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Pedestal - Peter C. Smith - Bog - Crecy Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Pedestal - Peter C. Smith - Bog - Crecy Publishing - Plusbog.dk

In the summer of 1942 one of the main issues in the balance was the fate of Malta. The island was still a bastion of the Royal Navy in the Mediterranean and a constant threat to the supply route for the enemy land forces in North Africa. It bravely resisted every onslaught of the Axis powers, but by the middle of 1942, food supplies were desperately short and fuel oil was running low. In August of that year Operation Pedestal was launched, a last attempt to relieve Malta. Fourteen merchant ships were allocated to it and the Royal Navy provided the most powerful force ever to escort a convoy including four aircraft carriers. Operating from bases in Sardinia and Sicily, the Germans and Italians let fly with their shore-based aircraft on an unprecedented scale. The losses on the British side were sever with more than 500 Merchant and Royal Navy sailors and airmen killed. Whilst only five of the fourteen merchant ships reached the sanctuary of Malta''s Grand Harbour, these included the oil tanker Ohio. Its cargo of aviation fuel revitalised the Maltese air offensive against Axis shipping. While costly for the Allies, Operation Pedestal was a strategic victory and justified the decision to hazard so many warships; This is a reissue of a classic account of this engagement, whose outcome was crucial to Allied success in the Mediterranean theatre in World War 2.

DKK 120.00
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On a Pedestal - Roger Lytollis - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

On a Pedestal - Roger Lytollis - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

This is a book for people who are interested in statues . . . and for people who aren''t. It explores those immortalised in marble and bronze - and what the rest of us think about them. As Roger Lytollis travels Britain he encounters a man at Liverpool''s Beatles statue convinced that Rod Stewart was in the Fab Four. In Edinburgh he walks into a row over Greyfriars Bobby''s nose and in Glasgow learns why the Duke of Wellington wears a traffic cone on his head. London brings a controversial nude statue and some hard truths about racism.Elsewhere, Roger sees people dancing with Eric Morecambe, finds a statue being the backdrop to a marriage proposal and, everywhere he goes, pigeons. Always pigeons . . . On a Pedestal is the first book to examine public statues around the nation. It looks at their emergence into our culture wars; the trend for portraying musicians, sports stars and comedians rather than monarchs, politicians and generals; the amazing tales of many of those commemorated on our streets.It also features interviews with sculptors, including Sir Antony Gormley, telling the stories behind some of our most popular modern statues.Part history book, part travelogue, On a Pedestal brings statues to life. Informative and entertaining, it''s a book that - ultimately - is more about blood than bronze.

DKK 127.00
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On a Pedestal - Roger Lytollis - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

On a Pedestal - Roger Lytollis - Bog - Little, Brown Book Group - Plusbog.dk

This is a book for people who are interested in statues . . . and for people who aren''t. It explores those immortalised in marble and bronze - and what the rest of us think about them. As Roger Lytollis travels Britain he encounters a man at Liverpool''s Beatles statue convinced that Rod Stewart was in the Fab Four. In Edinburgh he walks into a row over Greyfriars Bobby''s nose and in Glasgow learns why the Duke of Wellington wears a traffic cone on his head. London brings a controversial nude statue and some hard truths about racism.Elsewhere, Roger sees people dancing with Eric Morecambe, finds a statue being the backdrop to a marriage proposal and, everywhere he goes, pigeons. Always pigeons . . . On a Pedestal is the first book to examine public statues around the nation. It looks at their emergence into our culture wars; the trend for portraying musicians, sports stars and comedians rather than monarchs, politicians and generals; the amazing tales of many of those commemorated on our streets.It also features interviews with sculptors, including Sir Antony Gormley, telling the stories behind some of our most popular modern statues.Part history book, part travelogue, On a Pedestal brings statues to life. Informative and entertaining, it''s a book that - ultimately - is more about blood than bronze.

