Neal Ascherson: 6 books

Neal Ascherson Chroniques de la Mer Noire Neal Ascherson fait revivre le monde d’Hérodote et d’Eschyle, le lieu où Ovide fut exilé sur l’actuelle côte de Roumanie; le déclin et la chute de Byzance; les mystérieux Goths qui furent chrétiens; les Tatars Khanates; l’expansion du...

What has happened in Poland? Poland has erupted four times in the last twenty five years, but only the events of 1980 have had comprehensive media coverage. As a result, many questions have been raised in the minds of Western observers. How were such changes possible? What forces lay behind them?...

Zadivljujuća povijest jednoga od najzanimljivijih i najturbulentnijih prostora europske povijesti Knjiga Crno more posveta je jednome moru i njegovim obalama, ali i zadivljujuće čitko razmišljanje o euroazijskoj povijesti od najstarijih vremena do danas. Ono priziva kulturu, povijest i...

Beautifully written, intelligent and provocative reflections on the world scene as Ascherson looks first at the painful business of being English in a period of decline marked by public nastiness and private confusion. He goes on to attack - in an important and original series of arguments -the politics...

This is the inspiring and charming true story of one of the Second World War's most unusual combatants - a 500-pound cigarettesmoking, beer-drinking brown bear. Originally adopted as a mascot by the Polish Army in Iran, Wojtek soon took on a more practical role, carrying heavy mortar rounds for the...

A STORY OF SABOTAGE, BETRAYAL AND THE TERRIBLE SADNESS OF EXILE. **'Remarkable'**The Times. **'A magnificent novel'**The Times. **'Gripping'**The Spectator. Scotland, 1940: The Fronsac, a French warship, blows up in the Firth of Clyde. The disaster is witnessed by three locals. Jackie,...