all quiet on the western front erich maria remarque

The most famous anti-war novel ever written. In 1914 a room full of German schoolboys, fresh-faced and idealistic, are goaded by their schoolmaster to troop off to the 'glorious war'. With the fire and patriotism of youth they sign up.What follows is the moving story of a young 'unknown soldier' experiencing the horror and disillusionment of life in the trenches. 'Remarque's evocation of the horrors of modern warfare has lost none of its force' The TimesTRANSLATED BY BRIAN MURDOCHThis series of war novels from Vintage Classics presents eight powerful stories about the horror and waste of war - each a passionate plea to prevent its repetition.

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One by one the boys begin to fall... In 1914 a room full of German schoolboys, fresh-faced and idealistic, are goaded by their schoolmaster to troop off to the 'glorious war'. With the fire and patriotism of youth they sign up. What follows is the moving story of a young 'unknown soldier' experiencing the horror and disillusionment of life in the trenches.

Objev podobné jako All Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque

One of a series of top-quality fiction for schools, this World War I novel is a German author's attempt to tell of a generation of men who, even though they may have escaped its shells, were destroyed by the war.

Objev podobné jako All Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque

Kniha - autor Erich Maria Remarque, 224 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná The most famous anti-war novel ever written, set in WWI, first published in 1929. Translated by Brian Murdoch. 'Remarque is a craftsman of unquestionably first rank' "New York Times Book Review"

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Kien’s job is to search the Jungle of Screaming Souls for corpses. He knows the area well – this was where, in the dry season of 1969, his battalion was obliterated by American napalm and helicopter gunfire. Kien was one of only ten survivors. This book is his attempt to understand the eleven years of his life he gave to a senseless war. Based on true experiences of Bao Ninh and banned by the communist party, this novel is revered as the ‘All Quiet on the Western Front for our era’.

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The sequel to All Quiet on the Western Front, one of the most powerful novels of the First World War and a twentieth-century classic. After four gruelling years the survivors of the Great War finally make their way home. Young, spirited Ernst is one. Finding himself inexplicably returned to his childhood bedroom, restless, chafing, confused, he knows he must somehow resurrect his life. But the way back to peace is far more treacherous than he ever imagined. If All Quiet on the Western Front was a lament for a lost generation, this sequel speaks with the same resonant voice for those who came back.The is a new definitive English translation by expert Remarque translator Brian Murdoch. ‘Remarque is a craftsman of unquestionably first rank’ New York Times Book Review

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Major Alexander Sanderson DSO, MC & Bar, MiD was one of the ablest and most experienced mining engineers to serve on the Western Front in the First World War. Following on from his early, adventurous life in the outback, in this biography, written by his grandson, we reveal the full story of the highly technical war he waged below, and above, No Man’s Land near Lens in France as part of the 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company. As a young New Zealand-born student of the West Australian Engineer-in-Chief, he attended the School of Mines and became an underground goldmine manager alongside H.C. Hoover, the future US President. After a construction business venture with his friend John Monash (later General Sir), he undertook camel treks across the harsh Ashburton desert, sinking artesian wells and gold prospecting, before joining the Army, having abandoned his claim to a million-acre cattle station to do so. Enrolling as a Captain (HQ staff), as a Mining Corps expert Sanderson was tasked with listing all the equipment, such as winches, fans, generators etc., necessary for speeding up a war underground. Sanderson’s first Military Cross was awarded for his role during the Battle of Fromelles in July 1916, during which he was wounded by shellfire while repairing an explosive charge in No Man’s Land. Sent to Hill 70 at Loos, his Company was at once pitched into a silent, deadly underground ‘cat and mouse’ war of nerves with German pioneers. Sanderson’s rapid survey of the galleries and his alert listeners’ acuity soon pinpointed the tunnels of the out-manoeuvred enemy miners. Hit by three huge camouflets, the enemy ceased mining. Sanderson’s second MC and wound stripe were awarded after a successful night-time raid to destroy enemy shafts. When his CO was killed by a sniper, he took over command. We also read how the Australians constructed a vast network of defensive subways for the infantry from La Bassée to Hill 70\. Sanderson’s defensive Hythe Tunnel, constructed in 1918, complete with pivoting bascule doors and sliding internal walls, was considered one of the finest tunnels on the Western Front. During the Blitz in the Second World War, Sanderson was put in charge of repairs to the bomb-damaged London Underground. Such was his tunnelling skills, he was also a consultant structural engineer for both the Cabinet War Rooms and Churchill’s underground bunker, following which Winston presented him with a box of his cigars as a token of the Prime Minister’s appreciation. Such was Sanderson’s technical ability, in 1942 he submitted secret revolutionary ‘Tilt-wing’ and ‘Vertical Take Off’ aeronautical designs to the Air Ministry, all of which are revealed in this biography of one man’s service in two world wars.

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In the past, while visiting the First World War battlefields, the author often wondered where the various Victoria Cross actions took place. He resolved to find out. In 1988, in the midst of his army career, research for this book commenced and over the years numerous sources have been consulted. Victoria Crosses on the Western Front – The Final Advance in Picardy is designed for the battlefield visitor as much as the armchair reader. A thorough account of each VC action is set within the wider strategic and tactical context. Detailed sketch maps show the area today, together with the battle-lines and movements of the combatants. It will allow visitors to stand upon the spot, or very close to, where each VC was won. Photographs of the battle sites richly illustrate the accounts. There is also a comprehensive biography for each recipient, covering every aspect of their lives warts and all parents and siblings, education, civilian employment, military career, wife and children, death and burial/commemoration. A host of other information, much of it published for the first time, reveals some fascinating characters, with numerous links to many famous people and events.