DKK 190.00
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Operation Pedestal - Max Hastings - Bog - HarperCollins - Plusbog.dk

Operation Pedestal - Max Hastings - Bog - HarperCollins - Plusbog.dk

“An eye-level view of mortal danger set against a major inflection point during World War II." -- Wall Street Journal Now in paperback, renowned historian Max Hastings recreates one of the most thrilling events of World War II: Operation Pedestal, the British action to save its troops from starvation on Malta—an action-packed tale of courage, fortitude, loss, and triumph against all odds. In 1940, Hitler had two choices when it came to the Mediterranean region: stay out, or commit sufficient forces to expel the British from the Middle East. Against his generals’ advice, the Fuhrer committed a major strategic blunder. He ordered the Wehrmacht to seize Crete, allowing the longtime British bastion of Malta to remain in Allied hands. Over the fall of 1941, the Royal Navy and RAF, aided by British intelligence, used the island to launch a punishing campaign against the Germans, sinking more than 75 percent of their supply ships destined for North Africa. But by spring 1942, the British lost their advantage. In April and May, the Luftwaffe dropped more bombs on Malta than London received in the blitz. A succession of British attempts to supply and reinforce the island by convoy during the spring and summer of 1942 failed. British submarines and surface warships were withdrawn, and the remaining forces were on the brink of starvation. Operation Pedestal chronicles the ensuing British mission to save those troops. Over twelve days in August, German and Italian forces faced off against British air and naval fleets in one of the fiercest battles of the war, while ships packed with supplies were painstakingly divided and dispersed. In the end only a handful of the Allied ships made it, most important among them the SS Ohio, carrying the much-needed fuel to the men on Malta. As Hastings makes clear, while the Germans claimed victory, it was the British who ultimately prevailed, for Malta remained a crucial asset that helped lead to the Nazis’ eventual defeat. While the Royal Navy never again attempted an operation on such scale, Hasting argues that without that August convoy the British on Malta would not have survived. In the cruel accountancy of war, the price was worth paying.

DKK 228.00
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Operation Pedestal 1942 - Angus Konstam - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

Operation Pedestal 1942 - Angus Konstam - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

A fascinating story of a key turning point in the War in the Mediterranean, as the island of Malta was thrown a vital lifeline. Since 1940, the island of Malta had been a thorn in the Axis'' side. It sat astride the direct sea route between Italy and its North African colonies, and from 1941 the Royal Navy had used the island as a base for its attacks on Axis convoys. The island, though, relied on convoys to survive, and from early 1941 these came under increasingly heavy air and submarine attack. As the situation became critical in 1942, the decision was made to send through a heavily protected convoy, carrying fuel and supplies, in an effort to save the island. This mission was codenamed Operation Pedestal . This fascinating work describes how, after leaving Britain on 2 August 1942, the convoy was repeatedly pummeled by Axis air and submarine attacks as it ground its way towards Malta, with most of the merchant ships sunk during the passage, along with an aircraft carrier and two cruisers. It also explores how despite this grim toll, the sacrifice was worth it.The specially commissioned illustrations in this work cover the progress of the convoy step by step, the submarine and surface naval actions during Pedestal ''s voyage, the Stuka attack on the carrier Indomitable and the air attacks against the convoy, and the broader strategic situation in the Western Mediterranean. The result is a unique visual exploration of one of the most famous episodes of the war in this theatre.

DKK 168.00
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Strøm om bord - Andrew Simpson - Bog - Exlibris Media - Plusbog.dk

Strøm om bord - Andrew Simpson - Bog - Exlibris Media - Plusbog.dk

I og med at afhængigheden af elektriske systemer vokser, er det betryggende at vide, at man har en god indsigt i, hvordan man undgår fejl, og også hvordan man reparerer disse på sit 12 volts anlæg om bord. Denne bog giver en grundig vejledning i, hvordan du installerer, bruger og vedligeholder det elektriske system. Strøm om bord kigger også på problemløsning, strømbesparelse, landstrøm, og korrosionsbeskyttelse.

