the world. Here for the first time, Hastings and Erin Meyer, bestselling author of The Culture Map and one of the world’s most influential business thinkers, dive deep into the controversial ideologies at the heart of the Netflix psyche, which have generated results that are the envy of the business world. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with current and past Netflix employees from around the globe and never-before-told stories of trial and error from Hastings’s own career, No Rules Rules is the fascinating and untold account of the philosophy behind one of the world’s most innovative, imaginative, and successful companies.
1292 Руб.