Damien Lewis sa stal autorom takmer náhodou, keď ho vydavateľstvo oslovilo s ponukou prepisu jeho dokumentárneho filmu do knižnej podoby. Jeho tvorba sa zameriava na vojnové konflikty, terorizmus a špionáž, často s dôrazom na temné príčiny týchto udalostí a ich ľudský dopad. Svoje rozsiahle skúsenosti z vojnových zón zužitkuje v napínavých príbehoch, ktoré čitateľov vtiahnu do víru globálnej drámy, intríg a zrady. Lewisov štýl je charakteristický surovým realizmom a hlbokým vhľadom do ľudskej psychiky tvárou v tvár extrémnej situácii.
This book is the true story of Mende Nazer, of her lost childhood and her fight for survival. As a young Sudanese girl, she was kidnapped and sold into slavery and only managed to escape to freedom in September 2000. Mende Grew up in the remote Nuba mountains of Sudan.
Hrdinka a autorka příběhu Byla jsem otrokyní Mende Nazer po dlouhém úsilí získala politický azyl a britský pas. Konečně je svobodná, přesto nesmírně trpí odloučením od svých blízkých. Podnikne velmi riskantní výpravu do Súdánu, aby se po mnoha letech s africkou rodinou znovu setkala. Jenže oblast není bezpečná a Mende je trnem v oku súdánské vládě, neboť se otevřeně angažuje v boji za dodržování lidských práv v Africe. Její touha dostat se domů je silnější než strach...
Damien Lewis's new bestseller tells the action-packed, riveting story of the band of mavericks and visionaries who made the SAS. Using hitherto untold stories and new archival sources, Damien Lewis follows one close-knit band of warriors from the SAS foundation through to the Italian landings - chronicling the extraordinary part they played as the tide of the Second World War truly turned in the Allied's favour. This is a narrative of wall-to-wall do-or-die action and daring, chronicling the exploits of some of the most highly-decorated soldiers of the twentieth-century.
The incredible true story of the SAS's mission to liberate Europe, featuring never-before-seen archive material FROM BESTSELLING MILITARY HISTORIAN DAMIEN LEWIS Summer, 1943: the largest invasion fleet ever assembled sailed for Europe, aiming to bulldoze its way onto Nazi shores. At its vanguard went a few hundred elite soldiers, their Royal Navy warship bearing the iconic motto 'Who Dares Wins'. The aim: Led by the legendary SAS commander Blair 'Paddy' Mayne, these war-bitten, piratical raiders were tasked to do the impossible - to bulldoze their way onto the most heavily defended Nazi shores - against all odds, outnumbered fifty-to-one. If they succeeded, it would mark the turning point in the war. If they failed, the consequences were unthinkable. Action-packed and filled with heroic endeavour, SAS Forged in Hell is breath-taking combat writing at its best, in true Damien Lewis style.
"The first account of the epic mission of 26 secret British elite operators versus 2,000 machine-gun wielding Sierra Leonean rebels during the bloody civil war of 2000, in the crucial battle that finally brought an end to it."--Publisher's description
The first memoir from a woman born and raised in South Darfur. An incredibly powerful first-hand account of the horrors of the genocide.
The impossibly moving story of how Judy, World War Two's only animal POW, brought hope in the midst of hell.
You couldn't make these stories up: yet they're true, and Lewis does the memory of these extraordinary men full justice in a tale that is both heart- stopping and moving. Evening Standard
Halima Bashir was born in Sudan. She left to study medicine, & returned as her tribe's first qualified doctor. Janjaweed Arab militias began savagely assaulting her people. She treated the traumatised victims. After speaking to a Sudanese newspaper & to the UN charities, the secret police came for her, interrogating & torturing her.
Sergeant 'Bommer' Grahame, one of the deadliest soldiers on the battlefield is an elite army JTAC (Joint Terminal Attack Controller- pronounced 'jay-tack'). This title tells the story of Bommer Grahame and his five-man Fire Support Team on their tour of Afghanistan.