DKK 174.00
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Kattens bord - Michael Ondaatje - Bog - BATZER & CO - Plusbog.dk

Kattens bord - Michael Ondaatje - Bog - BATZER & CO - Plusbog.dk

ÅRET ER 1954. Skibet Oronsay stævner ud fra havnen i Ceylon med kurs mod England. For den blot 11-årige dreng Michael bliver den 21 dage lange sørejse over det Indiske ocean, gennem Suezkanalen og Middelhavet på alle måder en opdagelsesrejse. I skibets spisesal placeres han ved KATTENS BORD, så langt væk fra kaptajnens bord som man kan komme. Her bliver han venner med de jævnaldrende drenge Cassius og Ramadhin og møder et farverigt galleri af medpassagerer som åbner for hidtil ukendte verdener, hvor venskab, kærlighed og en vågnende seksualitet sidder til bords med halsbrækkende vovemod, heksekunst og mordere. “Jeg elsker den her bog: drengene i fuld frihed under den lange sejlads, hvordan en voksenverden som de ikke forstår åbenbarer sig, tabet af fortiden og begyndelsen på fremtiden, og tilmed en slags thriller midt i det hele! Og sprogets skønhed. Perfektion.” SALMAN RUSHDIE “Kattens bord er magisk, en bog fuld af kærlighed.” TEJU COLE I skibets spisesal placeres Michael ved KATTENS BORD, så langt væk fra kaptajnens bord som man kan komme. Her møder han et farverigt galleri af medpassagerer som åbner for hidtil ukendte verdener. Der er miss Lasqueti som bærer rundt på brevduer i sine forede lommer og læser kriminalromaner som hun i skuffelse og frustration slynger over bord. Der er botanikeren mr. Daniels som har den mest vidunderlig have med giftige og euforiserende planter i skibets dyb, og den afdankede men flamboyante pianist mr. Mazappa som introducerer ham for musikkens grænseløse verden. Der er den spøgelsesagtige skrædder mr. Gunesekera, hvis tavse læber holder på mange hemmeligheder, og den berygtede straffefange, som luftes på dækket om natten. Men først og fremmest får han to nye venner, Cassius og Ramadhin, som han udforsker skibet og livet sammen med, og så er der gensynet med hans smukke kusine Emily, som bliver hans fortrolige og vækker hans lyster. ANMELDERNE SKREV “… en eventyrlig beretning, en meditation over magt, erindring, kunst, barndom, kærlighed og tab … en af de sjældne bøger som man kan læse igen og igen og altid opdage noget nyt.” LONDON EVENING STANDARD “Det er en vidunderlig roman: fuld af undere.” DAILY TELEGRAPH Michael Ondaatje blev født på Ceylon i 1943, men flyttede som dreng til England, hvorfra han i 1962 emigrerede til Canada. Han har et stort forfatterskab bag sig og fik i 1992 Bookerprisen for Den engelske patient.

DKK 157.00
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Operation Pedestal - Max Hastings - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

Operation Pedestal - Max Hastings - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

The Sunday Times bestseller‘One of the most dramatic forgotten chapters of the war, as told in a new book by the incomparable Max Hastings’ DAILY MAILIn August 1942, beleaguered Malta was within weeks of surrender to the Axis, because its 300,000 people could no longer be fed. Churchill made a personal decision that at all costs, the ‘island fortress’ must be saved. This was not merely a matter of strategy, but of national prestige, when Britain’s fortunes and morale had fallen to their lowest ebb.The largest fleet the Royal Navy committed to any operation of the western war was assembled to escort fourteen fast merchantmen across a thousand of miles of sea defended by six hundred German and Italian aircraft, together with packs of U-boats and torpedo craft. The Mediterranean battles that ensued between 11 and 15 August were the most brutal of Britain’s war at sea, embracing four aircraft-carriers, two battleships, seven cruisers, scores of destroyers and smaller craft. The losses were appalling: defeat seemed to beckon.This is the saga Max Hastings unfolds in his first full length narrative of the Royal Navy, which he believes was the most successful of Britain’s wartime services. As always, he blends the ‘big picture’ of statesmen and admirals with human stories of German U-boat men, Italian torpedo-plane crews, Hurricane pilots, destroyer and merchant-ship captains, ordinary but extraordinary seamen.Operation Pedestal describes catastrophic ship sinkings, including that of the aircraft-carrier Eagle, together with struggles to rescue survivors and salvage stricken ships. Most moving of all is the story of the tanker Ohio, indispensable to Malta’s survival, victim of countless Axis attacks. In the last days of the battle, the ravaged hulk was kept under way only by two destroyers, lashed to her sides. Max Hastings describes this as one of the most extraordinary tales he has ever recounted. Until the very last hours, no participant on either side could tell what would be the outcome of an epic of wartime suspense and courage.

