Dominic Sandbrook Libri

Take a journey to a vanished world with the ADVENTURES IN TIME* series - stories so exciting you won't believe they're all true Prepare to enter the most dramatic conflict the world has ever seen, as historian Dominic Sandbrook takes us on a spine-tingling, heart-stopping adventure. We witness the Second World War first-hand through the eyes of ordinary people living in extraordinary times, from the women who worked all night in factories to the chess players who cracked unbreakable codes. Because in total war, no life is left untouched... The Adventures in Time series brings the past alive for twenty-first century children. These stories are every bit as exciting as those of Harry Potter or Matilda Wormwood. The only difference is they actually happened... *(Perfect for all readers who enjoy tales of heroes, villains, battles, escapes, codebreakers and a secret agent known as the Hedgehog)

*A Children's Book of the Year 2021 as chosen by The Times and Daily Mail* Take a journey to a vanished world with the ADVENTURES IN TIME series - stories so exciting you won't believe they're all true 'The whistles blew, the cheers went up, and thousands of men were scrambling up into the rolling fields of No Man's Land . . .' Travel back in time to The First World War, as historian Dominic Sandbrook takes us from the soaring heights of an aeroplane cockpit to the desperate depths of the enemy trenches. We are plunged first hand into a conflict like no other as, amid the greatest clash of empires ever known, the future of the world hangs in the balance... The Adventures in Time series brings the past alive for twenty-first century children. These stories are every bit as exciting as those of Harry Potter or Matilda Wormwood. The only difference is they actually happened...

Take a journey to a vanished world with the ADVENTURES IN TIME series - stories so exciting you won't believe they're all trueBorn into the richest dynasty in the world, young Cleopatra has always dreamed of glory and empire. And when she defeats her brother and sister to become Pharaoh of Egypt, she is certain the gods have chosen her for greatness. But then Julius Caesar's war-fleet sails into her harbour - and suddenly her country's destiny hangs by a thread ...Join Dominic Sandbrook as we follow the most famous queen of all from Alexandria to Rome, through doomed love affairs and epic battles, to the serpent's bite which will change the course of history.

Take a journey to a vanished world with the ADVENTURES IN TIME series - stories so exciting you won't believe they're all true 'His mind was clear. It was time to go east. Time to march into Asia, to confront the Persians and to meet his destiny...' Alexander has one, wild dream: to rule the world. And with his childhood friends and his beloved horse Bucephalas, he sets out from his home in Ancient Greece to do just that. With historian Dominic Sandbrook as our guide, join Alexander on his incredible journey through the deserts of Egypt and over the snow-capped mountains of Persia all the way to India, defeating all who stand in his way. For anything is possible with the help of the gods... The Adventures in Time series brings the past alive for twenty-first century children. These stories are every bit as exciting as those of Harry Potter or Matilda Wormwood. The only difference is they actually happened...

Margaret Thatcher had come to power in 1979 with a daring plan to reverse Britain's decline into shabbiness and chaos. But as factories closed their doors, dole queues lengthened and the inner cities exploded in flames, would her radical medicine rescue the Sick Man of Europe - or kill it off? Vivid, surprising and gloriously entertaining, Dominic Sandbrook's new book recreates the decisive turning point in Britain's recent story. For some people this was an age of unparalleled opportunity, the heyday of computers and credit cards, snooker, Sloane Rangers and Spandau Ballet. Yet for others it was an era of shocking bitterness, as industries collapsed, working-class communities buckled and the Labour Party tore itself apart. And when Argentine forces seized the Falkland Islands, it seemed the final humiliation for a wounded, unhappy country, its fortunes now standing on a knife-edge. Here are the early 1980s in all their gaudy glory. This is the story of Tony Benn, Ian Botham and Princess Diana; Joy Division, Chariots of Fire, the Austin Metro and Juliet Bravo; wine bars, Cruise missiles, the ZX Spectrum and the battle for the Falklands. And towering above them all, the most divisive Prime Minister of modern times - the Iron Lady

The late 1970s were Britain's years of strife and the good life. They saw inflation, riots, the peak of trade union power - and also the birth of home computers, the rise of the ready meal and the triumph of a Grantham grocer's daughter who would change everything. Dominic Sandbrook re-creates this extraordinary period in all its chaos and contradiction, revealing it as a turning point in our recent history, where, in everything from families and schools to punk and Doctor Who, the future of the nation was being decided. 'A brilliant historian.' A. N. Wilson, Spectator 'Magnificent . . . If you lived through the late Seventies - or, for that matter, even if you didn't - don't miss this book.' Mail on Sunday 'Entertaining, engaging, masterful, a joy . . . as a storyteller, Sandbrook is superb.' Sunday Telegraph 'Sandbrook has rummaged deep into the cultural life of the era to remind us how rich it was, from Bowie to Dennis Potter, Martin Amis to William Golding.' The Times 'While Sandbrook punctures some of our favourite myths . . . what makes this book such a pleasure is the sheer, unashamed nostalgia it evokes.' Daily Telegraph 'Compulsively readable . . . Sandbrook is right to argue that the 1970s was the moment when our century arrived.' Guardian

The Aztec Empire had been blessed by the gods. Its pyramid temples were warmed by the sun, its fields were thick with corn, its bustling marketplaces were full of feathers, pottery and jewellery. But the Emperor Montezuma was troubled by terrifying omens. And when Spanish sailors landed on the shore, seeking their fortunes in a foreign land, nothing would ever be the same... The Adventures in Time series brings the past alive for twenty-first-century children. These stories are every bit as exciting as those of Harry Potter or Matilda Wormwood. The only difference is they actually happened ...

