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David Fraser

    30. prosinec 1920 – 15. červenec 2012

    Sir David Fraser, známý jako "Razor Fraser", je uznávaným autorem, jehož díla se zabývají složitými tématy války a vojenské služby. Jeho rozsáhlé zkušenosti z bitevního pole, včetně služby během druhé světové války a krizí v Suezu a na Kypru, dodávají jeho psaní hloubku a autentičnost. Fraser mistrně propojuje fiktivní a non-fiktivní prvky a nabízí čtenářům pronikavý pohled na lidské chování pod extrémním tlakem. Jeho literární styl se vyznačuje precizností a silným vyprávěním, které čtenáře vtáhne do morálních a strategických dilemat, kterým čelí jeho postavy.

    Rommel
    A Candle for Judas
    The Grenadier Guards
    And We Shall Shock Them
    A Land Fit for Criminals
    Fairest Isle
    • A Land Fit for Criminals

      An Insider's View Of Crime, Punishment And Justice In The UK

      • 488 stránek
      • 18 hodin čtení

      The book highlights the alarming crime rates in Britain, revealing that 132 million indictable crimes occur annually, with most going unrecorded. It discusses the rise in burglary, street crime, and escalating violence, which has instilled fear in the public, particularly among vulnerable groups like the elderly. This pervasive fear has led many to feel imprisoned in their own homes, while criminals operate freely, underscoring a troubling societal issue that demands attention.

      A Land Fit for Criminals2006
      4,4
    • Rommel

      Die Biographie

      • 607 stránek
      • 22 hodin čtení

      Der britische General und Militärhistoriker David Fraser legt "die definitive Rommel-Biographie" (Times) vor. Er schildert den genialen militärischen Strategen und Taktiker Rommel wie auch den populären Vorgesetzten. Sehr detailliert geht der Autor auf die Haltung Rommels zum Nationalsozialismus und zu Hitler als Person ein, zeigt seine Skepsis dem verheißenen Endsieg gegenüber und sein vergebliches Bemühen, den Diktator von der verzweifelten militärischen Lage zu überzeugen.

      Rommel1994
      3,9
    • A Candle for Judas

      • 288 stránek
      • 11 hodin čtení

      For Simon growing up in Gloucestershire after the war, a kind gesture to an old tramp proves an astonishing quirk of fate. This is a novel of corruption and political treachery in the cut-throat world of high finance, of greed masquerading as duty and of ambition disguised as the pursuit of peace.

      A Candle for Judas1989
    • The Grenadier Guards

      • 48 stránek
      • 2 hodiny čtení

      General Sir David Fraser tells the story of this famous regiment; their beginnings, customs, battles and traditions from their formation as "The Royal Regiment of Guards" in 1656 down to our own times. It is a remarkable story that includes Marlborough's campaigns (1702-1713) in the struggle against France, the battle of Waterloo (1815), the Crimean War (1853-1856), and of course two World Wars and beyond. Numerous photographs and illustrations populate Sir David's absorbing text, including eight full page colour plates by renowned military artist Angus McBride, with lengthy commentaries examining in detail the uniforms of the Grenadiers from 1865 to the 1970's.

      The Grenadier Guards1989
      3,4
    • And We Shall Shock Them

      The British Army in the Second World War

      • 429 stránek
      • 16 hodin čtení

      The author brings to life every major campaign fought by the British Army in the Second World from the momentous defeats in France, Belgium and the Far East in the early stages of the war, through to the final victories against Germany and Japan in 1945. All aspects of the conflict are described, from grand strategy at the highest levels right down to the experience of infantry, gunners and tankers in the field as the British army battled its way through the war. The book shows how the seeds of World War II were sown at the end of the previous war, twenty-one years earlier, and how successive governments in the twenties and thirties failed to safeguard Britain from the building threat from Germany. It describes how by the beginning of the conflict Hitler's armies were superior in every respect. But as the catalogue of defeats mounted, the British army were learning hard lessons, and painfully acquiring the skills needed to turn the tables. It is therefore a story which moves from triumph to tragedy, and then upward again to triumph at the last.

      And We Shall Shock Them1983
      3,0