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THE REST IS HISTORY

Antworten auf die kuriosesten Fragen aus der Geschichte | Das Buch zum erfolgreichen BBC-Podcast mit riesiger Reichweite
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Die bekannten und beliebten Historiker Tom Holland und Dominic Sandbrook nehmen uns mit auf einen faszinierend-unterhaltsamen Streifzug durch die Vergangenheit. Von Alexander dem Großen bis Tolkien, von den Rosenkriegen bis Watergate nehmen sie sich der kuriosesten Momente der Historie an und beantworten Fragen, an die wir bislang gar nicht gedacht haben:



Hat der Trojanische Krieg tatsächlich stattgefunden?


Welches war die katastrophalste Party der Geschichte?


War Richard Nixon eher wie Caligula oder Claudius?


Wie wurde Churchills Tarnung durch eine Haarverabredung fast zunichte gemacht?


Warum glaubten die Nazis, sie stammten von Atlantis ab?
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ISBN/GTIN978-3-548-07006-3
Product TypePaperback
BindingPaperback
PublisherUllstein TB
Publication townBerlin
Publication countryGermany
Publishing date29/08/2024
EditionAuflage
Pages432 pages
LanguageGerman
Weight374 g
Article no.28556225
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Tom Holland, geboren 1968, studierte in Cambridge und Oxford Geschichte und Literaturwissenschaft. Der Autor und Journalist hat sich mit BBC-Sendungen über Herodot, Homer, Thukydides und Vergil einen Namen gemacht. Er ist Bestsellerautor für Fiction und Historisches Buch und hat zahlreiche Auszeichnungen erhalten, u. a. 2004 den »Hessel-Tiltman Prize for History« für »Rubicon« und 2006 den »Runciman Award« der Anglo-Hellenic League für sein Buch »Persisches Feuer«.Dominic Sandbrook ist Historiker, Autor, Kolumnist und Fernsehsprecher. Er hat Bücher über die politische Geschichte Amerikas geschrieben und steht kurz vor der Vollendung eines mehrbändigen Geschichtsbands über Großbritannien in der Nachkriegszeit. Sein jüngstes Buch »Who Dares Wins« wurde in den Medien wiederholt als Buch des Jahres bezeichnet. Sandbrook hat für zahlreiche BBC-Fernsehserien die Drehbücher geschrieben und als Sprecher fungiert. Er ist Gastprofessor am King's College London, hat eine monatliche Kolumne im BBC History Magazine und schreibt für The Daily Mail und The Sunday Times.Stephan Pauli übersetzt Sachbücher aus dem Englischen und Spanischen, u.a. von Adam Alter, Ben Schott und Amy Stewart.
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