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Deighton's novel writing acumen have made his histories of World War II engaging and readable, This is no exception. Although very Anglocentric, his thoughtful description and analysis of preWorld War II political and technological developments, and the long shadow of World War I, make the interwar years eminently interesting.
He doesn't write alternative histories, but he does point out minor and major decisions that rippled in magnitude as their effects impacted events later in the conflict.
Although nearlypages of text, his organization allows the reader to read in small doses, prolonging the enjoyment and allowing for digestion.
This book is certainly beneficial for decision makers and policymakers that filter their actions with ideology, biases, and prejudices, British writer, years leading up to WWII in GB, France, Germany, Russia, Japan, Good book although he is prone to sticking in material because he has it on a note card and no better section so jumps around some.
And not much on U, S. or what happened after. Neither objective nor a history, exactly, in that it deals with everything from the FrancoPrussian War in thes up throughand stops there.
But a tremendous book, appropriate for the WWII novice and cognoscenti alike, Deighton pulls no punches and makes hamburger of a few sacred cows you should see what he says about Enigma, This makes for a highly readable book that has the draw of a novel,
Be warned that he breaks the war into pieces that happen simultaneously, so the Atlantic sphere is dealt with long before the Battle of Britain.
It works surprisingly well. Highly recommended. An engrossing amp objective overview of the Second Great War: from the interwar elements of WWI's fallout that gave an accelerant to the Axis' cause the error inherent in man's military amp political ideals entanglements of each sides respective "wings" of combat.
Overall, the Limey Deighton scribed a valuable expose' that brings a keen edge to WWII discussion, amp a somber word of what pitiful things cause unabridged destruction.
Dobře napsané, čtivé. Autor na rozdíl od jiných publikací, zabývajících se spojeneckými vojsky, poukazuje na nedostatky ve vedení, chyby, liknavost, Takových kritických prací není tolik,
Na druhou stranu autor neopomněl zmínit i rozhodnutí dobrá,
The novelist is easy to read, but I think the subject is still too large for him to approach and organize, He tracks the war until the attack on Pearl Harbor, His conclusion that after the attack people felt allied victory was inevitable is neither objective nor, in my opinion, true, WW II through the lens of an industrialist, Excellent read and an enlightening perspective, If you have the time to read only two books about WW II then you read this one and Keegan's "armies in Normandy",
It's very thick but also very pleasant to read, Deighton is at the top of his form as a nonfic writer here, I've read hundreds of books on WW II and no one, pro or "amateur" does a better summary of the whole war, with the most recent historical findings in it.
I'm currently through this WWepic, Its a complete look at the conflict in a way history books and documentaries rarely do, It covers the entire war in depth and with plenty historical backgroung in an unbiased manner,
Deighton writes exceptionally well and manages to breathe plenty of life into a well covered subject, He brings the main characters vividly to life and imparts information in an almost novel style, It is certainly the best written and most comperhensive book I have read on this subject, This is an interesting read, I do recommend this book to anyone who is interested in getting a different take on WWII,
Although I don't care much for Deighton's opening summary of events leading to
the second world war, His opinions are to general,
The fact that all the mistakes were made by every side and all the key decision makers, just sums up human nature, politics and war.
Bottom line, this is a pop title that makes history approachable in a lighthearted way but falls flat as either solid history or engaging read.
Purchased for.and redonated. A less than hagiagraphic account of the Allies' war effort, focusing on strategic missteps, logistical blunders and selfserving myths which are part of any war effort, but rarely make it into the history books if you win.
In a way, it makes the Allied victory in World War II that much more impressive because while the Germans, Japanese and Italians had been preparing for years and hit the ground having already cut their teeth in Spain, China and Ethiopia, the Allies were basically wartime amateurs having to learn on the job.
Excellent history, from a British perspective, without mercy on the men who made decisions often the wrong ones leading up to and during the second world war.
This book will change your view of the war, Deighton, a skilled thriller writer, does an exemplary job here of deconstructing the strategy and stupidity of WWII from the British POV, A comparable Americancentric work is the 'Army at Dawn' trilogy,
Nations start wars, and their generals plan battles, often based on wishful thinking instead of facts, When confronted by disaster, they often doubledown, As the Allies turn the tide and defeat the Nazis, it is often startling that any success could be achieved, This is the epiphany that Deighton's work sparks, Deighton was born in Marylebone, London, in, His father was a chauffeur and mechanic, and his mother was a part time cook, After leaving school, Deighton worked as a railway clerk before performing his National Service, which he spent as a photographer for the Royal Air Forces Special Investigation Branch.
