Lyt når som helst, hvor som helst

Nyd den ubegrænsede adgang til tusindvis af spændende e- og lydbøger - helt gratis

  • Lyt og læs så meget du har lyst til
  • Opdag et kæmpe bibliotek fyldt med fortællinger
  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals
  • Opsig når som helst
Start tilbuddet
DK - Details page - Device banner - 894x1036

Lest We Forget: War and Peace in 100 British Monuments

Længde
11T 24M
Sprog
Engelsk
Format
Kategori

Historie

A monumental new history of British conflict, publishing for the eightieth anniversary of VE Day 'An impressive audit of the monuments all around us and their often forgotten back-stories. A hundred individual histories, skillfully assembled, built into a poignant meditation on why they still matter.' David Olusoga

Published for the eightieth anniversary of the end of World War Two, this moving book examines the inspirations and individuals behind our memorial-studded country. Acclaimed historian Tessa Dunlop travels the length and breadth of the United Kingdom on a quest to uncover a story of national warring and national mourning, of fighting each other and of fighting together. In so doing, Lest We Forget summons a stellar cast of veterans, military experts and families of the fallen to reveal what our monuments and war heroes say about us, both then and now.

Why did Scotland take nearly 600 years to commemorate its most famous freedom fighter? When did Wellington become anti-Establishment? Who are the Glorious Dead? Can the Cenotaph stay above politics? And how do you commemorate contested, asymmetrical wars?

Through veteran testimony and contemporary voices like Falklands hero Simon Weston and HRH The Duke of Kent, Tessa brings to life the pride and the pain involved in commemorating 2,000 years of war and peace across Scotland, England, Northern Ireland and Wales in a monumental British story.

Lest We Forget, freedom is not free.

'In this wonderfully incisive, moving and timely book about commemoration, Dunlop breathes life into 100 British monuments – some famous, others less so – that together reveal our island story. A stunning achievement.' Saul David

© 2025 HarperNorth (Lydbog): 9780008713164

Release date

Lydbog: 24. april 2025

Andre kan også lide...

  1. Death in Derry: Martin McGuinness and the Derry IRA’s War Against the British Jonathan Trigg
  2. The Great Miscalculation: The Race to Save New York City's Citicorp Tower Michael M. Greenburg
  3. The German Way of War: A Lesson in Tactical Management Jaap Jan Brouwer
  4. The Vietnam War: A Military History Geoffrey Wawro
  5. Captain Kidd: A True Story of Treasure and Betrayal Samuel Marquis
  6. To Die With Such Men: Frontline Stories from Ukraine's International Legion Shannon Monaghan
  7. Airpower Over the Rhine: The Luftwaffe, the French Air Force, and the Battle of France James F. Slaughter III
  8. Kincora: Britain's Shame Chris Moore
  9. Special Men: A LRP's Recollections Dennis Foley
  10. NAZIS IN THE NEW WORLD: German Students in the United States, 1933–1941 Aaron Gillette
  11. The Nazis Next Door: How America Became a Safe Haven for Hitler’s Men Eric Lichtblau
  12. Decent Interval: An Insider's Account of Saigon's Indecent End Told by the CIA's Chief Strategy Analyst in Vietnam, 25th Anniversary Edition Frank Snepp
  13. Pirates: The Truth Behind the Robbers of the High Seas Nigel Cawthorne
  14. Fury and Ice: Greenland, the United States and Germany in World War II Peter Harmsen
  15. The Unbroken Reich: What If Germany Had Won World War I? Marcus Draysun
  16. Tsqelmucwílc: The Kamloops Indian Residential School―Resistance and a Reckoning Celia Haig-Brown
  17. Den of Spies: The Untold Story of Reagan, Carter and the Treason that Stole the White House Craig Unger
  18. Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America John Earl Haynes
  19. The Cruel Sky: A Heavy Bomber Group in World War II Robert Thompson
  20. The Engines of Evil: Inside The Waffen SS, The Holocaust, And Nazi Genocide Davis Truman
  21. Operation Typhoon: The History of the Fight for Moscow between the Nazis and Soviets Phaistos Publishers
  22. Islamesque: The Forgotten Craftsmen Who Built Europe's Medieval Monuments Diana Darke
  23. The Russian FSB: A Concise History of the Federal Security Service Kevin P. Riehle
  24. Operation Typhoon: Hitler's March on Moscow, October 1941 David Stahel
  25. Secrets of a Suitcase: The Countess, the Nazis, and Middle Europe's Lost Nobility Pauline Terreehorst
  26. Hard Neighbors: The Scotch-Irish Invasion of Native America and the Making of an American Identity Colin G. Calloway
  27. Children of the Storm: The True Story of the Pleasant Hill School Bus Tragedy Clark Secrest
  28. Who Will Rescue Us?: The Story of the Jewish Children who Fled to France and America During the Holocaust Laura Hobson Faure
  29. Watching the Jackals: Prague's Covert Liaisons with Cold War Terrorists and Revolutionaries Daniela Richterova
  30. Putin's Wars and NATO's Flaws: Why Russia Invaded Ukraine Paul Moorcraft
  31. The First Fleets: Colonial Navies of the British Atlantic World, 1630–1775 Benjamin C. Schaffer
  32. The Watchdog: How the Truman Committee Battled Corruption and Helped Win World War Two Steve Drummond
  33. Going to the Wars Max Hastings
  34. How WWII Could Have Gone: What If Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan Had Won? (5 in 1) Marcus Draysun
  35. The Pirate King: The Strange Adventures of Henry Avery and the Birth of the Golden Age of Piracy Sean Kingsley
  36. The Wehrmacht's Last Stand: The German Campaigns of 1944-1945 Robert M. Citino
  37. Editor: A decade's strife with PMs, proprietors and royals while resurrecting The Daily Telegraph Max Hastings
  38. Death of the Wehrmacht: The German Campaigns of 1942 Robert M. Citino
  39. Hitler's Furies: German Women in the Nazi Killing Fields Wendy Lower
  40. The Defeat of the Damned: The Destruction of the Dirlewanger Brigade at the Battle of Ipolysag, December 1944 Douglas E. Nash, Sr.
  41. The Time Beneath the Concrete: Palestine Between Camp and Colony Nasser Abourahme
  42. Violette Szabo: The Life That I Have Susan Ottaway
  43. Ardennes: The Secret War Charles Whiting
  44. Hitler's Army: Soldiers, Nazis, and War in the Third Reich Omer Bartov
  45. How to Lose the Hounds: Maroon Geographies and a World Beyond Policing Celeste Winston
  46. A Strange Campaign: The Battle for Madagascar Russell Phillips

Vælg dit abonnement

  • Over 600.000 titler

  • Download og nyd titler offline

  • Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals

  • Børnevenligt miljø (Kids Mode)

  • Det er nemt at opsige når som helst

Flex

For dig som vil prøve Mofibo.

89 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 20 timer/måned

  • Gem op til 100 ubrugte timer

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Prøv gratis
Den mest populære

Premium

For dig som lytter og læser ofte.

129 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • 100 timer/måned

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Unlimited

For dig som lytter og læser ubegrænset.

149 kr. /måned
  • 1 konto

  • Ubegrænset adgang

  • Eksklusivt indhold hver uge

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Ingen binding

Start tilbuddet

Family

For dig som ønsker at dele historier med familien.

Fra 179 kr. /måned
  • 2-6 konti

  • 100 timer/måned pr. konto

  • Fri lytning til podcasts

  • Kun 39 kr. pr. ekstra konto

  • Ingen binding

2 konti

179 kr. /måned
Start tilbuddet