{"title":"Robert Kershaw","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Kershaw\u003c\/strong\u003e offers gripping accounts of key moments in military history, drawing readers into the intensity and complexity of warfare. His works, such as \u003cem\u003eDünkirchen 1940\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Hill\u003c\/em\u003e, explore tactical challenges and the human experiences of soldiers during pivotal conflicts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a focus on detailed research and vivid narrative, Kershaw’s books provide both historical insight and a profound sense of the battlefield’s reality. Ideal for enthusiasts of military history, his writing brings strategic battles and personal bravery to life.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-hill-by-robert-kershaw-9781472864550","title":"The Hill","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eDünkirchen 1940\u003c\/i\u003e, this is a groundbreaking history of the epic three-day battle for Hill 107 that changed the course of the war in the Mediterranean.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this remarkable history, we discover each of the individuals whose actions determined the outcome of the battle for Hill 107, the key event that decided the campaign to capture the vitally strategic island of Crete in May 1941. All the events are narrated through the filter of these eyewitnesses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Allied perspective is from the summit of Hill 107. We experience the fear and the adrenaline of a lowly platoon commander, Lieutenant Ed McAra, perilously positioned at the top of the hill, alongside the combat stress and command fatigue of the battalion commander, Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Andew. In contrast, the German view is looking up from below as they cling to the slopes, simultaneously dazzled by the morning glare and decimated by defensive fire. We join the regimental doctor, Dr Heinrich Neumann, as he assumes command of one battalion and leads a daring nighttime charge towards the summit. \u003ci\u003eThe Hill\u003c\/i\u003e details what was felt, heard, or seen throughout the battle for both attacker and defender.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing upon original combat reports, diary entries, letters, and interviews, the battle is brought vividly to life. The narrative reads like a Shakespearean tragedy, the soldiers revealing their stories in and around the shadows of Hill 107.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46833646600428,"sku":"9781472864550","price":64.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/10783023482712.jpg?v=1758471790"},{"product_id":"dunkirchen-1940-by-robert-kershaw-9781472854391","title":"Dünkirchen 1940","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Kershaw’s book is a welcome rebalancing; a thoughtful, well-researched and well-written contribution to a narrative that has long been too one-sided and too mired in national mythology.'\u003c\/em\u003e - The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe British evacuation from the beaches of the small French port town of Dunkirk is one of the iconic moments of military history. The battle has captured the popular imagination through \u003cem\u003eLIFE\u003c\/em\u003e magazine photo spreads, the fiction of Ian McEwan and, of course, Christopher Nolan’s hugely successful Hollywood blockbuster. But what is the German view of this stunning Allied escape? Drawing on German interviews, diaries and unit post-action reports, Robert Kershaw creates a page-turning history of a battle that we thought we knew.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDünkirchen 1940\u003c\/em\u003e is the first major history on what went wrong for the Germans at Dunkirk. As supreme military commander, Hitler had seemingly achieved a miracle after the swift capitulation of Holland and Belgium, but with just seven kilometres before the panzers captured Dunkirk – the only port through which the trapped British Expeditionary force might escape – they came to a shuddering stop. Only a detailed interpretation of the German perspective – historically lacking to date – can provide answers as to why.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDünkirchen 1940\u003c\/em\u003e delves into the under-evaluated major German miscalculation both strategically and tactically that arguably cost Hitler the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47558916899052,"sku":"9781472854391","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781472854391-d-nkirchen-1940.jpg?v=1776921625"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/robert-kershaw.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}