After discharge from the RAF, he studied at St Martins School of Art in London in, and inwon a scholarship to the Royal College of Art, graduating in.
Deighton worked as an airline steward with BOAC, Before he began his writing career he worked as an illustrator in New York and, in, as an art director in a London advertising agency.
He is credited with creating the first British cover for Jack Kerouacs On the R Deighton was born in Marylebone, London, in.
His father was a chauffeur and mechanic, and his mother was a part time cook, After leaving school, Deighton worked as a railway clerk before performing his National Service, which he spent as a photographer for the Royal Air Force's Special Investigation Branch.
After discharge from the RAF, he studied at St Martin's School of Art in London in, and inwon a scholarship to the Royal College of Art, graduating in.
Deighton worked as an airline steward with BOAC, Before he began his writing career he worked as an illustrator in New York and, in, as an art director in a London advertising agency.
He is credited with creating the first British cover for Jack Kerouac's On the Road, He has since used his drawing skills to illustrate a number of his own military history books, Following the success of his first novels, Deighton became The Observer's cookery writer and produced illustrated cookbooks, In Septemberhe wrote an article in the Sunday Times Magazine about Operation Snowdrop an SAS attack on Benghazi during World War II.
The following year David Stirling would be awarded substantial damages in libel from the article, He also wrote travel guides and became travel editor of Playboy, before becoming a film producer, After producing a film adaption of hisnovel Only When I Larf, Deighton and photographer Brian Duffy bought the film rights to Joan Littlewood and Theatre Workshop's stage musical Oh, What a Lovely War! He had his name removed from the credits of the film, however, which was a move that he later described as "stupid and infantile.
" That was his last involvement with the cinema, Deighton left England in. He briefly resided in Blackrock, County Louth in Ireland, He has not returned to England apart from some personal visits and very few media appearances, his last one sincebeing ainterview which formed part of a "Len Deighton Night" on BBC Four.
He and his wife Ysabele divide their time between homes in Portugal and Guernsey, sitelink.
He doesn't write alternative histories, but he does point out minor and major decisions that rippled in magnitude as their effects impacted events later in the conflict.
Although nearlypages of text, his organization allows the reader to read in small doses, prolonging the enjoyment and allowing for digestion.
This book is certainly beneficial for decision makers and policymakers that filter their actions with ideology, biases, and prejudices, British writer, years leading up to WWII in GB, France, Germany, Russia, Japan, Good book although he is prone to sticking in material because he has it on a note card and no better section so jumps around some.
And not much on U, S. or what happened after. Neither objective nor a history, exactly, in that it deals with everything from the FrancoPrussian War in thes up throughand stops there.
But a tremendous book, appropriate for the WWII novice and cognoscenti alike, Deighton pulls no punches and makes hamburger of a few sacred cows you should see what he says about Enigma, This makes for a highly readable book that has the draw of a novel,
Be warned that he breaks the war into pieces that happen simultaneously, so the Atlantic sphere is dealt with long before the Battle of Britain.
It works surprisingly well. Highly recommended. An engrossing amp objective overview of the Second Great War: from the interwar elements of WWI's fallout that gave an accelerant to the Axis' cause the error inherent in man's military amp political ideals entanglements of each sides respective "wings" of combat.
Overall, the Limey Deighton scribed a valuable expose' that brings a keen edge to WWII discussion, amp a somber word of what pitiful things cause unabridged destruction.
Dobře napsané, čtivé. Autor na rozdíl od jiných publikací, zabývajících se spojeneckými vojsky, poukazuje na nedostatky ve vedení, chyby, liknavost, Takových kritických prací není tolik,
Na druhou stranu autor neopomněl zmínit i rozhodnutí dobrá,
The novelist is easy to read, but I think the subject is still too large for him to approach and organize, He tracks the war until the attack on Pearl Harbor, His conclusion that after the attack people felt allied victory was inevitable is neither objective nor, in my opinion, true, WW II through the lens of an industrialist, Excellent read and an enlightening perspective, If you have the time to read only two books about WW II then you read this one and Keegan's "armies in Normandy",
It's very thick but also very pleasant to read, Deighton is at the top of his form as a nonfic writer here, I've read hundreds of books on WW II and no one, pro or "amateur" does a better summary of the whole war, with the most recent historical findings in it.
