Michael Korda
Autor/a de Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia
Sobre l'autor
Michael Korda was born on October 8, 1933 in London, England. He was educated at Le Rosey in Switzerland and at Magdalen College, Oxford. While serving in the Royal Air Force, he took part in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. On its fiftieth anniversary, he was awarded the Order of Merit of the mostra'n més People's Republic of Hungary. He is the former editor in chief of Simon & Schuster. He is also the author of numerous books including Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia, With Wings Like Eagles: A History of the Battle of Britain, Clouds of Glory: The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee, and Cat People, co-authored with his wife Margaret. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
Crèdit de la imatge: Michael Korda. Photo courtesy Darien Library.
Obres de Michael Korda
Country Matters: The Pleasures and Tribulations of Moving from a Big City to an Old Country Farmhouse (2001) 197 exemplars
Journey to a Revolution: A Personal Memoir and History of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 (2006) 104 exemplars
American Presidents Eminent Lives Boxed Set: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Ulysses S. Grant (2005) — Col·laborador — 29 exemplars
Queenie [2] 2 exemplars
Vietman, a History 1 exemplars
Gloria. 1. 1 exemplars
O jogo do poder na empresa 1 exemplars
Vidas encantadas : un cuento familiar 1 exemplars
Book business 1 exemplars
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- Nom oficial
- Korda, Michael Vincent
- Data de naixement
- 1933
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- UK
USA - Lloc de naixement
- London, England, UK
- Llocs de residència
- London, England, UK
New York, New York, USA - Educació
- University of Oxford (Magdalen College)
Institut Le Rosey, Switzerland - Professions
- editor
publisher
writer
novelist - Relacions
- Korda, Alexander (uncle)
Korda, Zoltan (uncle) - Organitzacions
- Royal Air Force
Simon & Schuster
Membres
Converses
Robert E. Lee and the American Civil War a History: On learning from and writing history (agost 2014)
Ressenyes
Ike: An American Hero de Michael Korda
Got this book from my mom from the CCHS library. Read in the winter of 2023 (most of it during my trip to Norfolk, VA). This was by far the most reading I have done on President Eisenhower so it was a very interesting an informative read. I read this right after completing the Last Lion trilogy, so this expanded on my knowledge of WWII in Europe. I gained a great deal of respect for Ike's leadership style throughout his entire career in the Army and as president. His devotion to duty combined with his humility enabled him to focus on his ever challenging work, most notably his role as Supreme Commander in Europe, and prevented him from being focused on his own individual exploits and ego. Probably not the best book about Ike, but one that I had on the shelf for free and was able to read pretty quickly.… (més)
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SDWets | Hi ha 8 ressenyes més | Mar 19, 2023 |
SDWets | Hi ha 8 ressenyes més | Mar 19, 2023 | 
Extremely light weight, but mildly entertaining survey of the changing tastes of America's readers as reflected in bestseller lists.
An incisive history of the Battle of Britain that focuses on the strategy of the creator and head of the RAF Fighter Command,
Air Chief Marshall Sir Hugh Dowding, which led to led to England not being invaded in WWII by the Nazi war machine.
Air Chief Marshall Sir Hugh Dowding, which led to led to England not being invaded in WWII by the Nazi war machine.
Detailed account of the Battle of Britain and how the country was more prepared for it than people had thought. It was a near thing though. This is a good one.
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- Obres
- 42
- També de
- 2
- Membres
- 4,577
- Popularitat
- #5,496
- Valoració
- 3.7
- Ressenyes
- 79
- ISBN
- 263
- Llengües
- 14
- Pedres de toc
- 98
