The Duel, John Lukacs
The Duel, John Lukacs
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The Duel

Author: John Lukacs

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Unabridged: 9 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/01/1992


Synopsis

One is poised on the edge of victory, the other threatened by invasion and defeat yet holding on, his own life in the balance and also that of the free world. 
 
In his reconstruction of the 80 days from May 10 to July 31, 1940, the author shows just how close England came to losing the war. He paints Churchill as resolute, threatened from within and without, yet unshakably determined. And Hitler flushed with victory, yet fatally undecided about how to close with Britain. 
 
"Lukacs’s is a rigorous intelligence making strong arguments in clear language. . . . I wish other writers on the right would ponder Mr. Lukacs’s insight."—New York Times Book Review 
 
“An outstanding historian.”—Financial Times

About The Author

John Lukacs was born in Hungary and came to the United States in 1946. Now emeritus, he was a visiting professor at various universities. The recipient of the 1991 Ingersoll Prize, he is the author of over 18 books. Broad Street Review calls him "the best-known historian in Pennsylvania, and one of the few historians with a national and international reputation beyond narrow academic circles." He lives in Chester County, Pennsylvania.Grover Gardner’s narration career spans 25 years and over 550 audiobook titles. AudioFile magazine has called him one of the “Best Voices of the Century” and features him in their annual “Golden Voices” update. Publishers Weekly named him Audiobook Narrator of the Year for 2005. His recordings have garnered 18 Earphones Awards from AudioFile and an Audie Award from the Audio Publishers’ Association.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kuszma on November 19, 2019

Elképesztő mélységű elemzés arról az időszakról, amikor Churchill egyedül* volt kénytelen birkózni Hitlerrel – nagyjából miniszterelnöksége kezdetétől kezdve addig a pontig, amíg az USA világosan el nem kötelezte magát a szövetségesek ügye mellett. Elképesztő mélységű, mondom, még úgy is, hogy közbe......more

Goodreads review by Mike on September 05, 2021

My A level history only covered 1839 -1939. So this book covering 80 days from 10 May to 31 July 1940 was an excellent addition. Another book given to me by my dad. Very well written. Terrific insights into the struggle between Churchill and Hitler in this period. Why did Hitler hold off on attacking......more

Goodreads review by Roberto on September 27, 2020

wow, what a boring book, excerpts like “Hitler ate his soup at 19:00 while the train was going slower than usual” makes me want to stop reading for the tenth time. Anglophile author with too affected language, boring and without empathy with the reader.......more

Goodreads review by Tom on January 09, 2017

Read with 'Their Finest Hour' by Churchill!......more

Goodreads review by Anna on February 16, 2020

Hiányzott már valami kis történelem az életemből :D. A könyv oldalain két eléggé erős személyiség vonul fel, akik igencsak nyomott hagytak a világban/világon. Habár a könyv szerzője igyekszik objektív maradni, azért néhol fel-felszaladt a szemöldököm :D. De jó, én sem hiszem, hogy képes lennék minde......more