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War, World War II, History
The complete story of how the German Enigma codes were broken. Perfect for fans of THE IMITATION GAME, the new… film on Alan Turing's Enigma code, starring Benedict Cumberbatch.Breaking the German Enigma codes was not only about brilliant mathematicians and professors at Bletchley Park. There is another aspect of the story which it is only now possible to tell. It takes in the exploits of spies, naval officers and ordinary British seamen who risked, and in some cases lost, their lives snatching the vital Enigma codebooks from under the noses of Nazi officials and from sinking German ships and submarines. This book tells the whole Enigma story: its original invention and use by German forces and how it was the Poles who first cracked - and passed on to the British - the key to the German airforce Enigma. The more complicated German Navy Enigma appeared to them to be unbreakable.
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Biography, Humour, European travel and geography
From the bestselling author of ARE WE NEARLY THERE YET? (Radio 2 Book of the Year & voted Amazon Customers'… Fave Kindle Read 2011) comes a new hilarious and touching story of travel chaos.Chosen as one of Amazon's Best Kindle Books of 2013 Ben Hatch is on the road again. Commissioned to write a guidebook about France (despite not speaking any French) he sets off with visions of relaxing chateaux and refined dining. Ten thousand miles later his family's been attacked by a donkey, had a run-in with a death-cult and, after a near drowning and a calamitous wedding experience involving a British spy, his own marriage is in jeopardy. A combination of obsessions about mosquitoes, French gravel and vegetable theme parks mean it's a bumpy ride as Ben takes a stand against tyrannical French pool attendants, finds himself running with the bulls in Pamplona and almost starring in a snuff movie after a near fatal decision to climb into a millionaire's Chevrolet Blazer.Funny and poignant, Road to Rouen asks important questions about life, marriage and whether it's ever acceptable to tape baguette to your children's legs to smuggle lunch into Disneyland Paris.
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Sports and games
Are you sitting comfortably? Then Jeff will begin ... The universally-loved, award-winning host of Sky Sports' Soccer Saturday and Channel… 4's Countdown, and author of the bestselling Jelleyman's Thrown a Wobbly, returns with a Jackanory-style, football-flavoured narrative which gathers together the funniest, weirdest, most tragic, most heart-warming, under-the-radar stories of the football season. The book is stuffed to the gunnels with behind-the-scenes revelations, opinions and personal anecdotes from Jeff, and has a strong leaning towards the absurdities of both the highest levels and the grass-roots of the game. From the Macclesfield goalkeeper booked for using a golf tee to take his goal kicks, to the unintelligible ranting and raving of South American dictator chairmen. Let Jeff be your trusted guide through the madness of the football season, and let Jeffanory supply you with a veritable treasure trove of great anecdotes to take to the pub.
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European travel and geography
You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Italy From… the beaches to the Alps from fine art to fine pasta Italy has it all With this book you ll trace Italian culture from Rome s Colosseum to Michelangelo s David to the bustling elegance of Milan Experience the art-drenched cities of Venice and Florence explore the ancient ruins of the Roman Forum and learn how to avoid the lines at the most popular museums Discover the villages of Tuscany and Umbria and the lazy rhythms of the Cinque Terre Shop at local market stalls sip a cappuccino at an outdoor caf and pick up a picnic lunch at an allimentari Relax and enjoy the life of Bella Italia Rick s candid humorous advice will guide you to good-value hotels and restaurants He ll help you plan where to go and what to see depending on the length of your trip You ll get up-to-date recommendations about what is worth your time and money More than just reviews and directions a Rick Steves guidebook is a tour guide in your pocket
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Sports biography, Sports and games
