TĂĄ Ășdair ann a bhaineann taitneamh as a bheith ag insint ag an tairseach nuair is cosĂșil go bhfuil an rĂ©altacht iontasach ficseanĂșil, ar a laghad mar gheall ar nĂĄdĂșr iontas na bhfĂoras a chuirtear i lĂĄthair. Erik larson tĂĄ sĂ© ar cheann de na cinn is mĂł a chuireann isteach air. Mar gheall ar tarraingt ar eolas stairiĂșil iontais, a thagann Ăłna thaighde fĂ©in, Tugann an scĂ©alaĂ MeiriceĂĄnach seo sinn trĂ dhomhan atĂĄ cosĂșil le uchronia mĂshĂĄsta, ach a chĂłnaĂonn go simplĂ lenĂĄr saol laethĂșil. ar bhealach pĂĄirceĂĄilte, adhlactha, nach eol do na daoine coitianta. Faigheann an saol nuances i gcĂłnaĂ nuair a thugann iriseoir, ag gnĂomhĂș dĂł mar chrĂłnĂłir mionsonraithe, sinn nĂos gaire don eolas domhain sin ar rudaĂ.
Samhlaigh a JJ Benitez StĂl Yankee, gan ach pointe nĂos dorcha, nĂos claonta don chroinic dubh, don choireacht, do cheapacha chun cumhachtaĂ a dhaingniĂș, a threascairt nĂł a dhĂchobhsĂș. I gcĂĄs amhĂĄin nĂł cĂĄs eile tĂĄ sĂ© faoi imscrĂșdĂș, lĂonadh le braon samhlaĂochta agus gach rud a theorannĂș le scĂ©al pragmatach. Insint le hĂșsĂĄid Ă©irimiĂșil teanga chun cinnteacht a scĂĄthĂș agus chun breac-chuntas a thabhairt ar cad is toimhde nĂł ficsean ann. TĂĄ sĂ© ar fad faoi imprisean. TĂĄ an rĂ©altacht iomlĂĄn suibiachtĂșil agus is fĂ©idir le scĂ©alaĂ maith acmhainnĂ a ĂșsĂĄid chun litrĂocht a chruthĂș nĂł chun sleamhnĂș lĂĄimhe a chruthĂș.
MĂĄs iriseoir Ă© an t-Ășdar atĂĄ i gceist freisin, tuigtear ansin gur ĂĄbhar eolais ar acmhainnĂ cumarsĂĄide Ă© an bhainistĂocht seo ar an scĂ©al nach n-ĂșsĂĄidfeadh siad choĂche mar tharchuradĂłirĂ ar an mĂ©id a tharla. Ach is rud eile iad leabhair, is fiĂș canĂłin cheaptha na Staire. Agus an tĂ© a shuĂonn sĂos chun leabhar a lĂ©amh, fiĂș aiste, tĂĄ a fhios aige nach bhfaighidh sĂ©, nĂĄ nach mian leis, fĂrinnĂ plĂłdaithe, nĂł aicsiomaĂ an chreidimh, bĂobla as a chĂ©ile ...
Na 3 Leabhar Molta is Fearr le Erik Larson
Lusitania: An fiachmhĂșchta a dâathraigh cĂșrsa na staire
TĂĄ sĂ© cosĂșil le gach rud. FĂĄgtar sampla amhĂĄin uainn i gcĂłnaĂ, an ceann is scĂ©alaĂ bâfhĂ©idir. Tharla an rud cĂ©anna le teacht an duine go dtĂ an ghealach. BhĂ 12 spĂĄsaire a chos ar an ngealach i sĂ© thuras le foireann san iomlĂĄn. Is beag duine a fhios Ă©. Ba Ă© an Titanic, as a chuid fĂ©in, an tĂłin poill mhĂłr na Staire, paraidĂm na mianta daonna a bhĂ scriosta ag an dĂșlra. Ach bĂ cĂșramach i gcĂĄs na Lusitania, rud a bhĂ nĂos measa fĂłs.
