Lowell Thomas Bücher

Focusing on the Burma Campaign during World War II, this account details the formation and tactics of the Chindits, led by General Orde Wingate. It highlights Wingate's innovative strategies, such as using gliders for troop transport, and captures the challenges faced in Japanese-occupied territory. The narrative also reflects on Wingate's untimely death in a plane crash in 1944. The book includes two maps and 53 pages of illustrations, enriching the reader's understanding of this significant military operation.

The narrative centers on Louis Romanet, a Frenchman who immerses himself in the Arctic life of an Eskimo tribe, forming a profound bond with Akpek, the chief. This true story explores themes of friendship and cultural exchange, highlighting the unique experiences and challenges faced in the harsh Arctic environment. The book includes captivating chapters detailing encounters with the tribe and the beauty of the northern landscape. Ideal for those intrigued by Eskimo culture, it is presented in a modern edition that preserves the original artwork and text.

Set in the lush landscapes of the Amazon, this gripping tale follows a determined anthropologist who uncovers a mysterious artifact linked to a powerful tribe. As she delves deeper into the tribe's secrets, she faces perilous challenges, including rival treasure hunters and the tribe's fierce protectors. Themes of cultural respect, the clash between modernity and tradition, and the quest for identity weave through the narrative, highlighting the protagonist's journey of discovery and the significance of the sacred ring.

It was 1918 in Jerusalem, when the admiring young American scholar and journalist Lowell Thomas first met T.E. Lawrence. He went on to write With Lawrence in Arabia, a book that sparked the Lawrence of Arabia legend and was the basis of the celebrated film. With brilliant narrative verve, Lowell recounts the exploits of the young British agent who managed to weld disparate and warring Arab tribes into a formidable mobile fighting force—a guerilla army that would defeat the Turks in the Arab Revolt, sealing the fate of the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East during World War I. On a canvas whose background is the fierce, inhospitable desert and in whose foreground stride the Emir Feisal, King Hussein I of the Hedjaz, the British General Allenby, and the strange, hypnotic figure of Lawrence himself, Thomas paints a vivid portrait of the “modern knight of Arabia.”

Oburzenie światowej opinii na działalność U-bootów w pierwszej wojnie światowej było powszechne. Ich załogi nazywano „Hunami”, przypisując im morderstwa z zimną krwią. I oto o tych znienawidzonych „Hunach” nagle napisał ich wróg – Amerykanin. Gdyby tę książkę napisał Niemiec, pewnie na Zachodzie okrzyknięto by go kłamcą... Porywający styl, niewiarygodne zdarzenia z walk U-bootów, spisane na podstawie relacji uczestników zdarzeń. Cóż więcej trzeba, aby zachęcić czytelnika do sięgnięcia po tę książkę?... Lowell Thomas (1892-1981) - Jeden z najwybitniejszych amerykańskich dziennikarzy. Obieżyświat, autor licznych książek, z których najsłynniejszą wydaje się być „Z Lawrencem w Arabii”, na której kanwie powstał film „Indiana Jones”. Nie bał się podejmować kontrowersyjnych tematów, czego przykładem jest ta książka.