It’s 1346 and English troops are landing in France to fight the Hundred Years’ War, a far-off conflict that is brought vividly to life by Jones’s storytelling.
(Non-Fiction Books)Įssex Dogs by Dan Jones is a spirited historical novel that begins with an amphibious invasion on the beaches of Normandy, only this military campaign is set nearly 600 years before the more famous one in 1944. Empress of the Nile is a fascinating look at a little-known figure in modern archaeology, one whose efforts helped to preserve a key part of Egyptian culture and history. Her actions put her in opposition to both French President de Gaulle and Egyptian President Nasser but earned her a key ally: the American First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, whose support was instrumental in persuading Congress to fund the project. After working with the French resistance during World War II, Desroches-Noblecourt fought to move the fragile temples to higher ground, an incredibly complex but vital process. Olson’s book shows the pivotal role that Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt, a courageous French woman with a fascinating past.
Countries around the world funded the effort to save the priceless relics of ancient history, but one woman’s contribution was largely overlooked in press coverage of the time. Empress of the Nile by Lynne Olson tells the thrilling story of the archaeological race during the 1960s to preserve a dozen Egyptian temples from destruction due to the newly built Aswan High Dam.
0 kommentar(er)