The story of America s most sacred and carefully constructed football dynasty is revealed in this unflinching family… portrait For generations American athletes have enjoyed the ever-escalating celebrity lavished upon them when they combine on-the-field talent with off-the field charisma but never before have we seen as transformative a sports dynasty as the Mannings a bloodline of strong arms Southern values and savvy business instincts each man compelling in his own right made whole by family But how in just fifty years did this private trio achieve football immortality A gripping and definitive account In the Name of the Father traces Archie Peyton and Eli s roots from red-clay Mississippi to the bright lights of the Super Bowl to reveal the truth of their grit and dedication their inherent ability and the drama they endured behind closed doors As New York Times Notable biographer Mark Ribowsky meticulously chronicles the road to football stardom was not paved smoothly for patriarch Archie The most celebrated and beloved athlete to emerge from tiny Drew Mississippi Archie lost his father to suicide during his heyday at Ole Miss Then despite his playing through the pain a string of surgeries prematurely ended a storied NFL career most memorably spent with the New Orleans Saints Similar savior-like expectations were passed to Archie s eldest Cooper the most gifted of his brood but the shocking discovery of a spinal condition prevented Cooper from ever playing a single snap of college ball Luckily Archie had been raising all three of his sons to love the gridiron throwing deep balls to them off the front porch and there were two more heir apparents in the wings Raised watching dusty old game films in the family den Peyton was swiftly hailed as a generational talent his record-breaking tenure at Tennessee paving a clear path to the NFL Winning Super Bowls with both the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos he was able to overcome a debilitating neck injury after barely being able to hold a football to eclipse Archie in football success It was Peyton who would first pair his football cachet with capitalism selecting commercials and appearances to show off his humor and expand the now-ubiquitous Manning brand into mainstream popular culture And finally there was quiet Eli with an arm and a career to match his big brother s but a reserved and enigmatic affect all his own The good-boy who followed his father to Ole Miss Eli entered the NFL even more carefully managed then his brother was forcing a trade when the lackluster San Diego Chargers selected him with the first pick in the draft Even with two dramatic Super Bowl wins with the New York Giants Eli s lows have been catastrophic and he has never been quite the media darling his brother is But even as their football careers wind down the power of the Manning name only grows Drawing on new interviews and research Ribowsky reveals a family of transcendent talent and intense loyalty dedicated to maintaining an all-American fa ade that has on occasion shown cracks From the family s past steeped in problematic parts of Southern identity to locker-room scandal turned lawsuit to flashes of fraternal jealousy Ribowsky leaves no stone unturned Rich in gridiron dramatics and familial intrigue In the Name of the Father is a quintessentially American saga of a multifaceted lineage that has forever changed the game
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World War II, History
A New York Times Notable Book of 2012 Food, and in particular the lack of it, was central to the… experience of World War II. In this richly detailed and engaging history, Lizzie Collingham establishes how control of food and its production is crucial to total war. How were the imperial ambitions of Germany and Japan - ambitions which sowed the seeds of war - informed by a desire for self-sufficiency in food production? How was the outcome of the war affected by the decisions that the Allies and the Axis took over how to feed their troops? And how did the distinctive ideologies of the different combatant countries determine their attitudes towards those they had to feed? Tracing the interaction between food and strategy, on both the military and home fronts, this gripping, original account demonstrates how the issue of access to food was a driving force within Nazi policy and contributed to the decision to murder hundreds of thousands of 'useless eaters' in Europe. Focusing on both the winners and losers in the battle for food, The Taste of War brings to light the striking fact that war-related hunger and famine was not only caused by Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, but was also the result of Allied mismanagement and neglect, particularly in India, Africa and China. American dominance both during and after the war was not only a result of the United States' immense industrial production but also of its abundance of food. This book traces the establishment of a global pattern of food production and distribution and shows how the war subsequently promoted the pervasive influence of American food habits and tastes in the post-war world. A work of great scope, The Taste of War connects the broad sweep of history to its intimate impact upon the lives of individuals. .
