According to the composer, the work, while staying "rooted in the Russian style? venture(s) into sounds at once reminiscent of medieval Eastern chant and of 20th century Minimalism, of American folk singing and the high tradition of Western ...
A witty, thrilling, and “effortlessly poetic” account of the Cretan resistance during World War II—with a map and 32 black-and-white photographs (The Guardian) George Psychoundakis was a 21-one-year-old shepherd from the village of ...
Also included is the story of one of his most well-known exploits from the war—his planned and executed kidnap of a German general under British orders.
Exciting overview of the World War II battle made famous by the classic movie and book A Bridge Too Far Boots-on-the-ground story of British paratroopers fighting off Germans in Holland during Operation Market Garden Masterly analysis of ...
Also included in this book are Leigh Fermor’s intelligence reports sent from caves deep within Crete, which bring the immediacy of SOE operations vividly alive, as well as the peril under which the SOE and Resistance were operating, and a ...
From his early carefree days tramping the hills of Transylvania, to the book's poignant ending, Along the Enchanted Way transports us back to a magical country world most of us thought had vanished long ago.
This lavish book is the only complete collection of the renowned Theaters series, in which Hiroshi Sugimoto opens his shutter as a film begins and closes it as it concludes.