National Bestseller An enlightening and utterly convincing re-examination of the allied aerial bombing campaign and of civilian German suffering during World War II—an essential addition to our understanding of world history.
During the Second World War, Allied air forces dropped nearly two million tons of bombs on Germany, destroying some 60 cities, killing more than half a million German citizens, and leaving 80, pilots dead. Much of the bombing was carried out against the expressed demands of the Allied military leadership.
Hundreds of thousands of people died needlessly. Focusing on the crucial period from to , and using a compelling narrative approach, Fire and Fury tells the story of the American and British bombing campaign through the eyes of those involved: military and civilian command in America, Britain, and Germany, aircrew in the sky, and civilians on the ground. Acclaimed historian Randall Hansen shows that the Commander-in-Chief of Bomber Command, Arthur Harris, was wedded to an outdated strategy whose success had never been proven; how area bombing not only failed to win the war, it probably prolonged it; and that the US campaign, which was driven by a particularly American fusion of optimism and morality, played an important and largely unrecognized role in delivering Allied victory.
From the Hardcover edition. It is not the original book nor is it intended to replace the original book. Michael Wolff paints vivid images of everything that led up to one of the most globally significant developments of He describes the characters behind the actions, the stories we don't hear on the news, personal and intimate details of public lives, and the intersections within all these This book contains summary and key takeaways of the original book by Michael Wolf.
It summarizes the book in detail, to help people effectively understand, articulate and imbibe the truth. Disclaimer: This is a summary, review of the book Fire And Fury and not the original book. Tanner, his companions, and the Beasts head for a final showdown with Derthsin when they discover that the last piece of the Mask of Anoret can be found in Derthsin's lair.
If you are one of those who wonder how he did it and how an unlikely president came to power, this book will give you some answers and inside information that comes from within the White House. Michael Wolff has done significant research about the administration of Trump, so this book is a perspective that works like a "behind the scenes" that has unleashed a great controversy in the media.
The reader can find, regarding this administration, who the main characters are, what their interactions are like and what their true opinion of Trump is. Fire and Fury, the result of hundreds of conversations with high-ranking personalities, had to advance its publication in January because the president tried to ban it, a counterproductive action because the demand increased.
Wolff's prose reflects the profile of ineptitude and inability to govern that Trump demonstrated as soon as the White House arrived and which remained consistent from the first two hundred days of his rule. His intention throughout the campaign had been to become the most famous man on the planet, but he did not believe he would make it to the White House.
However, everything changed immediately: the fear was transformed into confidence and optimism, despite its lack of knowledge of national and foreign policy, among other shortcomings. He began to believe that, since people had voted for him, he really deserved the position, thanks to which he would return the grandeur to his country. He transferred that same confidence to his assistants and made them believe that he possessed an intuitive intelligence beyond comprehension.
After all, they could run the presidency through charisma and a connection with the average citizen. That widespread confidence was soon betrayed by unpatriotic events, such as the meeting between Trump's son and traffickers of Russian and Azeri influences. As usual, Trump disqualified critics by incoherent and offensive responses; for example, he discredited Steve Bannon, who pointed to Trump Jr. The world did not take long to realize that Trump's ignorance was not the problem, but that the situation worsened with each passing day because the president had a total disinterest in ending such ignorance, not even for his own benefit and improve his policy Therefore, the United States had a disoriented president who did not have the minimum intention of orienting himself and who, instead, preferred to concentrate on his golf games and his media fame.
The author spent time with Trump himself, both before and after his electoral triumph, and enjoyed an unofficial permanence in the White House. Brilliantly reported and astoundingly fresh, Fire and Fury shows us how and why Donald Trump has become the king of discord and disunion.
National Bestseller An enlightening and utterly convincing re-examination of the allied aerial bombing campaign and of civilian German suffering during World War II—an essential addition to our understanding of world history. During the Second World War, Allied air forces dropped nearly two million tons of bombs on Germany, destroying some 60 cities, killing more than half a million German citizens, and leaving 80, pilots dead.
Much of the bombing was carried out against the expressed demands of the Allied military leadership. Hundreds of thousands of people died needlessly. Focusing on the crucial period from to , and using a compelling narrative approach, Fire and Fury tells the story of the American and British bombing campaign through the eyes of those involved: military and civilian command in America, Britain, and Germany, aircrew in the sky, and civilians on the ground.
Acclaimed historian Randall Hansen shows that the Commander-in-Chief of Bomber Command, Arthur Harris, was wedded to an outdated strategy whose success had never been proven; how area bombing not only failed to win the war, it probably prolonged it; and that the US campaign, which was driven by a particularly American fusion of optimism and morality, played an important and largely unrecognized role in delivering Allied victory. From the author of Fire and Fury, this irresistible account offers an exclusive glimpse into a man who wields extraordinary power and influence in the media on a worldwide scale—and whose family is being groomed to carry his legacy into the future.
His News Corp. So what makes a man like this tick? In intimate detail, he probes the Murdoch family dynasty, from the battles that have threatened to destroy it to the reconciliations that seem to only make it stronger. Drawing upon hundreds of hours of interviews, he offers accounts of the Dow Jones takeover as well as plays for Yahoo! The first nine months of Donald Trump's term were stormy, outrageous - and absolutely mesmerising.
Now, thanks to his deep access to the West Wing, bestselling author Michael Wolff tells the riveting story of how Trump launched a tenure as volatile and fiery as the man himself. In this explosive book, Wolff provides a wealth of new details about the chaos in the Oval Office. Among the revelations: - What President Trump's staff really thinks of him - What inspired Trump to claim he was wire-tapped by President Obama - Why FBI director James Comey was really fired - Why chief strategist Steve Bannon and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner couldn't be in the same room - Who is really directing the Trump administration's strategy in the wake of Bannon's firing - What the secret to communicating with Trump is - What the Trump administration has in common with the movie The Producers Never before has a presidency so divided the American people.
