Best Selling Books by Joshua Levine

Operation Fortitude tells the thrilling tale of an ingenious decption that changed the course of the Second World War. The Story is one of intrigue, drama, and good fortune, practically a Hollywood script. It is the tale of double agents, fake radio transmissions and dummy invasion craft.

New York Times Bestseller The epic true story of Dunkirk—now a major motion picture, written and directed by Christopher Nolan, and starring Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hardy, and Mark Rylance In 1940, the Allies had been beaten back by the Nazis across France to the northern port of Dunkirk. In the ultimate race against time, more than 300,000 Allied soldiers were daringly evacuated across the Channel. This moment of German aggression was used by Winston Churchill as a call to Franklin Roosevelt to enter the war. Now, Joshua Levine, the film''s official historian, explores the real lives of those soldiers, bombed and strafed on the beaches for days on end, without food or ammunition; the civilians whose boats were overloaded; the airmen who risked their lives to buy their companions on the ground precious time; and those who did not escape.

The Blitz of 1940-41 is one of the most iconic periods in modern British history - and one of the most misunderstood. The ''Blitz spirit'' is celebrated by some, whereas others dismiss it as a myth. Joshua Levine''s thrilling biography rejects the tired arguments and reveals the human truth: the Blitz was a time of extremes of experience and behaviour. People were pulling together and helping strangers, but they were also breaking rules and exploiting each other. Life during wartime, the author reveals, was complex and messy and real. From the first page readers will discover a different story to the one they thought they knew - from the sacrifices made by ordinary people to a sudden surge in the popularity of nightclubs; from secret criminal trials at the Old Bailey to a Columbine-style murder in an Oxford college. There were new working opportunities for women and the appearance of unfamiliar cultures: whilst prayers were offered up in a south London mosque, Jamaican sailors were struggling to cross the country. Unlikely friendships were fostered and surprising sexualities explored - these years saw a boom in prostitution and even the emergence of a popular weekly magazine for fetishists. On the darker side, racketeers and spivs made money out of the chaos, and looters prowled the night to prey on bomb victims. From the lack of cheese to the decreased suicide rate, this astonishing and entertaining book takes the true pulse of a ''blitzed nation''. And it shows how social change during this time led to political change - which in turn has built the Britain we know today.

Drawing material from the Imperial War Museum''s extensive aural archive, Joshua Levine brings together voices from both sides of the Blitz and the Battle of Britain to give us a unique, complete and compelling picture of this turbulent time. In June 1940, British citizens prepared for an imminent German onslaught. Hitler''s troops had overrun Holland, Belgium and France in quick succession, and the British people anticipated an invasion would soon be upon them. From July to October, they watched the Battle of Britain play out in the skies above them, aware that the result would decide their fate. Over the next nine months, the Blitz killed more than 43,000 civilians. For a year, the citizens of Britain were effectively front-line soldiers in a battle which united the country against a hated enemy. We hear from the soldiers, airmen, fire-fighters, air-raid wardens and civilians, people in the air and on the ground, on both sides of the battle, giving us a thrilling account of Britain under siege. With first-hand testimonies from those involved in Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain, Black Saturday on 7th September 1940 when the Luftwaffe began the Blitz, to its climax on the 10th May 1941, this is the definitive oral history of a period when Britain came closer to being overwhelmed by the enemy than at any other time in modern history.

The Untold Story Of The Pioneering Aviation Heroes Of Ww1, In Their Own Words First-Hand Accounts Of Bravery And Adventure From The Individuals Who Embraced The Exciting And Dangerous New World Of Flying At The Start Of The First World War. Few Are Aware Of The Risks That The Pioneering Airmen Of The First World War Took. On A Wing And A Prayer Is A Narrative History That Conveys The Perils Of Those Early Days, The Thrills Of Learning To Fly, And The Horrors Of War In The Air At A Time When Pilots Carried Little Defensive Armament And No Parachutes. The Men Who Joined The Royal Flying Corps In 1914 Were The Original Heroes Of Flying, Treading Into Unknown Territory, And Paving The Way For Later Aerial Combat. They Became Icons For The Soldiers In The Trenches, And A Stark Contrast To The Hundreds On The Ground Fighting Faceless Hundreds As Men Fought Aircraft To Aircraft And Man To Man For The First Time The Air Became A Battlefield Of Its Own. In 1914 Aircraft Were A Questionable Technology, Used For Only Basic Reconnaissance. But By 1918, Hastened By The Terrible War, Aircraft Were Understood To Be The Future Of Modern Warfare. The War Changed Flying Forever. The Wright Brothers'' Achievements Of A Mere 10 Years Earlier And Blériot''S Crossing Of The Channel Just A Few Years Before The War Seemed A Distant Memory As Aircraft Became Killing Machines The War Becoming The Ancestor Of The Fearsome Air Wars Of Later Years. The Stories Are Presented To The Reader In A Frank And Open Way, Revealing The Feelings Of The Men Who Defended The Trenches From Above And Witnessed The War From A Completely Different Perspective. The Adventures Of These Men Are Almost Totally Unknown, And This Book Will Tell Their Story, In Their Own Words, For The First Time. The Tale Of Men Who Rewrote The Rules Of Military Engagement And Changed The Course Of Modern History As A Result.

