The World Beneath Their Feet - The British, Americans, Nazis Mountaineering Race to Summit

Zusatztext A vibrant glimpse into a period of wild adventure Informationen zum Autor Scott Ellsworth is the New York Times bestselling author of The Secret Game, which was the winner of the 2016 PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing. He has written about American history for the New York Times , the Washington Post , and the Los Angeles Times . Formerly a historian at the Smithsonian Institution, he is the author of Death in a Promised Land , his groundbreaking account of the 1921 Tulsa race riot. He lives with his wife and twin sons in Ann Arbor, where he teaches at the University of Michigan. Klappentext One of the most compelling international dramas of the 20th century and an unforgettable saga of survival, technological innovation, and breathtaking human physical achievement-all set against the backdrop of a world headed toward war. One of the most compelling international dramas of the 20th century and an unforgettable saga of survival, technological innovation, and breathtaking human physical achievement-all set against the backdrop of a world headed toward war. Zusammenfassung One of the most compelling international dramas of the 20th century and an unforgettable saga of survival, technological innovation, and breathtaking human physical achievement-all set against the backdrop of a world headed toward war.

Product details

• Authors: Scott Ellsworth
• Publisher: John Murray
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9781473649620
• ISBN: 978-1-4736-4962-0
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 238 mm x 44 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Expeditions, Mountains, SPORTS & RECREATION / Mountaineering, Climbing & mountaineering, HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, Asian History, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, Himalayas