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World War II, History
When The Search for Major Plagge was published last spring the world finally learned about a unique hero … and about one American doctor s extraordinary journey to tell Karl Plagge s story Part detective story part personal quest Michael Good s book is the story of the German commander of a Lithuanian work camp who saved hundreds of Jewish lives in the Vilna ghetto including the life of Good s mother Pearl Who was this enigmatic officer Pearl Good had spoken of so often After five years of research interviewing survivors assembling a team that could work to open German files untouched for fifty years following every lead he could Good was able to uncover the amazing tale of one man s remarkable courage And in April 2005 Karl Plagge joined Oskar Schindler and 380 other Germans as a Righteous among Nations honored by the State of Israel for protecting and saving Jewish lives during the Holocaust This expanded edition features new photographs and a new epilogue on the impact of the discovery of Karl Plagge especially the story of 83-year-old Alfons von Deschwanden who after fifty years of silence came forward as a veteran of Plagge s unit His testimony is now part of this growing witness to truth
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European history, World War II, History
Under the code name Operation Reinhard more than one and a half million Jews were murdered between 1942 and… 1943 in the concentration camps of Belzec Sobibor and Treblinka located in Nazi-occupied Poland Unlike more well-known camps which were used both for slave labor and extermination these camps existed purely to murder Jews Few victims survived to tell their stories and the camps were largely forgotten after they were dismantled in 1943 The Operation Reinhard Death Camps bears eloquent witness to this horrific tragedy This newly revised and expanded edition includes new material on the history of the Jews under German occupation in Poland the execution and timing of Operation Reinhard information about the ghettos in Lublin Warsaw Krakow Radom and Galicia and updated numbers of the victims who were murdered during deportations In addition to documenting the horror of the camps Yitzhak Arad recounts the stories of those courageous enough to struggle against the Nazis and their Final Solution Arad s work retrieves the experiences of Operation Reinhard s victims and survivors from obscurity and exposes a terrible chapter in humanity s history
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European travel and geography, Travel and geography
Hit France s can t-miss art sights and bites in two weeks or less with Rick Steves Best… of France Inside you ll find Strategic advice from Rick Steves on what s worth your time and moneyShort itineraries covering the best of Paris Normandy the Loire Dordogne Provence the French Riviera and Burgundy including Versailles Nice the D-Day beaches C tes du Rh ne Monaco Avignon and moreRick s tips for beating the crowds skipping lines and avoiding tourist trapsThe best of local culture flavors and haunts including walks through museums and atmospheric neighborhoodsTrip planning strategies like how to link destinations and design your itinerary what to pack where to stay and how to get aroundOver 400 full-color pages with detailed maps and vibrant photosSuggestions for side trips and excursionsExperience France s old-world romance and modern-day excitement for yourself with Rick Steves Best of France Planning a longer trip Rick Steves France 2018 is the classic in-depth guide to exploring the country updated annually Looking for a quick getaway Try Rick Steves Pocket Paris
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Arts and entertainment, Sports and games
The legendary boxer s personal photographer from 1977 1978 shares fascinating stories and stunning rare photographs… Michael Gaffney traveled the world with Muhammad Ali covered three fights took eight thousand photographs and produced hours of recordings that pieced together in this book define and reveal an authentic Ali Poignant funny and brutally honest this book reveals the struggles of the legendary fighter who fought to stay in the game he loved This is a dramatic and up-close look at the trilogy of Ali s fights from 1977 1978 A tough win against Earnie Shavers a shocking loss to Leon Spinks and a glorious redemptive comeback victory to win the World Heavyweight Championship for an unprecedented third time a feat never accomplished before or since Filled with dramatic photos The Champ is also a compelling personal journey inside the good heart and courageous spirit of one of the most extraordinary people of our lifetime The Champ is one helluva achievement and one helluva book Bert Randolph Sugar Hall of Fame boxing historian
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Sports and games, Travel and geography
Hike through tranquil pine forests and across vast prairies of wildflowers With Moon 75 Great Hikes Minneapolis … St Paul adventure is just outside your door Inside you ll find A Hike for Everyone ranging from short flat routes suitable for families to daylong treks for more ambitious hikers with options to extend or shorten the journey All hikes are rated for difficulty and indicate if they are wheelchair-accessible or dog-friendlyExplore the Trails Highlights like lakes rivers waterfalls historic sites wildlife and wildflowers are noted for each hike Maps and Directions Get around with easy-to-use maps point-by-point navigation and detailed driving directions to each trailhead with GPS coordinates and public transit options when availableTop Hikes throughout the Twin Cities Metro Area including Brainerd Lakes and the Mississippi River Valley the St Croix River Valley the Minnesota River Valley and Southern MinnesotaTrusted Advice Expert outdoorsman and Minnesota native Jake Kulju has been hiking the greater Twin Cities since childhoodTips and Tools Essentials like health and safety information trail etiquette and background on the landscape and history of the trailsWhether you re a veteran hiker or a first-timer Moon s comprehensive coverage and strategic advice will have you ready to lace up your hiking boots and head out on your next adventure Looking to experience more of the Midwest s beauty Try Moon Michigan s Upper Peninsula or Moon Wisconsin
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European history, History, World War II
The 1941 Axis invasion of Yugoslavia initially left the German occupiers with a pacified Serbian heartland willing to cooperate in… return for relatively mild treatment. Soon, however, the outbreak of resistance shattered Serbia's seeming tranquility, turning the country into a battlefield and an area of bitter civil war. Deftly merging political and social history, Serbia under the Swastika looks at the interactions between Germany's occupation policies, the various forces of resistance and collaboration, and the civilian population. Alexander Prusin reveals a German occupying force at war with itself. Pragmatists intent on maintaining a sedate Serbia increasingly gave way to Nazified agencies obsessed with implementing the expansionist racial vision of the Third Reich. As Prusin shows, the increasing reliance on terror catalyzed conflict between the nationalist Chetniks, communist Partisans, and the collaborationist government. Prusin unwraps the winding system of expediency that at times led the factions to support one-another against the Germans--even as they fought a ferocious internecine civil war to determine the future of Yugoslavia.