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WINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDALSHORTLISTED FOR THE GUARDIAN CHILDREN''S FICTION PRIZE''Magnificent.'' The Times''Outstanding.'' Independent''Deeply moving.'' Guardian''Simply brilliant.'' Daily Mail''One of the best books of the year.'' Sunday ExpressCyril is off to fight, Anthea is at art college, Robert is a Cambridge scholar and Jane is at high school. The Lamb is the grown up age of 11, and he has a little sister, Edith, in tow. The sand fairy has become a creature of stories ... until he suddenly reappears. The siblings are pleased to have something to take their minds off the war, but this time the Psammead is here for a reason, and his magic might have a more serious purpose.Before this last adventure ends, all will be changed, and the two younger children will have seen the Great War from every possible viewpoint - factory-workers, soldiers and sailors, nurses and the people left at home, and the war''s impact will be felt right at the heart of their family.An epic, heart-wrenching follow-on from E. Nesbit''s Five Children and It stories.

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THE WORST OF ENEMIES. THE BEST OF FRIENDS. A powerful, emotional novel of peace and friendship against the greatest of odds . . .1914. A boy enrols in the army, hoping to find peace in the great adventure of war. Handed a rifle, he discovers the grim reality: grey days distinguished only by the ever-present spectre of death. In the midst of horror, he finds close friendships, love and companionship. In an unexpected act of courage, he changes the course of history, bringing German and Brits to put down their weapons for a celebration of peace. In 1933, a father and son set out for Flanders. The former soldier carries more of the war with him than his maimed left hand. The British man he met in the forest of Ypres is a memory passed down from father to son, a story of friendship across enemy lines, forged by one uniting belief: the need for peace . . .'A small gem of a novel about the folly and wickedness of war' A. N. Wilson

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After escaping the grip of the workhouse, Lily has kept her fiance's business afloat while he is away fighting on the Western Front. Still battling on, she's now doing her bit for her country as an auxiliary nurse - but one thing above all else continues to weigh heavily on her heart: her long-lost sister. Born just before her mother died, the scandal was hushed-up and the baby spirited away. But now, at last, there is hope Lily could find her little sister for she has a clue to go on: the name of the notorious baby farmer who bought the child all those years ago. Mrs Jolley. Using all her pluck, and with the help of her two friends Margie and Fanny, Lily will do anything in her power to find her little sister and save her from the dark streets of London. With Winter drawing in, and the war with no end in sight, will she be able to bring her family together?

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‘Bittersweet perfection’ Guardian, Best Books of the Year‘An engulfing historical novel’ The Times, Best Books of the Year‘A festive classic in the making’ Observer, Best Books of the YearNominated for the Carnegie MedalThree years ago, Margot’s life was turned upside down when her fiancé, Harry, went missing in action on the Western Front. Worse, she was left with a devastating secret which threatened to ruin her life and destroy the reputation of her family. As a respectable vicar’s daughter, Margot has had to guard that secret with great care ever since, no matter how much pain it causes her. Now it’s Christmas 1919, and Margot’s family is gathering back home in the vicarage for the first time since the end of the Great War. And miraculously Harry has returned, hoping to see Margot and rekindle their romance. Can Margot ever reveal the shocking truth to the only man she has ever loved?

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Winner of the prestigious Prix Goncourt, a timeless story of how war transforms lives in unexpected and often tragic ways as seen through the eyes of three World War I vetsThe year is 1918, the war on the Western Front all but over. An ambitious officer, Lieutenant Henry D''Aulnay-Pradelle, sends two soldiers over the top and then surreptitiously shoots them in the back to incite his men to attack the German lines.When another of D''Aulnay-Pradelle''s soldiers, Albert Maillard, reaches the bodies and discovers how they died, the lieutenant shoves him into a shell hole to silence him. Albert is rescued by fellow soldier, the artist Edouard Péricourt, who takes a bullet in the face. The war ends and both men recover, but Edouard is permanently disfigured, and fakes his death to prevent his family from seeing him as a cripple. In gratitude for Edouard''s rescue, Albert becomes the injured man''s companion and caregiver.Finding that the postwar gratitude for the soldiers'' service is nothing more than lip-service to an empty idea, the two men scramble to survive, ultimately devising a scam to take money for never-to-be-built war memorials from small towns. Meanwhile, Lieutenant Pradelle has married Edouard''s sister Madeline and is running a scam of his own that involves the exhumation of war victims.In this sorrowful, heart-searching novel, the interwoven lives of these three men create a tapestry of the human condition as seen through the lens of war, revealing brutality and compassion, heroism and cowardice, in equal measure.

