John Willard Toland Knihy

Specifické společenské a ekonomické podmínky v USA třicátých let umožnily do té doby nevídaný nárůst kriminality. Podnikavost bezcharakterních a flustrovaných asociálních jedinců dostala křídla a svým vzepětím omráčila i zaskočila širokou veřejnost nejen ve Spojených státech. Senzacechtiví novináři udělali z Johna Dillingera exportní superhvězdu, jejíž ohlas si v ničem nezadal s idoly stříbrného plátna, tehny ani kdykoliv potom. Všechny známé barvité postavy té doby, které se ještě za svého života staly legendami americké moderní historie jsou zachyceny v této knize. Jejich osudy byly nesčetněkrát umělecky zpracovány v literatuře, v divadelním dramatu i ve filmu.

Za druhé světové války se objevovala na obloze nad územím číny a Barmy skupina amerických stíhacích pilotů, která neustále ohrožovala vojenské akce Japonců. Pro svou odvahu a nadšení si vysloužili název Létající tygři. Tito piloti, kteří opustili řady americké armády, námořnictva a námořní pěchoty, se poprvé zúčastnili bojů jako dobrovolnická skupina bojující proti Japoncům po boku Čankajškovy Číny. Díky nekonvenční taktice vedení vzdušných soubojů, kterou jim vštěpoval jejich vzpurný velitel Claire Lee Chennault, si připisovali na své konto nejpozoruhodnější vzdušná vítězství, jakých bylo za 2. světové války dosaženo. Toto je příběh Chennaulta a jeho bájných Tygrů, kteří dokázali nemožné.

WWII, the Holocaust, 50 million deaths, famine & suffering unimaginable. Who could have dreamed such a Wagnerian scene in the mid-20th century? Only one man: Adolf Hitler. How he brought it off, how he staged the takeover of a great nation, all its resources, largely with the consent & approbation of its people, in their full knowledge of what he stood for & intended to do--this is what fascinates, & this is the theme of John W. Toland's powerful, definitive biography. "Masterful...compelling...remarkably documented...a landmark."--John Barkham Reviews

This Pulitzer Prize–winning history of WWII chronicles the dramatic rise & fall of the Japanese empire, from the invasion of Manchuria & China to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki. Told from a Japanese perspective, The Rising Sun is, in the author’s words, “a factual saga of people caught up in the flood of the most overwhelming war of mankind, told as it happened—muddled, ennobling, disgraceful, frustrating, full of paradox.” In weaving together the historical facts & human drama leading up to & culminating in the war in the Pacific, Toland crafts an unbiased narrative history. In his Foreword, he writes that if we're to draw any conclusion from The Rising Sun , it's “that there are no simple lessons in history, that it is human nature that repeats itself, not history.”

About the last 100 days of World War II in Europe, from January to May 1945.

A story set in the postwar years following the unconditional surrender of Japan to the Allies. Centered around two families, one American and one Japanese. Portraying both the United States and Japanese points of view. Explores rebuilding of a nation from war

From freezing infantrymen huddled in bloodied trenches on the front lines to intricate political maneuvering & tense strategy sessions in European capitals, historian Toland tells of the final year of WWI. As 1918 opened, the Allies & Central Powers remained locked in a desperate, bloody stalemate, despite the deaths of millions of soldiers over the previous three & a half years. The arrival of the Americans by the middle of the year turned the tide of war, resulting in an Allied victory in November. In these pages participants on both sides, from enlisted men to generals & prime ministers to monarchs, vividly recount the battles, sensational events & behind-the-scenes strategies that shaped the climactic, terrifying year. It's all here: the horrific futility of going over the top into a hail of bullets in no man's land; the enigmatic death of the legendary German ace, the Red Baron; Operation Michael, a punishing German attack in the spring; the Americans' long-awaited arrival in June; the murder of Russian Czar Nicholas II & his family, the growing fear of a communist menace in the east; & the armistice on 11/11. The different points of view of Germans, Americans, British, French & Russians add depth, complexity & understanding to the tragedies & triumphs of the War to End All Wars.

"The perspective of 15 years, painstaking research, thousands of interviews, extensive analysis and evaluation, and the creative talent of John Toland [paint] the epic struggle on an immense canvas. . . . Toland writes with the authority of a man who was there. . . . He tastes the bitterness of defeat of those who surrendered and writes as if he had the benefit of the eyes and ears of soldiers and generals on the other side of the line. . . . If you could read only one book to understand generals and GIs and what their different wars were like this is the book."-Chicago Sunday Tribune John Toland has written numerous books on World War II, including Infamy: Pearl Harbor and Its Aftermath. Carlo D'Este is the author of Patton: A Genius for War and other works.

A history of the Korean War with soldier’s-eye views from both sides, by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Rising Sun and Infamy .  Pulitzer Prize–winning author John Toland reports on the Korean War in a revolutionary way in this thoroughly researched and riveting book. Toland pored over military archives and was the first person to gain access to previously undisclosed Chinese records, which allowed him to investigate Chairman Mao’s direct involvement in the conflict. Toland supplements his captivating history with in-depth interviews with more than two hundred American soldiers, as well as North Korean, South Korean, and Chinese combatants, plus dozens of poignant photographs, bringing those who fought to vivid life and honoring the memory of those lost.   In Mortal Combat is comprehensive in it discussion of events deemed controversial, such as American brutality against Korean civilians and allegations of American use of biological warfare. Toland tells the dramatic account of the Korean War from start to finish, from the appalling experience of its POWs to Mao’s prediction of MacArthur’s Inchon invasion.   Toland’s account of the “forgotten war” is a must-read for any history aficionado.

Despite extensive research, the question of what created Adolph Hitler and why people followed him still remains unanswered. Toland's examination draws on extensive research involving a number of previously unknown or unavailable sources and includes over 150 taped interviews with people involved in Hitler's private and public life. Toland traces Hitler's rise to power, his astonishing military bravado, and his career from his early successes to his final downfall.

В истории человечества едва ли найдутся дни более драматичные и более насыщенные событиями чем те сто дней, которые предшествовали капитуляции гитлеровского рейха. Автор дает широкую панораму событий последней военной весны: Ялтинская конференция и наступление союзников на Рейне, бомбардировка Дрездена и падение Берлина изображены с хронологической точностью. Особую ценность книге придают воспоминания очевидцев тех событий.

Ein Buch, das jeder lesen muss, der mehr über Hitler oder den Krieg in Europa erfahren möchte... ein Wunderwerk der Fakten.

Die grosse Zeit der Luftschiffe - bk849; Bastei Lübbe; John Toland; pocket_book; 1980