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Hugh Sebag-Montefiore

    Hugh Sebag-Montefiore aborda la historia con la mirada penetrante de un periodista y la precisión de un abogado. Su obra profundiza en momentos cruciales de los esfuerzos militares británicos, descubriendo no solo las maniobras estratégicas, sino también las historias humanas en su núcleo. Sebag-Montefiore posee una habilidad única para conectar grandes eventos históricos con lazos familiares personales, otorgando a sus narrativas una profunda resonancia. Su estilo es a la vez informativo y cautivador, ofreciendo a los lectores nuevas perspectivas sobre batallas históricas significativas y su impacto duradero.

    Somme
    Little Dorrit
    Dunkirk. Fight to the Last Man
    Wuthering Heights
    Little Women
    A Tale of Two Cities
    • This gripping historical account delves into one of the most intense periods of the Second World War, offering a detailed exploration of the events and their impact. Hugh Sebag Montefiore, a bestselling author, presents a compelling narrative that captures the drama and complexity of the era, making it a must-read for history enthusiasts. Through vivid storytelling, the book reveals the human experiences and pivotal moments that shaped this extreme episode of conflict.

      The Battle of the Arctic2024
    • Riddles from the Air

      • 44 páginas
      • 2 horas de lectura

      If you have young children that love animals, especially those that fly, and love solving riddles, then this is the book you need! In Riddles from the Air, Charlotte Sebag-Montefiore has penned the perfect rhymes and riddles to keep you and your children amused for hours. There are thirty-six 'Who am I?' riddles set out in rhyme for you and the kids to solve. I simply couldn't think of a better gift. Get their eyes away from the computer and/or mobile phone screens and get their heads into a book! This will get their minds thinking - the riddles are not too difficult, but they will give your children plenty to think about. And why not go to Charlotte's site charlotteswonderfulstories.com and sign up for a free story every month?

      Riddles from the Air2023
    • Riddles from the Sea

      • 43 páginas
      • 2 horas de lectura

      Deep down in the ocean blue, there are many surprises waiting for you! In Riddles from the Sea , you and your children will learn some strange facts about the wonderful creatures in our oceans. Behind the sea currents, thick layers of coral and sandy shallow shores lies a mystery animal that you'll need to guess. Charlotte Sebag-Montefiore has written another book of riddles in verse to set you thinking.... Will you, won't you get the answer? For more animal riddle books, event details and fun activities, visit Charlotte's charlotteswonderfulstories.com

      Riddles from the Sea2021
    • Red Sky at Noon

      • 416 páginas
      • 15 horas de lectura

      Imprisoned in the Gulags for a crime he did not commit, Benya Golden joins a penal battalion made up of Cossacks and convicts to fight the Nazis. He enrols in the Russian cavalry, and on a hot summer day in July 1942, he and his band of brothers are sent on a desperate mission behind enemy lines. Switching between Benya's war in the grasslands of Southern Russia, and Stalin's plans in the Kremlin, between Benya's intense affair with an Italian nurse and a romance between Stalin's daughter and a journalist also on the Eastern Front, this is a sweeping story of passion, bravery and human survival where personal betrayal is a constant companion, and death just a hearbeat away.

      Red Sky at Noon2017
      3,8
    • Somme

      • 550 páginas
      • 20 horas de lectura

      An extraordinary and fresh account of the most famous battle in World War One. No conflict better encapsulates all that went wrong on the Western Front than the Battle of the Somme in 1916. The tragic loss of life and stoic endurance by troops who walked towards their death is an iconic image which will be hard to ignore during the centennial year. Despite this, this book shows the extent to which the Allied armies were in fact able repeatedly to break through the German front lines. By focusing on the first-hand experiences of both Allied and enemy soldiers, the author weaves a remarkable portrait of life at the Front.

      Somme2016
      4,0
    • A Tale of Two Cities

      • 64 páginas
      • 3 horas de lectura

      The classic story by Charles Dickens retold as part of the Usborne Young Reading Programme for children ready to tackle longer and more complex stories. Set during the French Revolution, the lives of Charles Darnay and his family are changed forever as the drama unfolds.

      A Tale of Two Cities2014
      4,3
    • Wuthering Heights

      • 64 páginas
      • 3 horas de lectura

      Suitable for children whose reading ability and confidence allows them to tackle longer and complex stories, this title tells the doomed love story of Cathy and Heathcliffe as seen through the eyes of a neighbor, Mr Lockwood, and the old nurse, Nelly Dean.

      Wuthering Heights2010
      4,0
    • The classic story of Amy Dorrit, who lives much of her life at the Marshalsea prison where her father is imprisoned for debt, earning meager wages at jobs outside the prison walls, including seamstress work for Mrs. Clennam, whose son Arthur takes an interest in her plight.

      Little Dorrit2010
      4,1
    • David Copperfield

      • 1072 páginas
      • 38 horas de lectura

      La huella autobiográfica que Charles Dickens dejó en David Copperfield, una de sus obras más importantes, convirtió este libro en el más cercano a su corazón. David, como Dickens, vivió una infancia feliz leyendo y asistiendo a la escuela hasta que su suerte cambió. La transmutación íntima de ambos, protagonista y autor, fue compleja y sutil. Aunque ficción y realidad no siempre coinciden, las desdichas de la ninez, el trabajo en la abogacía, la condición de escritor y varios de los personajes responden a la experiencia personal de su autor. Narrada desde la distancia del adulto, la vida de David Copperfield encierra sátira y humor irónico, luto y angustia, pero también mucha alegría.Dickens es algo más que un escritor famoso, es un género en sí mismo, una forma de mirar la vida, de escribir o de jugar.

      David Copperfield2008
      3,9
    • Dunkirk. Fight to the Last Man

      • 720 páginas
      • 26 horas de lectura

      Sebag-Montefiore has created a bold and powerful account of the small group of men who fended off the German army so that hundreds of thousands of their comrades could exit this doomed land.

      Dunkirk. Fight to the Last Man2007
      4,1
    • Little Women

      • 64 páginas
      • 3 horas de lectura

      A re-telling of the beloved Louisa May-Alcott story for younger children. The inspirational story follows the fortunes of the March sisters as they struggle through the American Civil War and learn the importance of love, family and following their dreams. Usborne Young Reading Series 3 is for confident readers.

      Little Women2006
      4,2
    • Enigma

      • 416 páginas
      • 15 horas de lectura

      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 will tell the whole Enigma story: the 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.

      Enigma2001
      3,9
    • Enigma. The Battle for the Code

      • 528 páginas
      • 19 horas de lectura

      Using new material from British and American archives, this book recounts how the German Enigma code was broken, as a result of the combined efforts of secret agents and spies, naval officers and ordinary seamen, and mathematicians and codebreakers.

      Enigma. The Battle for the Code2001
      3,8