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As hilarious as it is heartbreaking, another future classic from Costa Winner Kate Saunders (Five Children on the Western Front).Emily watched, in a trance of astonishment, as the bear opened the picnic basket, took out a tartan rug and spread it on Holly’s bed. And then the penguin spoke. Actually spoke. ‘What’s going on? This isn’t Pointed End!’The bear said, ‘It looks like a human bedroom. We must’ve come through the wrong door.’‘But there aren’t any doors to the hard world in Deep Smockeroon! And we don’t have a human bedroom any more. We’re in a box in the attic.’What if there exists a world powered by imagination?A world of silliness, where humans and their toys live on long after they’ve left the Hard World . . . and what if the door between that world and this one was broken?Welcome to the Land of Neverendings.Moving, raw and funny in all the right ways, The Land of Neverendings is a rip-roaring adventure, but it also gives an honest portrayal of grief for young readers, and shows us that whilst sadness does exist in the world, it doesn''t have to cancel out happiness, or silliness, even when you lose someone you love.‘This is written from the heart and can’t fail to make yours sing.’ The Times''Imagination, memories and new beginnings triumph.'' The Sunday Times‘A beautiful and often very funny book about imagination, family and love.’ BookTrust‘Funny and tender, heartbreaking and life-affirming.’ Bookseller

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THE MOST RENOWNED WAR STORY IN COMICS HISTORY RE-MASTERED TO MARK THE CENTENARY FIRST WORLD WAR.Join 16 year-old Charley Bourne as he eagerly signs up to fight on the Western front in 1916. The idealistic working class boy experiences the perilous arena of trench warfare, where every waking moment is a bitter fight for survival. As visceral, thrilling and compelling as on its debut, this intensely dramatic war story is the finest the comic book medium has ever produced.Written with acute political and historical insight by British comics legend Pat Mills, it is illustrated throughout with the breathtaking artwork of Joe Colquhoun. This first volume of Charley''s War includes Charley''s harrowing participation in one of the bloodiest encounters in human history - The Battle of the Somme.

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An in-depth, authoritative account of the autumn of 1914 on the Western Front and the First Battle of Ypres, a true turning point in modern warfare.The final months of 1914 were the bloodiest interval in a famously bloody war, a killing season. They ended with the First Battle of Ypres, a struggle in West Flanders, Belgium, the importance of which has been too long over-looked – until now.Robert Cowley’s account of this crucial period describes how German armies in France were poised to sweep north to capture the Channel ports and knock England out of the war – and were only held back by a brilliant improvisation from a cobbled-together handful of desperate British, French and Belgium troops.In a re-examination of events that have too long seemed set in stone, Cowley combines a wide array of source materials with sharp portrayals both of military leaders and the men they lead. We follow Albert of Belgium, the world’s last warrior king; French General Ferdinand Foch, a former professor of military science; and Hendrik Geeraert, an alcoholic barge keeper, who pulled off Albert’s literal last-ditch effort. Many other memorable characters emerge, including Sir John French along with both a young Adolf Hitler and Winston Churchill.The vast brawl of four armies in Flanders was a turning point that irrevocably changed the nature of modern warfare. In this visceral account, based on 30 years of research and picking up where Barbara Tuchman’s The Guns of August left off, Cowley details the crucial decisions that determined the outcome of the Great War – which may have been decided by a single, extraordinary afternoon.

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Few people had a career that spanned two world wars and which involved some of the most dramatic and dangerous moments of the 20th century. Group Captain Frederick Winterbotham CBE, however, was one of them. Following the outbreak of war in the summer of 1914, a young Frederick, then still just 17 years old and only freshly back from a trip around the world, enlisted in the ranks of the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Yeomanry. Soon, though, Winterbotham’s thoughts turned in a new direction – and a transfer to the Royal Flying Corps followed. Having gained his pilot’s ‘Wings’, Winterbotham was posted to 29 Squadron, then on the Western Front in France, in April 1917. Early in 1930, Winterbotham rejoined the Air Staff with the official duties of a liaison officer; unofficially he was to operate an Air Department in Britain’s Secret Service. It was in this role that, in the 1930s, he made a number of visits to Germany where he undertook a valuable intelligence and high-level espionage role among many of the top Nazis – meetings that he reveals here in dramatic detail. These encounters included Hitler himself. During the war Winterbotham was based at Bletchley Park and reported directly to the head of MI6, Sir Hugh Sinclair, as well as his successor, Sir Stewart Menzies. He was subsequently appointed as the organisation’s deputy and tasked with safeguarding the distribution and use of top secret intelligence throughout the Allied forces, which included the Enigma and Ultra transcripts. So important was this work, that Winterbotham would often report information they contained directly, and personally, to Winston Churchill. Winterbotham remained an unsung war hero, because the cracking of Enigma was considered so secret it was not revealed for some thirty years after the war, when he published his best-selling book The Ultra Secret. This autobiography is the story of one man’s remarkable service to his nation through two world wars.

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An illustrated study of the organization, training, tactics, and operations of the US Navy during World War I, both before and after the US formally joined the Entente Powers.In 1914, the US Navy was the third-largest navy in the world. Although World War I brought no opportunity for the type of capital-ship fleet action for which it had been trained, the US Navy carried out (alongside the Allied navies) a wide range of other missions such as patrolling, convoy escort, laying mines, antisubmarine warfare, landing parties, and manning 14in. naval guns ashore on the Western Front, all while pioneering naval aviation against a background of gunboat diplomacy in the "Banana Wars" in the Caribbean.This absorbing new study examines the US Navy''s varied activities in the different theaters of World War I, paying particular attention to the considerable array of uniforms, personal equipment, protective clothing, and insignia employed, including those used by the first female US naval personnel. Complementing naval warfare expert Brian Lane Herder''s insightful research are archive photographs and eight newly commissioned color plates, providing a detailed and vivid account of the many facets of the US Navy during this pivotal chapter in its history.