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Food and drink, European travel and geography
A collection of stories and 100 sweet and savory French-inspired recipes from popular food blogger David Lebovitz reflecting the… way modern Parisians eat today and featuring lush photography taken around Paris and in David s Parisian kitchen It s been ten years since David Lebovitz packed up his most treasured cookbooks a well-worn cast-iron skillet and his laptop and moved to Paris In that time the culinary culture of France has shifted as a new generation of chefs and home cooks--most notably in Paris--incorporates ingredients and techniques from around the world into traditional French dishes In My Paris Kitchen David remasters the classics introduces lesser-known fare and presents 100 sweet and savory recipes that reflect the way modern Parisians eat today You ll find Soupe l oignon Cassoulet Coq au vin and Croque-monsieur as well as Smoky barbecue-style pork Lamb shank tagine Dukkah-roasted cauliflower Salt cod fritters with tartar sauce and Wheat berry salad with radicchio root vegetables and pomegranate And of course there s dessert Warm chocolate cake with salted butter caramel sauce Duck fat cookies Bay leaf poundcake with orange glaze French cheesecake and the list goes on David also shares stories told with his trademark wit and humor and lush photography taken on location around Paris and in David s kitchen reveals the quirks trials beauty and joys of life in the culinary capital of the world
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World War II, United States history, Politics and government
From the acclaimed author of Citizens of London comes the definitive account of the debate over American intervention in World… War II--a bitter sometimes violent clash of personalities and ideas that divided the nation and ultimately determined the fate of the free world At the center of this controversy stood the two most famous men in America President Franklin D Roosevelt who championed the interventionist cause and aviator Charles Lindbergh who as unofficial leader and spokesman for America s isolationists emerged as the president s most formidable adversary Their contest of wills personified the divisions within the country at large and Lynne Olson makes masterly use of their dramatic personal stories to create a poignant and riveting narrative While FDR buffeted by political pressures on all sides struggled to marshal public support for aid to Winston Churchill s Britain Lindbergh saw his heroic reputation besmirched--and his marriage thrown into turmoil--by allegations that he was a Nazi sympathizer Spanning the years 1939 to 1941 Those Angry Days vividly re-creates the rancorous internal squabbles that gripped the United States in the period leading up to Pearl Harbor After Germany vanquished most of Europe America found itself torn between its traditional isolationism and the urgent need to come to the aid of Britain the only country still battling Hitler The conflict over intervention was as FDR noted a dirty fight rife with chicanery and intrigue and Those Angry Days recounts every bruising detail In Washington a group of high-ranking military officers including the Air Force chief of staff worked to sabotage FDR s pro-British policies Roosevelt meanwhile authorized FBI wiretaps of Lindbergh and other opponents of intervention At the same time a covert British operation approved by the president spied on antiwar groups dug up dirt on congressional isolationists and planted propaganda in U S newspapers The stakes could not have been higher The combatants were larger than life With the immediacy of a great novel Those Angry Days brilliantly recalls a time fraught with danger when the future of democracy and America s role in the world hung in the balance Advance praise for Those Angry Days With this stirring book Lynne Olson confirms her status as our era s foremost chronicler of World War II politics and diplomacy Those Angry Days tells the extraordinary tale of America s internal debate about whether and how to stop Hitler Filled with fascinating anecdotes and surprising twists the text raises moral and practical questions that we still struggle with today Compelling for students of history and casual readers alike --Madeleine K Albright former U S Secretary of State Lynne Olson has done it again Those Angry Days is a riveting account of the political tensions and cast of historic figures engaged in an epic battle over the role of the United States in the early years of World War II It s all here FDR Lindbergh Churchill Hitler war in Europe and the Pacific The stakes could not have been higher and the outcome was never certain Modern leaders and citizens alike can learn so much from Those Angry Days --Tom Brokaw author of The Greatest Generation
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General non-fiction, Sports and games
