Bøger af Thomas Harding

Revealing the story of Germany through the inhabitants of one small wooden building: a nobleman farmer, a Jewish family, a renowned Nazi composer, a widow and her children, a Stasi informant, this book moves from the late nineteenth century to the present day, from the devastation of two world wars to the dividing and reuniting of a nation.

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of HANNS AND RUDOLF, THE HOUSE BY THE LAKE and BLOOD ON THE PAGE, pre-order the gripping story of an unsolved triple-murder which took place against the extraordinary background of Nazi-occupied Florence during World War Two . . . __________Florence, August 1944. Fifteen miles south-east of the city, a unit of German soldiers arrive at Il Focardo, the home of Robert Einstein. Nearby, Robert is hiding out in the Tuscan countryside, while his wife and two daughters remain in the villa. The Germans knock hard. The owner of the house, Nina Einstein, answers the door. 'Where is your husband, Robert Einstein?', she is asked, 'Where is Robert Einstein, the first cousin of the world-famous Albert Einstein?'Twelve hours later, Nina, Luce and Anna-Maria are brutally murdered. The following day, British troops arrive in the area, pushing the German forces away from Florence to the north. A murder investigation is launched but the perpetrators never found. In The Einstein Vendetta, Thomas Harding recounts the story of an unthinkable crime, one that unspools to reveal Italy's brutal wartime history - its fall to fascism, antisemitism and bitter partisanship - and a family's search for justice. Vividly told, drawing on previously unpublished archival sources and first-hand accounts, Harding threads history and detective story to build an unquiet, haunting testimony. __________Praise for Thomas Harding:Hanns and Rudolf'A gripping thriller, an unspeakable crime, an essential history' John le Carré'Thomas Harding has shed intriguing new light on the strange poison of Nazism, and one of its most lethal practitioners... Meticulously researched and deeply felt' Ben Macintyre, Times Book of the Week'Fascinating and moving...This is a remarkable book, which deserves a wide readership' Max Hastings, Sunday TimesThe House by the Lake'A passionate memoir about Germany' Neil MacGregor, author of A History of the World in 100 Objects and Germany: Memories of a Nation'I loved this book. I admire the elegance of it, the hope, the honesty and the generousness with which every resident is given his or her place. It has made me think about our individual parts in the bigger story, and the coming and going-ness of things. It is a book that will stay with me for a very long time' Rachel Joyce, author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry'A superb portrait of twentieth century Germany seen through the prism of a house which was lived in, and lost, by five different families. A remarkable book' Tom Holland, author of Rubicon

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"In this first biography, Thomas Harding provides a full, unvarnished, and at times difficult history of this complex and fascinating character. Throughout his long career, he was written about in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Time Magazine, Vanity Fair, and other publications. Was he, as described by some, the "greatest salesperson," "the world's best networker," "the publisher's publisher," and "a great intellectual"? Was his lifelong effort to be the world's most famous host a cover for his desperate loneliness? Who, in fact, was the real George Weidenfeld and how did he rise so successfully within the ranks of New York and London society?"

Can a series of notebooks smuggled from the year 2050 change the past to save the future?

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER The “compelling,” untold story of the man who captured and brought to trial Rudolf Höss—one of Nazi Germany’s most notorious war criminals and subject of the Oscar-nominated film The Zone of Interest—“fascinates and shocks” (The Washington Post).May 1945. In the aftermath of the Second World War, the first British War Crimes Investigation Team is assembled to hunt down the senior Nazi officials responsible for the greatest atrocities the world has ever seen. One of the lead investigators is Lieutenant Hanns Alexander, a German Jew who is now serving in the British Army. Rudolf Höss is his most elusive target. As Kommandant of Auschwitz, Höss not only oversaw the murder of more than one million men, women, and children; he was the man who perfected Hitler’s program of mass extermination. Höss is on the run across a continent in ruins, the one man whose testimony can ensure justice at Nuremberg. Hanns and Rudolf reveals for the very first time the full, exhilarating account of Höss’s capture, an encounter with repercussions that echo to this day. Moving from the Middle Eastern campaigns of World War I to bohemian Berlin in the 1920s to the horror of the concentration camps and the trials in Belsen and Nuremberg, it tells the story of two German men—one Jewish, one Catholic—whose lives diverged, and intersected, in an astonishing way. This is “one of those true stories that illuminates a small justice in the aftermath of the Holocaust, an event so huge and heinous that there can be no ultimate justice” (New York Daily News).

It's a story that has been described in the press and by the leading detective (now retired) as the `greatest whodunnit' of recent years: an extraordinary tale of isolation, deception, espionage and brutal violence, stretching from the quiet streets of north London to the Palace of Westminster and beyond.

'Buy it. Read it. Act on it. Your world will never be the same again.' Charles Secrett, Director, Friends of the Earth

Beginning on the day of Kadian's death, and continuing to the one-year anniversary, and beyond, this title presents a record of grief in its rawest form, and of a mind in shock and questioning a strange new reality.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE JQ WINGATE PRIZE 2015SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARDThe true story of the Jewish investigator who pursued and captured one of Nazi Germany's most notorious war criminals.

Et fascinerende og skelsættende indblik i jagten på verdenshistoriens største massemorder.I det første kaos efter Anden Verdenskrig eksisterede der ikke nogen strategi for tilfangetagelsen og retsforfølgelsen af de skyldige; og mange af krigens forbrydere havde held til at flygte.En af dem; der var ansvarlig for at komme til bunds i Naziregimets krigsforbrydelser; var den tyskfødte britiske jøde Hanns Alexander. Under sin medvirken i efterforskningen i koncentrationslejren Belsen blev han så chokeret over de rædsler; der var gået for sig; at han besjælet af en stærk trang til retfærdighed begyndte at tage ud på efterforskningstogter som selvbestaltet Nazijæger. Inden længe havde hans metode vist sig frugtbar; og han havde held til at opspore og anholde adskillige krigsforbrydere. Siden blev han rekrutteret af den britiske efterretningstjeneste som leder af en efterforskningsstyrke med det formål at stille de højest rangerende tyske nazister for retten.Det var denne mand; der endte med at opspore og tilfangetage verdenshistoriens største massemorder; kommandanten af Auschwitz; Rudolf Höss.I den skelsættende bog Hanns og Rudolf fortæller forfatteren (en slægtning til Alexander) historien bag to bemærkelsesværdige mænd:nbsp; Den magtfulde Kommandant af Auschwitz – og hans jødiske hævner.Et fascinerende og nuanceret dobbeltportræt af to mænd og deres vej til de vidt forskellige roller; som de kom til at spille i Anden Verdenskrig.Bogen skildrer ikke blot Höss’ flugt og tilfangetagelse; men kommer også langt ind under huden på det menneske; som iværksatte verdenshistoriens største folkemord; samtidig med at han levede et harmonisk familieliv med sin kone og børn i en villa; der lå så tæt på de store krematorier; at huset var indhyllet i røgen fra resterne af de mange jøder; der endte deres dage i Auschwitz.