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In 1915, two spirited Australian sisters join the war effort as nurses, escaping the confines of their father''s dairy farm and carrying a guilty secret with them. Used to tending the sick as they are, nothing could have prepared them for what they confront, first in the Dardanelles, then on the Western Front. Yet they find courage in the face of extreme danger and become the friends they never were before. And eventually they meet the kind of men worth giving up their precious independence for - if only they all survive.At once epic in scope and extraordinarily intimate, The Daughters of Mars brings the First World War to vivid life from an unusual perspective. Profoundly moving, it pays tribute to the men and women who voluntarily risked their lives for peace.

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At the height of the war in 1917, Laurence Binyon spent a month touring Red Cross hospitals and field canteens on the Western Front, talking to the men and women who were serving as volunteer nurses, doctors, ambulance drivers, canteen workers and medical orderlies. This is his account of that extraordinary journey and their remarkable heroism.

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Saki is perhaps the most graceful spokesman for England''s ''Golden Afternoon'' - the slow and peaceful years before the First World War. Although, like so many of his generation, he died tragically young, in action on the Western Front, his reputation as a writer continued to grow long after his death. The stories are humorous, satiric, supernatural, and macabre, highly individual, full of eccentric wit and unconventional situations. With his great gift as a social satirist of his contemporaryupper-class Edwardian world, Saki is one of the few undisputed English masters of the short story.

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Presents an insight into the many obligations undertaken by Medical Officers on the Western Front. Gives a first-hand account of the carnage and horrors of Arras, the Somme and Ypres, including the mud-filled landscape of Passchendaele.

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Kniha - autor Edgar Rai, 280 stran, česky, pevná s přebalem lesklá ASCONA 1933. Na počátku třicátých let stojí Erich Maria Remarque v zenitu svého úspěchu. Avšak když všemi oslavovaný spisovatel musí uprchnout před nacisty do exilu u Lago Maggiore, uvrhnou ho politické události do hluboké deprese. Z tvůrčí krize hledá východisko – a zvolí to nejriskantnější, bezhlavě se zamiluje do Marlene Dietrichové...

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From one of the twentieth century's master novelists, the author of the classic All Quiet on the Western Front, comes Heaven Has No Favorites, a bittersweet story of unconventional love that sweeps across Europe.Lillian is charming, beautiful . . . and slowly dying of consumption. But she doesn't wish to end her days in a hospital in the Alps. She wants to see Paris again, then Venice--to live frivolously for as long as possible. She might die on the road, she might not, but before she goes, she wants a chance at life.Clerfayt, a race-car driver, tempts fate every time he's behind the wheel. A man with no illusions about chance, he is powerfully drawn to a woman who can look death in the eye and laugh. Together, he and Lillian make an unusual pair, living only for the moment, without regard for the future. It's a perfect arrangement--until one of them begins to fall in love."The world has a great writer in Erich Maria Remarque. He is a craftsman of unquestionably first rank, a man who can bend language to his will. Whether he writes of men or of inanimate nature, his touch is sensitive, firm, and sure."--The New York Times Book Review

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Audiokniha: „Mluvil ke mně, ale věděl jsem, že jsem pro něj jen stěnou, která mu občas vrací ozvěnu.“ Na útěku z vyšinuté Evropy roku 1942 se potkali v úřední džungli lisabonského přístavu, kde je běžencům z Německa a dalších okupovaných zemí někdy dopřáno vmáčknout se na loď do Ameriky. Jenže vypravěč zrovna prohrál všechny peníze v zoufalé hazardní hře o lodní lístek. Kolemjdoucí s pasem na jméno Schwarz mu slíbí darovat ten svůj i s americkým vízem pod podmínkou, že zůstane v noci s ním a vyslechne jeho příběh. Zatímco spolu procházejí bary i spícími ulicemi, jež se tváří tak nezúčastněně, ožívá v jeho zpovědi příběh uprchlíka před zvůlí velkých dějin hnaných stádní malostí. Schwarz vypráví, aby dal své kalvárii smysl, aby se dočkal rozhřešení za smrt fanatického švagra a vyrovnal se s odchodem manželky. Jedna z nejpůsobivějších elegií emigrantské literatury testuje význam vzpomínky v ataku nelidských okolností i sílu žít, bojovat a milovat dál, a to veškeré rakovině světa navzdory. Remarque ví, že sestup do nejtemnější noci je jako ve filmu Casablanca jednosměrný a že vrátit se nelze – ale naděje na lidštější život vždycky umírá poslední. „Vzácný a pro mě vždycky obdivuhodný autor. Jeho čistá láska k životu a bezprostřední přístup ani nemůžou sledovat ambice někoho soudit nebo obžalovávat. Dokonce ani za války ne.“ – Václav Neužil. „Nejzadumanější a nejpropracovanější próza posledního romantika. Přestože ji možná předčí jiné velké emigrantské monology, rozhodně mezi nimi patří k nejvýmluvnějším.“ – The New York Times.

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Medicine in Britain c1250-present with The British sector of the Western Front 1914-18 Student Book is part of Oxford''s Edexcel GCSE History series. This textbook series provides Edexcel exam practice and a tried-and-trusted accessible approach to help students get the best grades they are capable of, and enjoy their history lessons. This textbook is written as part of our commitment to the inclusive presentation of diverse histories, and developed by a team of practising teachers with Edexcel examining experience and led by Aaron Wilkes, Head of History, PGCE History lead and trusted author. This thematic study tells the story of how medicine in Britain has developed over a long period of time, from the medieval period to the present day. It also features case studies, including the historic environment of the British sector of the Western Front. Exam-style Questions, Nail it! features and sources and Interpretations help students prepare for their Edexcel exam. Meanwhile, Later On and Earlier On features help students make connections across time periods. How to...Exam Practice pages provide step-by-step, accessible ways to practise essential history skills. Perfect for use alongside Kerboodle online learning, which is packed full of auto-marked quizzes, exam practice, film clips of interviews with historians, and continuing exam support.