Brilliantly reported and astoundingly fresh, Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury shows us how and why Donald Trump has become the king of discord and disunion. But what does the regime in North Korea actually want? Is Kim Jong-un truly the mad cartoon villain that the media love to portray? Without being an apologist for the oppressive North Korean government, T. Coles exposes the propaganda war waged against it, revealing the truth behind the simplistic news headlines.
It has even committed to a no-first-use policy for nuclear weapons — something the US itself will not do. Far from being a state in self-imposed hermitage, North Korea has diplomatic relations with over one hundred countries. It is the US, argues Coles, that deliberately seeks to isolate the regime as part of its wider geostrategic goals in the Asia Pacific. In building up its own armed forces in the region the so-called Asia Pivot , the US is playing a dangerous game of nuclear brinkmanship.
Fire and Fury provides a sharp, succinct briefing for anyone seeking a broader, less distorted and more balanced understanding of current events, whilst offering solutions for ordinary citizens who wish to further the cause of peace. An up-close, in-depth look at six candidates—George H.
Cramer also addresses the question we find ourselves pondering every four years: How do presumably ordinary people acquire that mixture of ambition, stamina, and pure shamelessness that allows them to throw their hat in the ring as a candidate for leadership of the free world? Literary ombudsman John Crace never met an important book he didnt like to deconstruct. From Salman Rushdie to John Grisham, Crace retells the big books in just bitingly satirical words, pointing his pen at the clunky plots, stylistic tics and pretensions to Big Ideas, as he turns publishers golden dream books into dross.
In the grand tradition of Tom Lehrer and Stan Freberg, Crace takes the books that produce the most media hype and retells each story in its authors inimitable style. Byatt, John LeCarre, Michael Crichton and Ian McEwan all emerge delightfully scathed in this book that makes it easy to talk knowingly about books youve never bothered to read or, for that matter, should have.
The epic romance of Lei and Wren comes to a breathtaking conclusion in the explosive finale to the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling Girls of Paper and Fire series. It's time to take you back to the Hidden Palace. You're going home. There's one thing Lei knows - she can never return to the Hidden Palace. The trauma and tragedy she suffered behind those opulent walls will plague her forever.
She cannot be trapped there with the sadistic king again, especially without Wren. The last time Lei saw the girl she loved, Wren was fighting an army of soldiers in a furious battle to the death.
With the two girls torn apart and each in great peril, will they reunite at last, or have their destinies diverged forever? If you can judge a book by its enemies, Too Famous could be an instant classic. Bestselling author of Fire and Fury and chronicler of the Trump White House Michael Wolff dissects more of the major monsters, media whores, and vainglorious figures of our time. His scalpel opens their lives, careers, and always equivocal endgames with the same vividness and wit he brought to his disemboweling of the former president.
If you can judge a book by its enemies, Too Famous could be an instant classic. Bestselling author of Fire and Fury and chronicler of the Trump White House Michael Wolff dissects more of the major monsters, media whores, and vainglorious figures of our time. His scalpel opens their lives,. In March , George W. Bush, President of the United States of America, visited India to finalize the landmark civil nuclear deal between the two countries.
But far from the hum of expectations, the US negotiating team was hard at work in South Block-making every possible attempt to alleviate the concerns. The first biography of Rodrigo Duterte, the murderous, unpredictable president of the Philippines, whose war on drugs has seen thousands of people killed in cold blood.
Rodrigo Duterte was elected President of the Philippines in In his first 18 months in office, 12, people were murdered on the streets, gunned down by. Michael Wolff's wickedly funny chronicle of his rags-to-riches-to-rags adventure as a fledgling Internet entrepreneur exposes an industry powered by hype, celebrity, and billions of investment dollars -- and notably devoid of profit-making enterprises.
As he describes his efforts to control his company's burn rate -- the amount of money the. The third is the best of the three. Could our current moment actually bring about the end of democracy in the United States? Are Americans willing to surrender their freedom and dignity, along with their ongoing struggle for equality, justice and mutual respect in the face of the rising tide of political and ideological extremism?
In this provocative collection of essays, Henry Giroux warns of the consequences of doing too little as Trump and the so-called alt-right relentlessly attack critics, journalists, and target the hard-earned civil rights of women, people of color, immigrants, the working class, and low-income Americans. As we face down the frightening reality of living under a system that serves only the interests of the wealthy few, Giroux makes a passionate call for ordinary citizens to organize, educate, and resist by all available means.
Praise for American Nightmare: "In this current era of corporate media misdirection and misinformation. Henry Giroux is one of the few great political voices of today, with powerful insight into the truth. Simply put, the ideas he brings forth are a beacon that need to be seen and heard and understood in order for the world to progress. Henry Giroux is one of the great public intellectuals of our times, and American Nightmare is exactly the book for people grappling with how to understand the Trump era and how to proceed.
This is precisely the book that needs to be shared with friends and acquaintances. It will provo. Score: 4. Yet few can name the work that helped him win the presidency: his published collection of speeches entitled Political Debates between Hon. Abraham Lincoln and Hon. Stephen A. Lincoln labored in secret to get his book ready for the election, tracking down newspaper transcripts, editing them carefully for fairness, and hunting for a printer who would meet his specifications.
But it also reveals something about his heart and mind. When voters asked about his beliefs, Lincoln liked to point them to his book. Presidential books have made an enormous impact on American history, catapulting their authors to the national stage and even turning key elections.
But now, it is human nature that threatens to throw the realm into chaos… For centuries, the people of Alera have harnessed the furies—elementals of earth, air, fire, water, wood, and metal—to protect their land from aggressors.
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