This Sceptred Isle

ISBN-13: 9781845299941 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 640 str.

Christopher Lee

Opis

What is Britishness? What makes Americans admire the guts, traditions and loyalties of these island Anglo-Saxon and Celtic peoples? This volume brings to life the character and frustrations so carefully studied by allies and enemies for twenty-one centuries - from Romans to al-Qaeda.

Recenzje

Has there ever been a more user-friendly means to the history of Britain? Spectator

O autorze

Christopher Lee is a writer, historian and broadcaster, best-known for writing the radio documentary series 'This Sceptred Isle' for the BBC. Lee was the first Quatercentenary Fellow in Contemporary History and Gomes Lecturer in Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He has written nearly 30 books and more than 70 radio plays.