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Audiokniha: „Válka nás přejela jako parní válec…“ Na zprávu ze západní fronty, kde klid byl jen přízračnou předehrou k umírání, navázal velký německý humanista žalozpěvem o mladých, jejichž odhodlání změnit svět zmařila první světová válka. Ernst Birkholz z roty padlého Paula Bäumera se na sklonku roku 1918 s kamarády dostává domů do civilu. Šrapnelům unikli, ale zákopy si ve zmrzačeném srdci nosí dál a někdy ani hrůzou neposedí na židli. Zdá se, že mír je pro ně pouhým prodloužením svrabu, který zažívali v bojové linii. Tam se však mohli spolehnout jeden na druhého, kdežto v nové německé republice je nouze o jídlo i o práci, jejich hrdinství už národ nedojímá a násilím si úctu nezjednají. Znamenitý iniciační román žaluje politiky za kalvárii těch, jimž zbylo leda odcizení: stav, pro nějž medicína tenkrát neznala termín „posttraumatický stresový syndrom“. Okolí s nimi nebylo, nechápe je – a tak mají veteráni návrat do života čistě ve své moci, jelikož na nejtěžší věci jsme vždycky sami. Volné pokračování slavného románu Na západní frontě klid patří k nejvýraznějším protiválečným dílům autorů tzv. ztracené generace. Filmové adaptace se v Hollywoodu dočkalo už v roce 1937. „Mrazivě moderní vhled do psychiky válečných veteránů, pro které nejtěžší bitva teprve začne. A bohužel se to opět děje a bude dít v přímém přenosu… Sláva Ukrajině!“ – Pavel Batěk, 2023. „Duši může být ještě o dost hůř než naší peněžence v čase krize. Zato svět je bohatší o jednoho velkého spisovatele.“ – The New York Times Book Review, 1931. „Působivý výraz, průzračný styl, promyšlená kompozice. Co přesvědčivěji poukazuje na nesmyslnost válčení?“ – Vossische Zeitung, 1931. „Pořád jsme v týle cítili ten stín a chtěli mu uniknout. Mysleli jsme, že se žene za námi a pronásleduje nás. Nevěděli jsme, že jsme ho vlekli s sebou – že nebyl za námi, nýbrž v nás, v nás samých. Zbloudili jsme. Pojďte, budeme společně hledat cestu zpátky.“ – ukázka z knihy.

Objev podobné jako Cesta zpátky - Erich Maria Remarque - audiokniha

Cesta zpátky volně navazuje na nejslavnější autorův román Na západní frontě klid z první světové války. Vypráví o generaci chlapců, kteří v roce 1914 přímo ze školních lavic s naivním nadšením táhli na válečná jatka, odkud se hrstka těch, co unikla smrtícím granátům, vrátila zcela zničena na duchu i na těle. Mladí lidé, vedení svými učiteli k tomu, že umírání na bojišti je svatou povinností vůči vlasti a otázkou osobní cti, poznali skutečnou tvář nesmyslného zabíjení a jejich děsivé zážitky ze zákopů a vzpomínky na padlé kamarády zůstaly stále živé.I tento román je krutou obžalobou a pravdivým obrazem tragédie války, která nezabíjí jednotlivce, ale mrzačí celé generace; neboť nejstrašnější není výbuch granátu, ale zasažené lidské srdce. Nejtěžší není cesta na frontu, ale cesta zpátky, návrat do světa, který už neexistuje…

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Kniha - autor Nick Lloyd, 688 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná 'A tour de force of scholarship, analysis and narration . . . Lloyd is well on the way to writing a definitive history of the First World War' Lawrence James, The Times 'This well-researched, well-written and cogently argued new analysis . . . will undoubtedly now take its rightful place as the standard account of this vital theatre of the conflict' Andrew Roberts, author of Churchill: Walking with Destiny _________________ In the annals of military history, the Western Front stands as an enduring symbol of the folly and futility of war. However, as bestselling military historian Nick Lloyd reveals in this highly-praised history - the first of an epic trilogy -- the story is not one of pointlessness and stupidity, but rather a heroic triumph against the odds. With a cast of hundreds and a huge canvas of places and events, Lloyd tells the whole tale, revealing what happened in France...