DKK 214.00
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Operation Pedestal - Max Hastings - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

Operation Pedestal - Max Hastings - Bog - HarperCollins Publishers - Plusbog.dk

The Sunday Times bestseller‘One of the most dramatic forgotten chapters of the war, as told in a new book by the incomparable Max Hastings’ DAILY MAILIn August 1942, beleaguered Malta was within weeks of surrender to the Axis, because its 300,000 people could no longer be fed. Churchill made a personal decision that at all costs, the ‘island fortress’ must be saved. This was not merely a matter of strategy, but of national prestige, when Britain’s fortunes and morale had fallen to their lowest ebb.The largest fleet the Royal Navy committed to any operation of the western war was assembled to escort fourteen fast merchantmen across a thousand of miles of sea defended by six hundred German and Italian aircraft, together with packs of U-boats and torpedo craft. The Mediterranean battles that ensued between 11 and 15 August were the most brutal of Britain’s war at sea, embracing four aircraft-carriers, two battleships, seven cruisers, scores of destroyers and smaller craft. The losses were appalling: defeat seemed to beckon.This is the saga Max Hastings unfolds in his first full length narrative of the Royal Navy, which he believes was the most successful of Britain’s wartime services. As always, he blends the ‘big picture’ of statesmen and admirals with human stories of German U-boat men, Italian torpedo-plane crews, Hurricane pilots, destroyer and merchant-ship captains, ordinary but extraordinary seamen.Operation Pedestal describes catastrophic ship sinkings, including that of the aircraft-carrier Eagle, together with struggles to rescue survivors and salvage stricken ships. Most moving of all is the story of the tanker Ohio, indispensable to Malta’s survival, victim of countless Axis attacks. In the last days of the battle, the ravaged hulk was kept under way only by two destroyers, lashed to her sides. Max Hastings describes this as one of the most extraordinary tales he has ever recounted. Until the very last hours, no participant on either side could tell what would be the outcome of an epic of wartime suspense and courage.

DKK 120.00
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Kvinde om bord - Mikkel Leth Jespersen - Bog - Aarhus Universitetsforlag - Plusbog.dk

Kvinde om bord - Mikkel Leth Jespersen - Bog - Aarhus Universitetsforlag - Plusbog.dk

Jorden rundt på stolte skibe. Ophold i eksotiske havnebyer. Fødsler i høj sø. Kvinde om bord er beretningen om de kaptajnsfruer, der i 1800-tallets anden halvdel sejlede på langfart med deres mænd. Det er en bog om kærlighed, kønsroller og kvindeidealer. Om den betydning, globaliseringen fik for en række ret almindelige kvinder, der skiftede dagligdagen i Aabenraa og Sønderborg ud med årelange sørejser til Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Singapore og Hongkong. Kvinde om bord fortæller en for de fleste ukendt historie, som nuancerer den traditionelle søfartshistories stereotyper og giver et nyt og feminint perspektiv på dansk søfart. Flere af kvinderne førte dagbog undervejs, og deres dagbøger er forfatterens vigtigste kilder.