In this history, Dominic Sandbrook recreates the gaudy atmosphere of the early 1970s: the world of Enoch Powell & Tony Benn, David Bowie & Brian Clough, Germaine Greer & Mary Whitehouse. An age when the unions were on the march & the socialist revolution seemed at hand.

Take a journey to a vanished world with the ADVENTURES IN TIME* series - stories so exciting you won't believe they're all true 'Winter has come; and in a far distant land, a warrior queen is expecting a child...' Step through these pages into the Tudor world: a dangerous place, where one miss-step could cost your life. Through the eyes of Henry VIII's six very different queens, from a brave Spanish princess to a wise English widow, historian Dominic Sandbrook takes us on a thrilling journey through the twists and turns of a dramatic age. For no one is safe from the wheel of fortune: it can take you from a golden throne to the Tower of London... The Adventures in Time series brings the past alive for twenty-first century children. These stories are every bit as exciting as those of Harry Potter or Matilda Wormwood. The only difference is they actually happened... *(Perfect for all readers who enjoy tales of heroes, villains, jousting, beheadings and fat tyrants)

Take a journey to a vanished world with the ADVENTURES IN TIME series - stories so exciting you won't believe they're all true'Thunder crashed across the sky. Fire-dragons soared through the heavens. And then, one fine June day, came the warriors from the north - the Vikings...'Prepare to meet the most terrifying raiders the world has ever known, as historian Dominic Sandbrook plunges us back into the thrilling drama of the Viking Age. We'll encounter gods and giants, axemen and shield-maidens, from the warlords rampaging through King Alfred's England to the sea-captains who first glimpsed the mountains of Iceland. For even in the most glittering cities on earth, no one is safe from the Northmen's fury...The Adventures in Time series brings the past alive for twenty-first century children. These stories are every bit as exciting as those of Harry Potter or Matilda Wormwood. The only difference is they actually happened...

A fresh, enlightening and comprehensive history of Britain in the early 1960s by a supremely talented young historian.

Harold Wilson's famous reference to 'white heat' captured the optimistic spirit of a society in the midst of breathtaking change. From the gaudy pleasures of Swinging London to the tragic bloodshed in Northern Ireland, from the intrigues of Westminster to the drama of the World Cup, British life seemed to have taken on a dramatic new momentum. The memories, images and colourful personalities of those heady times still resonate today: mop-tops and mini-skirts, strikes and demonstrations, Carnaby Street and Kings Road, Harold Wilson and Edward Heath, Mary Quant and Jean Shrimpton, Enoch Powell and Mary Whitehouse, Marianne Faithfull and Mick Jagger. In this wonderfully rich and readable historical narrative, Dominic Sandbrook looks behind the myths of the Swinging Sixties to unearth the contradictions of a society caught between optimism and decline.

Set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars, a young Horatio Nelson rises to the challenge of defending Britain from the tyrant Napoleon Bonaparte. Starting his seafaring journey at just twelve, Nelson's bravery is unmatched, but he faces his greatest test as he leads a fight from the icy North to Egypt's shores. The narrative explores themes of courage and sacrifice, illustrating the high stakes of war while engaging young readers with historical events that resonate with the excitement of contemporary adventures.

Weltgeschichte hautnah: Die sagenumwobene ägyptische Herrscherin Kleopatra Im antiken Reich der Pyramiden, Tempel und Pharaonen ist die junge Kleopatra für Großes bestimmt: Mit nur 18 Jahren wird sie zur Herrscherin Ägyptens. Ihr ganzes Leben lang kämpft sie um Ruhm und Macht und zieht die Männer in ihren Bann. An der Seite der Römer Julius Cäsar und Marcus Antonius gelingt es der gebildeten und faszinierenden Kleopatra, Ägypten mächtig und unabhängig zu halten. Doch als sich das Römische Reich schließlich gegen Kleopatra und Antonius wendet, ist ihr Schicksal besiegelt: Kleopatra, die letzte Pharaonin, geht in den Tod, und Ägypten wird Teil des Römischen Imperiums. Der Mythos von Kleopatra hingegen bleibt unsterblich ... Historiker Dominic Sandbrook katapultiert die Leserinnen und Leser mitten hinein in die historischen Ereignisse, Schauplätze und Einzelschicksale. Das Ergebnis: Geschichtswissen in einer fundierten, mitreißenden und dramatischen Erzählung für Leserinnen und Leser ab 10 Jahren.