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March 1911: Betty Dean needs a job and somewhere to live, and eventually, a husband – according to her mother. Sent into service at Stowford House in Cheshire, where the days are long and the work is gruelling, Betty’s dreams of making something of herself seem even further away.But soon she is forced to return to The Potteries, carrying with her a dreadful secret which could leave her reputation in tatters.Could WW1 bring new opportunities or will Betty run out of options?A new job on the trams throws her a lifeline. Meeting fellow tram girls Connie and Jean brings the joy of friendship, even if Betty struggles with having to keep secrets from her new pals.When Duncan Kennedy, a shy but charming soldier, enters Betty’s life, it seems that she may finally find love. But opening herself up isn’t easy, and when he leaves for the front, she finds herself alone once again.As the Great War rumbles on, Betty’s life in The Potteries is full of its own battles…A heart-breaking WW1 saga that fans of Pam Howes and Nancy Revell will love.Readers are loving The Potteries Girls on the Home Front''Well written, with a lovely storyline and lovely characters...couldn''t put it down.'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review''Family saga at its best. Brilliant book – can''t wait to read more by this author.'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review‘A good cosy read, but not without a little heartbreak and some feel good moments as well to delight the reader.’ Reader ReviewPraise for Lynn Johnson’s Potteries Girls series: ‘A poignant, emotional and heart-wrenching read…best read with a box of tissues handy’ Bookish Jottings‘This truly was a fabulous story from beginning to end and I struggled to put it down!… richly detailed, beautifully written and the storyline along with the characters was enthralling’ Rose is Reading‘I highly recommend reading this and being transported back in time. An excellent historical fiction that had me compulsively turning the pages.’ Books and Bookends‘Overall, I loved it. There were lots of moments that made me gasp and others that almost made me cry, and then there were those that made me smile and sigh.’ Jess Bookish Life‘heartwarming and emotional. I absolutely love the story line…I really enjoyed the setting and the characters. If you enjoy historical fiction, this is definitely a book to read!’ Jessica Belmont Book Reviews‘I’m quite astonished this is a debut novel… The characters came alive on the page, and it’s a fully rounded story… A fabulous read’ Grace J Reviewerlady‘an emotional, captivating read which is perfect for anyone who loves a good saga!… a fantastic read that quickly drew me into the story and kept my interest throughout with its fabulous plot.’ Over The Rainbow Book Blog‘the author winds her story around your person and snares your heart… Though filled with much darkness and despair, there is also hope and love’ Insatiable Readers‘Johnson has a Cookson flair…she does capture the heart and soul of her characters.’ Cheryl M-M Book Reviews

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Early 1943 marked a turning point in the battle on the Eastern Front. After the devastating defeat at Stalingrad, the German army was no longer able to take the initiative and control the battle. In the following years, despite tactical victories, the German army would be gradually pushed back until Soviet units eventually reached Berlin and captured the Reichstag. In the meantime, both enemies had learned a great deal and new weapons were rapidly introduced onto the battlefield. On 8 May 1945, this bloody confrontation between the two giants ended in the unconditional surrender of Germany and a new geopolitical equilibrium was created. This titanic battle is illustrated with witness accounts from generals, soldiers and civilians. Attention is not only paid to the course of the battle, but also to the tactics and organisational dimensions of the armies involved, the challenges of the vastness of the country, the dilemmas for civilians caught between the fighting parties and the flight of millions of Germans to the West in an attempt to escape from the atrocities of the Soviet army. The book also considers the role of the Reichsbahn in the field of logistics, and the importance of the innovation and production capacity of both armies. In also pays attention to the origins of the Cold War that was to follow this confrontation and which would last until 1989.

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This volume aims at an analysis of security perspectives on the Western Balkan countries which reflects military, political and societal, economic and environmental security issues. The first chapter, written by Richard Stojar from University of Defence details military security threats. The second chapter is written by Miroslav Mareš, a security expert from FSS MU, and reflects political-societal issues in the region. The third chapter was authored by Věra Stojarová, who also lectures at FSS MU and deals with economic security. The final chapter was written by Srdjan Prtina and focuses on environmental issues.

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THE TENTH NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING SHIPYARD GIRLS SERIES''Emotional and gripping'' Take a BreakDecember 1943 As the war effort gathers steam in Europe, it''s all hands on deck on the home front. Gloria is over the moon to be reunited with her sweetheart Jack. But her sons Bobby and Gordon are away with the Navy and still know nothing of their mother''s divorce and new half-sister. Rosie''s squad of welders must work gruelling hours in the yard as they prepare for the Allied invasion of Normandy. All the while Rosie herself waits anxiously for news of her husband Peter, who is carrying out dangerous work as an undercover operative in France. Meanwhile welder Dorothy has a feeling that her beau Toby is planning to pop the question when he''s next on leave. But it seems that her head is being turned by someone closer to home... It will take great strength and friendship if the shipyard girls are to weather the storms to come.______________________________Praise for Nancy Revell ''Nancy Revell knows how to stir the passions and soothe the heart!'' Northern Echo ''Stirring and heartfelt storytelling'' Peterborough Evening Telegraph

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Exam board: EdexcelLevel: GCSESubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: Summer 2018Practise and perfect the knowledge and skills that students need to achieve their best grade in the Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History exams.Packed full of consolidation activities and exam-style questions, this time-saving Workbook makes it easier to reinforce understanding throughout the course and prepare for examination.- Apply, embed and recap knowledge using tried-and-tested consolidation activities that put the large amount of content into context- Develop the exam skills required for the 9-1 examinations with a bank of practice questions that covers every question type and includes mark allocations to indicate how much time students should spend on an answer- Tackle the challenges of visual and written sources as plenty of examples and questions are provided- Help students identify their revision needs and understand how to improve their responses by consulting the online answers/answer guidance for each activity and question- Use flexibly for homework or classwork, during the course or for revision and exam practice- Feel confident about exam preparation, knowing that the activities and questions have been carefully created by a team of experienced examiners and practising teachers

