Ocean Devil - The Life and Legend of George Hogg

Informationen zum Autor James MacManus is a foreign correspondent for the 'Guardian' and the 'Daily Telegraph' and managing editor for the 'Times'. Today he is managing director of the 'Times Literary Supplement' and executive director of News International. Klappentext The dramatic true-life story of George Hogg, a young Oxford graduate who is caught up in the Japanese invasion of China in 1937 and the Chinese Civil war, and who leads a group of Chinese children hundreds of miles across 15,000-foot mountains to safety - only to die tragically in early 1945. Zusammenfassung The dramatic true-life story of George Hogg, a young Oxford graduate who is caught up in the Japanese invasion of China in 1937 and the Chinese Civil war, and who leads a group of Chinese children hundreds of miles across 15,000-foot mountains to safety – only to die tragically in early 1945.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: James MacManus, MacManus James
• Edition: Harper Perennial UK
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Poche format B
• Sortie: 03.03.2008
• EAN: 9780007270750
• ISBN: 978-0-00-727075-0
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 197 mm x 17 mm
• Catégories: Littérature > Littérature (récits) > Correspondance, journaux intimes; Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; China, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Asia / China, General & world history, General and world history, c 1940 to c 1949, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Biography: historical, political and military, TRAVEL / Asia / East / China, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, George Hogg;China;Civil War;Cultural Revolution;Chinese