Immense agus luxurious, an Lusitania, a sheol as Nua Eabhrac an 1 Bealtaine, 1915, ina sĂ©adchomhartha ar bhrĂłd agus ar intleacht na linne, an long shibhialta is gasta. Leis an sliocht iomlĂĄn, dâimigh sĂ© go socair in ainneoin an atmaisfĂ©ar chogaĂochta a bhĂ ann. BhĂ cuma ĂĄifĂ©iseach ar an smaoineamh go bhfĂ©adfadh fomhuireĂĄn GearmĂĄnach dul faoi, dar leis an gcuideachta loingseoireachta: âThe Lusitania Is Ă an long is sĂĄbhĂĄilte san fharraige Ă. TĂĄ sĂ© rĂł-thapa dâaon fomhuirĂ. NĂ fĂ©idir le haon long chogaidh GhearmĂĄnach teacht uirthi nĂł teacht gar di. '
Ag thart ar a dĂł trĂĄthnĂłna an 7 Bealtaine, bhuail torpedo a loisceadh ag fomhuireĂĄn GearmĂĄnach an long. I gceann fiche nĂłimĂ©ad chuaigh sĂ© go tĂłin poill agus bhĂ 1.200 marbh, saorĂĄnaigh MheiriceĂĄ a bhformhĂłr. D'ĂșsĂĄid an preas an tragĂłid seo chun atmaisfĂ©ar tuairime a chruthĂș a chabhrĂłdh le rannphĂĄirtĂocht sa chogadh. Ach cad Ă an fhĂrinne faoin fiachmhĂșchta seo? Ar eagraĂodh Ă© mar ĂłcĂĄid ââchun Ășdar a thabhairt le hiontrĂĄil MheiriceĂĄ sa Chogadh MĂłr? An raibh sĂ© luchtaithe le hĂĄbhar plĂ©ascach don Bhreatain MhĂłr? An bhfĂ©adfaĂ tubaiste mar seo a sheachaint?
Le foireann saibhir carachtar agus cur chuige bunaidh, Lusitania tugann sĂ© deis do lĂ©itheoirĂ taithĂ a fhĂĄil ar an turas agus ar an tragĂłid i bhfĂor-am, chomh maith le sonraĂ pearsanta a fhĂĄil a bhĂ ceilte ag ceo na staire.
An diabhal sa Chathair BhĂĄn
Nochtann gach scĂ©al codarsnachtaĂ iontacha, cibĂ© acu ina lonrĂșlacht nĂł ina scĂĄthanna. Idir an chuma ar an saol sĂłisialta agus na hĂoslaigh ina gcoimeĂĄdann gach duine a gcuid maisc, d'fhĂ©adfadh go dtiocfaidh ifreann gan amhras faoi dheireadh. Is hyperbole rĂł-fhĂrinneach Ă© smaoineamh Jeckyl agus an Uasail de hĂde chun a admhĂĄil nach bhfuil ann ach ĂĄibhĂ©il...
BhĂ an bheirt acu cliste agus corraitheach, agus bhrĂșigh an fonn orthu rath a chur orthu nĂos mĂł agus nĂos mĂł: coimisiĂșnaĂodh an t-ailtire Daniel Hudson Burnham chun na pailliĂșin dâAonach Chicago World a dhearadh agus a thĂłgĂĄil, a dâosclĂłdh a dhoirse i mBealtaine 1893; Ba dhochtĂșir Ă© Henry H. Holmes agus shocraigh sĂ© a chuid eolais a chur i bhfeidhm le linn an taispeĂĄntais ar an mbealach is cruĂĄlach. Le linn do Burnham ballaĂ na bpĂĄlĂĄs iontach a thĂłgĂĄil, bhĂ seomraĂ cĂ©asta tĂłgtha ag Holmes i silĂ©ir a thĂ ina gcomhlĂonfadh mnĂĄ gan ĂĄireamh a mbĂĄsanna.