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Trust the power of cognitive science to help students to understand more, remember more and feel more confident about their exams.This textbook is guaranteed to make learning more effective. The approach was created by author and teacher Dale Banham, who has amazing knowledge of the best teaching methods and over 30 years'' classroom experience.> Simplify each topic. The text is broken down into bullet points and boxes. Tasks are structured around the ''steps to success'', teaching students how to Connect & Engage, Research & Record, Summarise, Apply and Review their learning> Make learning stick. Cognitive science techniques such as ''interleaving'', ''retrieval practice'' and ''spaced practice'' support students with processing and remembering the course content> Strengthen memory through ''dual coding''. The book contains memory aids that visually summarise key knowledge. Research proves that we remember something better if it''s presented through text and images> Improve exam results. The exam skills required to answer each question type successfully are carefully explained. Practice questions, revision tips and guidance based on the examiners'' reports are also included> Trust the academic seal of approval. This book has been reviewed by a historian who specialises in the topic, to ensure that the historiography is accurate and up to date

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Exam Board: Pearson EdexcelLevel: GCSESubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: Summer 2018Endorsed for EdexcelTarget success in Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision.Key content coverage is combined with exam-style questions, revision tasks and practical tips to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their knowledge.With My Revision Notes every student can:> Plan and manage a successful revision programme using the topic-by-topic planner> Enjoy an interactive approach to revision, with clear topic summaries that consolidate knowledge and related activities that put the content into context> Build, practise and enhance exam skills by progressing through activities set at different levels> Improve exam technique through exam-style questions and model answers with commentary from expert authors and teachers> Get exam ready with extra quick quizzes and answers to the activities available online

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Covers the bitter fighting on the Eastern Front.

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On 22 June 1941, at 0410hrs, Operation Barbarossa began. More than 3 million German soldiers crossed the border with the Soviet Union and moved east, where 4.7 million Soviet soldiers were waiting for them. Hitler expected his troops would be on the Volga before the end of the year and that important cities such as Moscow and Leningrad would have been captured. But the reality was very different; the Germans made impressive territorial gains, but their offensive eventually came to a halt at Stalingrad in December 1942, which proved to be a turning point in the war.This titanic battle is illustrated here using eyewitness accounts from generals, soldiers and civilians. Attention is not only paid to the course of the battle, but also to the tactics and organizational dimensions of the armies involved, the challenges of the vastness of the country, the dilemmas for people in the conquered areas, and the way the Germans tried to conquer their hearts while at the same time fighting a fierce guerrilla war. The role of the Reichsbahn in the field of logistics is also examined, as is the importance of the innovation and production capacity of both armies.

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Covers the range of Axis forces. Focus on quickly achievable results and painting units for gaming, rather than exhibition pieces. Full of practical tips and useful advice on materials and techniques for the beginner

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Audiokniha MP3 - autor Erich Maria Remarque, čte Různí interpreti a Více interpretů Jiskra životNěkdejší odbojný novinář, kterého vězní v německém koncentračním táboře Mellern, už léta nevyslovil své jméno. Slyší pouze na číslo 509, což tomuto zbídačelému třicetikilogramovému kostlivci pomáhá snášet nelidskou trýzeň na těle i na duši. Na jaře 1945, kdy v dálce hřmí děla z fronty, mají však náhle i zdejší bezcitní bachaři nahnáno, protože Američané překročili Rýn a zuřící Hitler odsoudil Německo k smrti. Situace v lágru je den ode dne vypjatější a vězni 509 nezbývá než věřit v jiskřičku naděje, že se dočká osvobození. Jak ji posílit? Mohl by si vysloužit lepší jídlo v ordinaci, jenže v ní se pořád provádějí zvěrské pokusy. Mohl by prodat nezaevidovaný zlatý zub nebo vsadit na báchorku, že míval ve Švýcarsku konto, aby ho vzal pod ochranu chamtivý dozorce. Ale kdoví jestli. Především bude zapotřebí stůj co stůj přetrpět poslední týdny pekla, aby o něm mohl podat...

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Josef Sepp Allerberger was the second most successful sniper of the German Wehrmacht and one of the few private soldiers to be honored with the award of the Knights Cross.

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Power up with this deluxe hardcover picture book based on Nintendo and Illumination present The Super Mario Bros. Movie—in theaters April 7, 2023!From Nintendo and Illumination comes a new animated film based on the world of Super Mario Bros. Featuring Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach, boys and girls ages 3 to 7 will love this full-color deluxe hardcover picture book illustrated with scenes from the film!

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A detailed, illustrated account of the air campaign that accompanied the Red Army''s final push towards Berlin, in which massed Soviet air power defeated the Luftwaffe''s high-tech Me 262 jets and Mistel exploding drones. The last months of World War II on the Eastern Front saw a ferocious fight between two very different air forces. Soviet Air Force (VVS) Commander-in-Chief Alexander Novikov assembled 7,500 aircraft in three powerful air armies to support the final assault on Berlin. The Luftwaffe employed some of its most advanced weapons including the Me 262 jet and Mistel remotely-guided bomb aircraft. Using photos, 3D diagrams, maps and battlescene artwork, William E. Hiestand, a military analyst with a longstanding interest in Soviet military history, explains how Germany''s use of high-tech weaponry and massed Soviet air assaults was not just the culmination of World War II air combat, but also pointed to how the future rivalry with NATO would play out. The VVS used powerful and flexible air armies to control and employ its huge force of aircraft – organizational and employment concepts that would shape Soviet plans and preparations for combat during the Cold War. For the first time, this volume explains how air power helped win the war on the Eastern Front, and how victory shaped Soviet air power doctrine for the decades to come.