DKK 229.00
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Pippi Langstrømpe går om bord - Astrid Lindgren - Bog - Gyldendal - Plusbog.dk

Pippi Langstrømpe går om bord - Astrid Lindgren - Bog - Gyldendal - Plusbog.dk

Pippi Langstrømpe bor alene i Villa Villekulla med sin hest og sin abe - selv om hun ikke engang er blevet ti år. Hendes mor er nemlig en engel og hendes far, Kaptajn Langstrømpe, er en gang blæst over bord og forsvundet i en storm på havet. Pippi mener, han må være drevet i land på en Sydhavsø. Mens hun venter på, at han skal komme og hente hende, finder hun på alverdens ting sammen med sine venner Tommy og Annika. Hun vil blandt andet gerne med dem på skoleudflugt. Men kan man komme på skoleudflugt hvis man ikke vil gå i skole og lære plutifikation? Pippi Langstrømpe er den anden af de tre bøger, Astrid Lindgren udgav i 1940'erne. I dag er Pippi kendt og elsket af børn i hele verden. De to andre bøger hedder Pippi Langstrømpe går om bord og Pippi Langstrømpe i Sydhavet .

DKK 138.00
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And over bord - Markus Motum - Bog - LAMBERTH - Plusbog.dk

And over bord - Markus Motum - Bog - LAMBERTH - Plusbog.dk

Følg en lille plastikands utrolige rejse på tværs af kloden. Få nogle fascinerende fakta om vand og vind, og lær noget om hvad forurening med plastik og andet affald af hav og kyster betyder for fisk og andet dyreliv. Historien viser, at selv de enorme verdenshave kan være sårbare, og er en opfordring til alle om at gøre en forskel for det miljøproblem plastik udgør for vores planet. En utrolig, men sand, historie om en container med plastikænder, som i et uvejr røg over bord fra et fragtskib på vej fra Kina til USA.

DKK 184.00
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Ved gudernes bord - Katrine Wiedemann - Bog - Gyldendal - Plusbog.dk

Ved gudernes bord - Katrine Wiedemann - Bog - Gyldendal - Plusbog.dk

Katrine Wiedemann har skrevet en personlig bog om de store livstemaer, som teaterstykkerne, hun har instrueret igennem de seneste 23 år, vækker til live. Under opsætningen af "Farlige forbindelser" i München reflekterer hun over den kunstneriske proces og forholdet mellem liv og kunst: Hvordan de store historier om magt, angst, lidenskab, menneskelig fejlbarlighed, feminisme og kærlighed bliver nærværende i hendes liv, når hun arbejder konkret med dem på scenen. Og hvordan hun forsøger at gøre de store, klassiske fortællinger vedkommende for et moderne publikum.”Ved gudernes bord” er en kunstners særegne forsøg på at komme rundt om alle livets store temaer og en fortælling om at slå sig på kunsten.

DKK 229.00
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Er du snart færdig? Jeg skal dække bord! - Aksel Hundslev - Bog - Byens Forlag - Plusbog.dk

Er du snart færdig? Jeg skal dække bord! - Aksel Hundslev - Bog - Byens Forlag - Plusbog.dk

Carolyn og Aksel Hundslevs spisestuebord, der også stod i Aksels fødegård, har en lang og mærkværdig historie. ­Intet andet spisebord har, ved siden af sit egent­lige formål, en fortid blandt andet som: – operationsbord ved et lårbensbrud i 1911 – underlag ved fødsel af et drengebarn i 1935 – skrivepult ved udarbejdelse af vedtægter foren husmandsforening, en hesteavlerforening samt verdens første børnedyrskue i henholdsvis 1903, 1946 og 1950 – som optællingsbord for spandfulde af pengesedler fra en pigtrådskoncert i 1967 og meget mere … Er du snart færdig? Jeg skal dække bord! fortæller om hændelser, som var højdramatiske i datidens landsbymiljø og spændende at læse om i nutiden. “Det er kun i eventyr, at ting kan fortælle. Og så alligevel … det gamle spisebord i Carolyns og min spisestue kan gennem os fortælle sin historie om, hvad det har været centrum og udgangspunkt for i flere generationer. Det er ikke småting, det har lagt bordplade til!”

DKK 172.00
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