Weltgeschichte hautnah: Die berühmten Seefahrer und Eroberer Vor über 1000 Jahren landen früh am Morgen die Wikinger schwer bewaffnet mit ihren Schiffen auf der Holy Island und plündern das Kloster Lindisfarne. Es ist der Beginn der Wikingerfeldzüge – eine sagenumwobene, spannende und blutige Zeit in unserer Geschichte. Auf ihren Beutezügen machen die Nordmänner die Weltmeere unsicher und verbreiten überall Angst und Schrecken: Ivar der Knochenlose überfällt York, Ragnar Lodbrok plündert Paris und Sven Gabelbart erobert England. Doch die Wikinger sind auch Händler und große Entdecker: Hrafna-Flóki gibt Island seinen Namen, Erik der Rote besiedelt Grönland, Harald der Harte reist bis nach Konstantinopel und Leif Eriksson entdeckt Amerika – lange vor Kolumbus. Historiker Dominic Sandbrook katapultiert die Leser*innen mitten hinein in die historischen Ereignisse, Schauplätze und Einzelschicksale. Das Ergebnis: Geschichtswissen in einer fundierten, mitreißenden und dramatischen Erzählung für Leser*innen ab 10 Jahren.

Weltgeschichte hautnah: Das Ende der alten amerikanischen Hochkulturen Riesige Städte, gewaltige Pyramiden und die berühmten Goldschätze: Das Reich der Azteken gehörte zu den größten Zivilisationen der Weltgeschichte - voller Wunder und voller Grauen. Montezuma, der Gottkönig, herrschte über Millionen und opferte den Göttern das Blut seiner Gefangenen. Doch Montezuma wurde von düsteren Vorahnungen gepeinigt. Und als die fremden Heere aus dem fernen Spanien an der Küste des heutigen Mexico landeten, auf der Jagd nach Gold und Macht, war es nicht nur für Montezumas Reich der Anfang vom Ende.

Die Historiker Tom Holland und Dominic Sandbrook erkunden unterhaltsam die faszinierendsten Momente der Geschichte, von Alexander dem Großen bis Tolkien. Sie beantworten ungewöhnliche Fragen, wie die nach dem Trojanischen Krieg, der katastrophalsten Party der Geschichte und den Verbindungen zwischen Nixon und antiken Herrschern.

Pop-Art hat die moderne Kunst der zweiten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts revolutioniert. Sie entstand in Großbritannien und den USA als Reaktion auf den in der Nachkriegszeit vorherrschenden Abstrakten Expressionismus und stieg rasch zu der künstlerischen Ausdrucksform der 1960er-Jahre auf. Mit der bahnbrechenden Verwendung von banalen Motiven der Waren- und Medienwelt überwand die Pop-Art die starren Grenzen zwischen E- und U-Kultur, zwischen Kunst und Leben. Die Faszination der Künstler für den Starkult der Medien ließ das Porträt in den Mittelpunkt der Bewegung rücken. Die Publikation nimmt erstmals die zentrale Bedeutung von Porträtdarstellungen und deren überaus innovative Weiterentwicklung durch die Pop-Art-Künstler umfassend in den Blick – vom Beginn der Kunstströmung in den 1950er-Jahren bis zu ihrer Blütezeit in den 1960er-Jahren. Anhand ausgewählter Schlüsselwerke, darunter etwa die berühmten Marilyn-Monroe-Bildnisse, werden Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede in den Kunstzentren diesseits und jenseits des Atlantiks sachkundig beleuchtet. Die vorgestellten Künstler (Auswahl): Peter Blake, Jim Dine, Richard Hamilton, David Hockney, Robert Indiana, Jasper Johns, Allen Jones, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg, Mel Ramos, Robert Rauschenberg, Larry Rivers, James Rosenquist, Andy Warhol, Tom Wesselmann Ausstellungen: National Portrait Gallery, London 11.10.2007–20.1.2008 · Staatsgalerie Stuttgart 23.2.–8.6.2008

Strhující příběh Velké války, jak jste ho ještě neslyšeli! Stačilo jen několik výstřelů z pistole a na Evropu se sneslo peklo. Začala válka, jakou svět dosud nepoznal. Velká válka, jak se jí později začalo přezdívat, do sebe vtáhla většinu světových mocností, trvala dlouhé čtyři roky a zuřila na celém kontinentu. Zemřely miliony lidí. Zmizela celá města. Zanikaly říše. Ale odehrávaly se také příběhy neobyčejného hrdinství, poprvé se sváděly letecké bitvy, Evropu křižovali špioni, propukaly revoluce. Ale proč vlastně? První kniha série Dobrodružství historie zavede čtenáře každého věku k vyjednávacím stolům, do hloubi zákopů i přímo do bitevní vřavy. Procestuje s nimi skoro celý svět od nejchudší balkánské vesničky až po nejhonosnější německé paláce a odvypráví příběh první světové války způsobem, jaký si nezadá se žádným dobrodružným románem. Na rozdíl od nich se však tento příběh skutečně stal. Pro čtenáře od dvanácti let.