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In 1960, six years before Marty Ross-Dolen was born, her maternal grandparents were killed in an airline disaster involving the collision of two commercial jets over New York City. They were traveling from Columbus, Ohio, to seek placement for their family''s iconic magazine, Highlights for Children, on the newsstands. Their daughter - Marty''s mother - was fourteen years old at the time. This genre-bending memoir tells Marty''s story of being raised by a mother in protracted mourning. The fragmented narrative explores Marty''s journey, from personal ways of coping as a child to the evolution of a mother-daughter relationship that matured over time. It is also about her longing to know her maternal grandmother, and through saved letters and photographs from her grandmother''s life, she enters a fantastical relationship that serves to replace one that otherwise could never exist. Ultimately it is about the discovery of truth, in unearthing the story of her grandparents'' deaths and her mother''s acute loss, in freeing her grandmother''s image from the weight of a tragic death, and in Marty''s own delivery from darkness. Beyond that, it is about universal life choices, the ways human beings unknowingly determine their destinies, and the healing powers of truth and love.

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Audioknihu Na západní frontě klid napsal autor: Erich Maria Remarque, čte: Jaroslav Plesl. Paulovi Bäumerovi a jeho spolužákům z gymnázia je osmnáct let a jejich další kroky nesměřují na univerzitu, ale do zákopů první světové války. Učí se krýt před střelbou, kterak rozpoznat granát od šrapnelu, jak postupovat při plynovém útoku, učí se pohřbívat své kamarády, učí se přežít. Nestudují, nečtou, nepíšou básně, nechodí na schůzky… zajímá je, jestli mají dobré boty a plné břicho, protože právě to jim může uprostřed válečného pekla zachránit život. Titul získal v roce 2019 ocenění Audiokniha roku v historicky první čtenářské ankěte KNIHA ROKU Nadačního fondu Čtení tě mění.

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Power up with this full-color leveled reader based on Nintendo and Illumination present The Super Mario Bros. Movie—in theaters April 7, 2023!From Nintendo and Illumination comes a new animated film based on the world of Super Mario Bros. Featuring Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach, boys and girls ages 5 to 8 will love this Step 3 Step into Reading leveled reader inspired by the film.Step 3 readers feature engaging characters in easy-to-follow plots about popular topics. For children who are ready to read on their own.

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Audiokniha MP3 - Audioknižní verze klasického protiválečného románu. - Erich Maria Remarque, čte Jaroslav Plesl Audioknižní zpracování klasického protiválečného románu nbsp;Na západní frontě klidPaulovi Bäumerovi a jeho spolužákům z gymnázia je osmnáct let a jejich další kroky nesměřují na univerzitu, ale do zákopů první světové války. Učí se krýt před střelbou, kterak rozpoznat granát od šrapnelu, jak postupovat při plynovém útoku, učí se pohřbívat své kamarády, učí se přežít. Nestudují, nečtou, nepíšou básně, nechodí na schůzky… zajímá je, jestli mají dobré boty a plné břicho, protože právě to jim může uprostřed válečného pekla zachránit život.„Je to spíš román o lidské duši a vztazích, který se odehrává na pozadí války. Remarque z pozice geniálního autora i novináře ukazuje, kolik vrstev se v člověku skrývá a jak se za daných okolností bude chovat: jak ho to změní, jak ho doba přetaví ke své podobě.“ – Jaroslav Plesl, interpret audioknihyErich Maria...

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Kniha - autor Erich Maria Remarque, 184 stran, česky, pevná bez přebalu lesklá Nejslavnější autorův román z prostředí první světové války vypráví o generaci chlapců, kteří v roce 1914 rovnou ze školních lavic, s vlajícími prapory, nadšením a vojenskou hudbou táhli na jatka války, odkud se vrátili zničeni na duchu i na těle, přestože unikli smrtícím granátům. Román je krutou obžalobou a pravdivým obrazem tragédie války, která nezabíjí jednotlivce ale mrzačí celé generace, nejstrašnější není výbuch granátu, ale zasažené lidské srdce…

Objev podobné jako Na západní frontě klid (978-80-249-4223-0)

Kniha - autor Erich Maria Remarque, 184 stran, česky, brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá Nejslavnější autorův román z prostředí první světové války vypráví o generaci chlapců, kteří v roce 1914 rovnou ze školních lavi...

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An autobiographical work that describes firsthand the great tectonic shifts in English society following the First World War, Robert Graves''s Goodbye to All That is a matchless evocation of the Great War''s haunting legacy, published in Penguin Modern Classics.In 1929 Robert Graves went to live abroad permanently, vowing ''never to make England my home again''. This is his superb account of his life up until that ''bitter leave-taking'': from his childhood and desperately unhappy school days at Charterhouse, to his time serving as a young officer in the First World War that was to haunt him throughout his life. It also contains memorable encounters with fellow writers and poets, including Siegfried Sassoon and Thomas Hardy, and covers his increasingly unhappy marriage to Nancy Nicholson. Goodbye to All That, with its vivid, harrowing descriptions of the Western Front, is a classic war document, and also has immense value as one of the most candid self-portraits of an artist ever written.Robert Ranke Graves (1895-1985) was a British poet, novelist, and critic. He is best known for the historical novel I, Claudius and the critical study of myth and poetry The White Goddess. His autobiography, Goodbye to All That, was published in 1929, quickly establishing itself as a modern classic. Graves also translated Apuleius, Lucan and Suetonius for the Penguin Classics, and compiled the first modern dictionary of Greek Mythology, The Greek Myths. His translation of The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (with Omar Ali-Shah) is also published in Penguin Classics.If you enjoyed Goodbye to All That, you might like Ford Madox Ford''s Parade''s End, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.''His wonderful autobiography''Jeremy Paxman, Daily Mail

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