I'm currently through this WWepic, Its a complete look at the conflict in a way history books and documentaries rarely do, It covers the entire war in depth and with plenty historical backgroung in an unbiased manner,
Deighton writes exceptionally well and manages to breathe plenty of life into a well covered subject, He brings the main characters vividly to life and imparts information in an almost novel style, It is certainly the best written and most comperhensive book I have read on this subject, This is an interesting read, I do recommend this book to anyone who is interested in getting a different take on WWII,
Although I don't care much for Deighton's opening summary of events leading to
the second world war, His opinions are to general,
The fact that all the mistakes were made by every side and all the key decision makers, just sums up human nature, politics and war.
Drawing on the authors deep understanding of military life and the strengths and frailties of politicians and generals, this is a mythpuncturing analysis of the advent of the Second World War.
Blood, Tears and Folly offers a sweeping and compelling historical analysis of six theatres of war: the Battle of the Atlantic, Hitlers conquest of western Europe, the war in the Mediterranean, the battle for the skies, Operation Barbarossa and the German assault on Russia, and the entry of Japan into a truly global war.
This is the period during which the Allied powers were brought to the very brink of defeat, Deighton offers an unflinching account of the political machinations, the strategy and tactics, the weapons and the men on both sides who created a world of terror and millions of dead, of the Holocaust, and of nuclear devastation.
Bottom line, this is a pop title that makes history approachable in a lighthearted way but falls flat as either solid history or engaging read.
Purchased for.and redonated. A less than hagiagraphic account of the Allies' war effort, focusing on strategic missteps, logistical blunders and selfserving myths which are part of any war effort, but rarely make it into the history books if you win.
In a way, it makes the Allied victory in World War II that much more impressive because while the Germans, Japanese and Italians had been preparing for years and hit the ground having already cut their teeth in Spain, China and Ethiopia, the Allies were basically wartime amateurs having to learn on the job.
Excellent history, from a British perspective, without mercy on the men who made decisions often the wrong ones leading up to and during the second world war.
This book will change your view of the war, Deighton, a skilled thriller writer, does an exemplary job here of deconstructing the strategy and stupidity of WWII from the British POV, A comparable Americancentric work is the 'Army at Dawn' trilogy,
Nations start wars, and their generals plan battles, often based on wishful thinking instead of facts, When confronted by disaster, they often doubledown, As the Allies turn the tide and defeat the Nazis, it is often startling that any success could be achieved, This is the epiphany that Deighton's work sparks, Deighton was born in Marylebone, London, in, His father was a chauffeur and mechanic, and his mother was a part time cook, After leaving school, Deighton worked as a railway clerk before performing his National Service, which he spent as a photographer for the Royal Air Forces Special Investigation Branch.
After discharge from the RAF, he studied at St Martins School of Art in London in, and inwon a scholarship to the Royal College of Art, graduating in.
Deighton worked as an airline steward with BOAC, Before he began his writing career he worked as an illustrator in New York and, in, as an art director in a London advertising agency.
He is credited with creating the first British cover for Jack Kerouacs On the R Deighton was born in Marylebone, London, in.
His father was a chauffeur and mechanic, and his mother was a part time cook, After leaving school, Deighton worked as a railway clerk before performing his National Service, which he spent as a photographer for the Royal Air Force's Special Investigation Branch.
After discharge from the RAF, he studied at St Martin's School of Art in London in, and inwon a scholarship to the Royal College of Art, graduating in.
Deighton worked as an airline steward with BOAC, Before he began his writing career he worked as an illustrator in New York and, in, as an art director in a London advertising agency.
He is credited with creating the first British cover for Jack Kerouac's On the Road, He has since used his drawing skills to illustrate a number of his own military history books, Following the success of his first novels, Deighton became The Observer's cookery writer and produced illustrated cookbooks, In Septemberhe wrote an article in the Sunday Times Magazine about Operation Snowdrop an SAS attack on Benghazi during World War II.
The following year David Stirling would be awarded substantial damages in libel from the article, He also wrote travel guides and became travel editor of Playboy, before becoming a film producer, After producing a film adaption of hisnovel Only When I Larf, Deighton and photographer Brian Duffy bought the film rights to Joan Littlewood and Theatre Workshop's stage musical Oh, What a Lovely War! He had his name removed from the credits of the film, however, which was a move that he later described as "stupid and infantile.
" That was his last involvement with the cinema, Deighton left England in. He briefly resided in Blackrock, County Louth in Ireland, He has not returned to England apart from some personal visits and very few media appearances, his last one sincebeing ainterview which formed part of a "Len Deighton Night" on BBC Four.
He and his wife Ysabele divide their time between homes in Portugal and Guernsey, sitelink.