This book reimagines the pleasures of sports and provides a critical perspective from the Global South Analysing the spread… of sports markets in Sri Lanka along with a range of struggles the book highlights how the celebration of sportive nationalism promoting sports markets in the Global South reinforces patriarchal ethno-nationalist authoritarian sports cultures By explaining how the realm of social reproduction involving households and communities is integral for play and sports the book challenges the market-driven sports and development agenda while arguing for a sports commons By foregrounding issues of justice and care the book highlights how struggles for recognition redistribution and representation are central to reimagining sports within an alternative notion of work play and resistance
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United States history, Sports and games
In the tradition of Michael Lewis s Moneyball award-winning historian S C Gwynne tells the incredible story of… how two unknown coaches revolutionized American football at every level from high school to the NFL Hal Mumme is one of a handful of authentic offensive geniuses in the history of American football The Perfect Pass is the story of how he irreverently destroyed and re-created the game Mumme spent fourteen mostly losing seasons coaching football before inventing a potent passing offense that would soon shock players delight fans and terrify opposing coaches The revolution he fomented began at a tiny overlooked college called Iowa Wesleyan where Mumme was head coach and Mike Leach a lawyer who had never played college football was hired as his offensive line coach In the cornfields of Iowa while scribbling plays on paper napkins these two mad inventors drawn together by a shared disregard for conventionalism and a love for Jimmy Buffett began to engineer the purest most extreme passing game in the 145-year history of football Implementing their Air Raid offense their teams--at Iowa Wesleyan and later at Valdosta State and the University of Kentucky--played blazingly fast--faster than any team ever had before and they routinely beat teams with far more talented athletes And Mumme and Leach did it all without even a playbook Their quarterback once completed sixty-one of eighty-six passes both collegiate records In The Perfect Pass S C Gwynne explores Mumme s leading role in changing football from a run-dominated sport to a pass-dominated one the game that tens of millions of Americans now watch every fall weekend Whether you re a casual or ravenous football fan this is a truly compelling story of American ingenuity and how a set of revolutionary ideas made their way from the margins into the hot center of the game we celebrate today
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Journals and memoirs, Sports and games, United States travel and geography
Based on his popular New York Times series bestselling author Bruce Weber shares the adventures of his solo bicycle… ride from coast to coast P Riding a bicycle across the United States is one of those bucket-list goals that many dream about but few fulfill During the summer and fall of 2011 at the age of fifty-seven Bruce Weber an obituary writer for The New York Times made the trip alone and wrote about it as it unfolded mile by mile a vivid and immediate report of the self-powered life on the road P Now expanding upon the articles and blog posts that quickly became a must-read adventure story Weber gives us Life Is a Wheel a witty inspiring and reflective diary of his journey in which the challenges and rewards of self-reliance and strenuous physical effort yield wry and incisive observations about cycling and America not to mention the pleasures of a three-thousand-calorie breakfast P The story begins on the Oregon coast with Weber wondering what he s gotten himself into and ends in triumph on New York City s George Washington Bridge From Going-to-the-Sun Road in the northern Rockies to the headwaters of the Mississippi and through the cityscapes of Chicago and Pittsburgh his encounters with people and places provide us with an intimate two-wheeled perspective of America And with thousands of miles to travel Weber considers when he s not dealing with tractor-trailers lightning storms dehydration headwinds and loneliness his past his family and the echo that a well-lived life leaves behind P Part travelogue part memoir part romance part paean to the bicycle as a simple mode of both mobility and self-expression and part bemused and panicky account of a middle-aged man s attempt to stave off well you know Life Is a Wheel is an elegant and beguiling escape for biking enthusiasts armchair travelers and any readers who are older than they were yesterday
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Historical biography, World War II, United States history