An ambitious and powerful account of modern Irish history through the eyes of those who experienced it at first hand.

The authorised illustrated history of the SAS by the number one bestselling author of Dunkirk, Joshua Levine. With never-before-seen photographs and unheard stories, this is the SAS’s wartime history in vivid and astonishing detail.

1916. The Somme. With over a million casualties, it was the most brutal battle of World War I. It is a clash that even now, over 90 years later, remains seared into the national consciousness, conjuring up images of muddy trenches and young lives tragically wasted. Its first day, July 1st 1916 - on which the British suffered 57,470 casualties, including 19,240 dead - is the bloodiest day in the history of the British armed forces to date. On the German side, an officer famously described it as ''the muddy grave of the German field army''. By the end of the battle, the British had learned many lessons in modern warfare while the Germans had suffered irreplaceable losses, ultimately laying the foundations for the Allies'' final victory on the Western Front. Drawing on a wealth of material from the vast Imperial War Museum Sound Archive, Forgotten Voices of the Somme presents an intimate, poignant, sometimes even bleakly funny insight into life on the front line: from the day-to-day struggle of extraordinary circumstances to the white heat of battle and the constant threat of injury or death. Featuring contributions from soldiers of both sides and of differing backgrounds, ranks and roles, many of them previously unpublished, this is the definitive oral history of this unique and terrible conflict.

The first heroes of the air.

Ideal for neurosurgeons, neurologists, neuroanesthesiologists, and intensivists, Monitoring in Neurocritical Care helps you use the latest technology to more successfully detect deteriorations in neurological status in the ICU. This neurosurgery reference offers in-depth coverage of state-of-the-art management strategies and techniques so you can effectively monitor your patients and ensure the best outcomes. Understand the scientific basis and rationale of particular monitoring techniques and how they can be used to assess neuro-ICU patients. Make optimal use of the most advanced technology, including transcranial Doppler sonography, transcranial color-coded sonography, measurements of jugular venous oxygen saturation, near-infrared spectroscopy, brain electrical monitoring techniques, and intracerebral microdialysis and techniques based on imaging. Apply multimodal monitoring for a more accurate view of brain function, and utilize the latest computer systems to integrate data at the bedside. Access practical information on basic principles, such as quality assurance, ethics, and ICU design.

It took three generations to build Barneys into the world''s most fabulous clothing store--and less than a decade to tear it down. This fascinating book is at once a family saga, a cautionary business tale, and a riveting, superbly detailed, behind-the-scenes account of how a secondhand store founded on pluck and chutzpah grew into a glittering international retail empire, only to founder on greed and hubris. Book jacket.

Iniziava nel luglio 1916 la Battaglia della Somme, tra le più lunghe della prima guerra mondiale, la più sanguinosa della storia in termini di vite umane. In questo libro le testimonianze dei soldati e degli ufficiali di entrambi gli schieramenti, registrate dall’Imperial War Museum di Londra, diventano il racconto corale di cinque mesi di combattimenti e vita in trincea. Un omaggio rispettoso e commovente agli uomini che andarono all’assalto, scavarono trincee, tesero fili spinati, combatterono e morirono un secolo fa in Piccardia.

Pronto una gran película de Christopher Nolan. La épica historia de Dunkirk, mayo de 1940: cuando más de 300.000 tropas aliadas atrapadas fueron dramáticamente rescatadas de la destrucción a manos de la Alemania Nazi por una extraordinaria evacuación vía marítima. La historia real de los soldados, marineros, aviadores y civiles implicados en la evacuación durante los nueve días desde el 27 de mayo a 4 de junio de 1940 se ha convertido en leyenda. Ahora el tema de la película del director Christopher Nolan, protagonizada por Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance y Harry Styles. La historia que Winston Churchill describió como un «milagro» es detallada por el autor best seller Joshua Levine en su contexto completo y avasallador. Incluye nuevas entrevistas con veteranos y supervivientes, este libro va más allá de las escenas para explorar la vida real de esos soldados, bombardeados y ametrallados en las playas durante días, sin comida ni municiones; los civiles cuyas embarcaciones fueron sobrecargadas; los aviadores que arriesgaron sus vidas para comprarle tiempo valioso en tierra a sus compañeros; y aquellos que no lograron escapar. Contada desde las perspectivas terrestre, marítima y aérea, DunkirkTM por Joshua Levine es una narración dramática de esta gloriosa derrota.

Irish history (from the Easter Rising and partition through to the recent troubles) will come alive through letters, diaries and meetings with those who experienced first-hand the monumental changes of the past century.

On 26th May 1940, The British Admiralty launched Operation Dynamo. Of the 850 ships that sailed to Dunkirk, 235 were sunk by Germanaircraft or mines, but over 338,000 troops were rescued. This book looks at both the rescued And The rescuers.

Our approach has been to determine those needs of the country''s economic and social development to which Labor Ministry services can contribute, to establish a priority in the development or improvement of those services consistent with priority needs, and to explore (with no finality of commitment at this time) technical assistance possibilities which might result in the greatest benefit.

The script of my thesis play, HOMEMADE.