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Walter Lord is the author of several best-selling works of history, including "A Night to Remember", the recreation of the sinking of the Titanic. He lives in New York City. (Publisher Provided) John Walter Lord, Jr. (October 8, 1917- May 19, 2002), was an American author, best known for his näytä lisää documentary-style non-fiction account A Night to Remember, about the sinking of the RMS Titanic. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland; he attended Princeton University and alo earned a law degree from Yale Law School. Lord wrote 11 bestselling books on such subjects as Pearl Harbor (Day of Infamy, 1957), the Battle of Midway (Incredible Victory, 1967), the Battle of the Alamo (A Time to Stand, 1961). He is perhaps best known for his classic work about the crash of the Titanic, A Night to Remember (1955). Lord died at age 84 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He resided in Manhattan, New York. (Bowker Author Biography) näytä vähemmän

Sisältää nimet: Walter Lord, Walter J. Lord, 華特．勞德

Tekijän teokset

Suositut Viimeksi

Titanicin kohtalonyö (1955) 2,975 kappaletta

Day of Infamy (1957) — Tekijä — 975 kappaletta

The Night Lives On: The Untold Stories & Secrets Behind the Sinking of the Unsinkable Ship-Titanic (1986) 593 kappaletta

The Miracle of Dunkirk: The True Story of Operation Dynamo (1982) — Tekijä — 550 kappaletta

The dawn's early light (1972) 422 kappaletta

Incredible Victory: The Battle of Midway (Classics of War) (1967) 396 kappaletta

Lonely Vigil: Coastwatchers of the Solomons (1977) 273 kappaletta

A Time to Stand (1961) 269 kappaletta

The Good Years: From 1900 to the First World War (1960) 266 kappaletta

A Night to Remember [1958 film] (1958) — Tekijä — 67 kappaletta

Peary to the Pole (1963) 53 kappaletta

The Past That Would Not Die (1965) 46 kappaletta

The Complete Titanic Chronicles: A Night to Remember and The Night Lives On (1990) 19 kappaletta

The World War II Collection: The Miracle of Dunkirk, Day of Infamy, and Incredible Victory (2016) 11 kappaletta

The Way It Was: Walter Lord on His Life and Books (2009) 7 kappaletta

World in Crisis: Classic Accounts of World War II (2017) 7 kappaletta

The Miracle of Dunkirk Paperback March 6, 1984 1 kappale

Fremantle Diary (Classics of War Ser.) 1 kappale

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Three Months in the Southern States (1954) — Toimittaja — 280 kappaletta

The Only Way to Cross (1972) — Esipuhe — 203 kappaletta

Secrets & Spies: Behind the Scenes Stories of World War II (1964) — Avustaja — 182 kappaletta

Reader's Digest Condensed Books 1962 v01 (1962) 28 kappaletta

Reader's Digest Condensed Books 1987 v03 (1987) 17 kappaletta

The Saturday Evening Post Book of the Sea and Ships (1978) — Avustaja — 16 kappaletta

The New 20 Best Books From Reader's Digest (1960) 7 kappaletta

Kirjavaliot - Seitsemäs salaisuus, Viimeinen kesä, Virus, Se yö ei unohdu (1988) 1 kappale

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Virallinen nimi: Lord, John Walter , Jr.
Syntymäaika: 1917-10-08
Kuolinaika: 2002-05-19
Hautapaikka: Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Sukupuoli: male
Kansalaisuus: USA
Syntymäpaikka: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Kuolinpaikka: Manhattan, New York, USA
Koulutus: Princeton University (1939)
Yale University
Ammatit: writer
historian
Organisaatiot: Office of Strategic Services (WWII)
Palkinnot ja kunnianosoitukset: Francis Parkman Prize for Special Achievement (1994)

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The Dawn's Early Lght Tekijä: Walter Lord

The United States seemed on the point of collapse. With the British blockade strangling her trade, the economy of the young nation was in ruins, and no w Washington itself lay at the mercay of an inva ding English army. But there was a turning point and..

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Mary_Charlotte | 1 muu arvostelu | Oct 12, 2023 |

A Night to Remember: The Sinking of the Titanic… Tekijä: Walter Lord

This book is a well-researched and detailed accounting of the sinking of the Titanic. It's truly a history book and not necessarily designed for entertainment per se. It was definitely worthwhile reading. Of course, after seeing the super dramatic movie, the book reads a bit flat by comparison. It's not like a lot of the narrative non-fiction published today that completely brings the situation back to life. Check out The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder as a point of comparison. I will say there were so many different people referenced that it did make it a bit challenging to follow, but on the flip side all the various acts of heroism were duly noted for the historical record, and that seems like a very worthy endeavor.… (lisätietoja)

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Anita_Pomerantz | 62 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Apr 19, 2023 |