The dramatic and never-before-told story of a secret FDR-approved American internment camp in Texas during World War II where… thousands of families--many US citizens--were incarcerated From 1942 to 1948 trains delivered thousands of civilians from the United States and Latin America to Crystal City Texas a small desert town at the southern tip of Texas The trains carried Japanese German Italian immigrants and their American-born children The only family internment camp during World War II Crystal City was the center of a government prisoner exchange program called quiet passage During the course of the war hundreds of prisoners in Crystal City including their American-born children were exchanged for other more important Americans--diplomats businessmen soldiers physicians and missionaries--behind enemy lines in Japan and Germany Focusing her story on two American-born teenage girls who were interned author Jan Jarboe Russell uncovers the details of their years spent in the camp the struggles of their fathers their families subsequent journeys to war-devastated Germany and Japan and their years-long attempt to survive and return to the United States transformed from incarcerated enemies to American loyalists Their stories of day-to-day life at the camp from the ten-foot high security fence to the armed guards daily roll call and censored mail have never been told Combining big-picture World War II history with a little-known event in American history that has long been kept quiet The Train to Crystal City reveals the war-time hysteria against the Japanese and Germans in America the secrets of FDR s tactics to rescue high-profile POWs in Germany and Japan and how the definition of American citizenship changed under the pressure of war
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History, World War II
Published in time for the 75th anniversary a gripping and definitive account of the event that changed twentieth-century America--Pearl… Harbor--based on years of research and new information uncovered by a New York Times bestselling author The America we live in today was born not on July 4 1776 but on December 7 1941 when an armada of 354 Japanese warplanes supported by aircraft carriers destroyers and midget submarines suddenly and savagely attacked the United States killing 2 403 men--and forced America s entry into World War II Pearl Harbor From Infamy to Greatness follows moment by moment the sailors soldiers pilots diplomats admirals generals emperor and president as they engineer fight and react to this stunningly dramatic moment in world history Beginning in 1914 bestselling author Craig Nelson maps the road to war beginning with Franklin D Roosevelt then the Assistant Secretary of the Navy and not yet afflicted with polio attending the laying of the keel of the USS Arizona at the Brooklyn Navy Yard Writing with vivid intimacy Nelson traces Japan s leaders as they lurch into ultranationalist fascism which culminates in their insanely daring yet militarily brilliant scheme to terrify America with one of the boldest attacks ever waged Within seconds the country would never be the same In addition to learning the little understood history of how and why Japan attacked Hawaii we hear an abandoned record player endlessly repeating Sunrise Serenade as bombs shatter the decks of the California we feel cold terror as lanky young American sailors must anxiously choose between staying aboard their sinking ships or diving overboard into harbor waters aflame with burning ship fuel we watch as Navy wives tearfully hide with their children in caves from a rumored invasion and we understand the frustration and triumph of a lone American teenager as he shoots down a Japanese bomber even as the attack destroys hundreds of US airplanes and dozens of ships Backed by a research team s five years of work which produced nearly a million pages of documents as well as Nelson s thorough re-examination of the original evidence assembled by federal investigators this page-turning and definitive work provides a thrilling blow-by-blow account from both the Japanese and American perspectives and is historical drama on the grandest scale Nelson delivers all the terror chaos violence tragedy and heroism of the attack in stunning detail and offers surprising conclusions about the tragedy s unforeseen and resonant consequences that linger even today
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Criticism, Sports and games
Fishers Craft and Lettered Art provides editions English translations and analysis from social cultural and… environmental perspectives of the three oldest European extended tracts on fishing Richard Hoffmann discusses the history of fishing in popular culture and outlines the economic and ecologic considerations needed to examine and understand the fishing manuals Hoffmann further explores how continental fishing traditions were conveyed from oral craft practice into printed culture and proposes that these manuals demonstrate a lively and complex interaction between written texts and popular culture The tracts are presented in their original languages - Spanish and German - with facing page translations Close attention is paid to original setting functions and possible range of readings with detailed explanatory notes to help modern fishers and historians Fishers Craft and Lettered Art is a fascinating look at one vital aspect of everyday life at the end of the Middle Ages