Ag deireadh an XNUMXĂș haois ba Ă© an rud is cosĂșil le plota ĂșrscĂ©al uafĂĄis nĂĄ rĂ©altacht a chroith tĂr ar fad agus a raibh fir chomh finnĂ©ithe eisceachtĂșla chomh hĂ©agsĂșil le Buffalo Bill, Theodore Dreiser agus Thomas Edison. Tagann trua an ailtire agus an dochtĂșra, samplaĂ de bhrĂłd agus an t-olc is neamh-inathnuaite, chugainn a bhuĂochas leis an leabhar urghnĂĄch seo, scĂ©al na buile.
Splendour and Vileness: ScĂ©al Churchill agus a Thimpeallacht Teaghlaigh le linn na TrĂ©imhse is CriticiĂșla sa Chogadh
Churchill, an bradach deireanach Sasanach a raibh sĂ© de chĂșram air an Eoraip a dheighilt tar Ă©is an Dara Cogadh Domhanda. Carachtar den chĂ©ad mhĂ©id a thuig Eoraip na gcomhghuaillithe ĂĄit a raibh sĂ© mar idirghabhĂĄlaĂ leis na tarrthĂłirĂ, an teachtaire, an tĂ© a chrĂochnaĂonn ag socrĂș na tĂłna i ngach idirbheartaĂocht. Fear a chum an frĂĄsa "tĂĄ ĂĄr naimhde os ĂĄr gcomhair, ĂĄr naimhde, taobh thiar de»Maidir le dearcadh an fhreasĂșra sa pharlaimint agus i gcomhbhaill an phĂĄirtĂ ar do bhinse fĂ©in⊠bâĂ©igean dom a bheith cliste agus rĂ©amhfhaisnĂ©ise mar shionnach.
DealraĂonn sĂ© go bhfuil gach rud (nĂł beagnach gach rud) de Winston Churchill ar eolas againn. Agus fĂłs, mar a tharlaĂonn sa saol ar fad, cuireann rud Ă©igin as dĂșinn i gcĂłnaĂ. Agus tĂĄ sĂ© ann, sna bearnaĂ sin a dâfhĂĄg stair stairiĂșil nĂł chriticiĂșil i leataobh, ĂĄit a dtĂ©ann tallann scĂ©alaĂochta eisceachtĂșil Erik Larson isteach. Agus Ă© timpeallaithe ar thrĂ©imhse an-sonrach, Ăł Bhealtaine 1940 go Bealtaine 1941, an trĂ©imhse is fuiltĂ sa Blitz, insĂonn an leabhar seo, beagnach cosĂșil le hĂșrscĂ©al, âmar a mhair Churchill agus a chiorcal go laethĂșil: na heachtraĂ beaga a nochtann an chaoi a raibh daoine ina gcĂłnaĂ. fĂor sa saol faoi mheon cruach Hitler. Ba Ă© sin an nĂłimĂ©ad nuair a thĂĄinig Churchill Churchillnuair a rinne sĂ© a chuid ĂłrĂĄidĂ is suntasaĂ agus nuair a thaispeĂĄin sĂ© don domhan mĂłr an misneach agus an cheannaireacht.
San obair seo tĂĄ an stĂĄtaire mĂłr againn, an t-aireagĂłir agus an ceannaire nĂĄr chosĂșil riamh gur chaill siad an tuaisceart, ach freisin an fear a raibh amhras air faoina chinntĂ fĂ©in, an t-aristocrat agus maireachtĂĄil go maith gur chaill sĂ© an Ăłige, an sentimental agus an feargach. ThĂłg an Churchill ildĂĄnach carachtar dĂł fĂ©in mar scĂ©al le prĂomhlitir. InsĂonn Larson Ă© trĂ chiaroscuro na litreacha beaga a rianĂș. Tar Ă©is an tsaoil, mar a dĂșirt Churchill fĂ©in lena rĂșnaĂ: "MĂĄ thĂĄinig focail in aibĂocht, ba cheart dĂșinn an cogadh seo a bhuachan."