From Normandy to the Ruhr
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From Normandy to the Ruhr by Heinz Gunther Guderian
The empty blue sky of space says, 'All this comes back to me, then goes again, and comes back again, then goes again, and I don't care, it still belongs to me.' ― Jack Kerouac, Big Sur In the winter of 2017, extreme rain fell on Big Sur, California. Mountains ravaged by drought and fire could not hold the water. One of the main bridges on Highway 1 collapsed. Access to Big Sur was cut off from the north. About 30 miles to the south, the largest landslide in Big Sur history buried the highway, cutting off the road to the south. It would be more than a year before Highway 1 would reopen. During this time the four million tourists who visit Big Sur annually could not get in. Big Sur was empty and quiet while the locals began the rebuilding process and waited for the road to reopen. Interested in photographing during the isolation, photographer Kirk Crippens hiked his large format camera into Big Sur. He was guided by Torre McQueen, who grew up in Big Sur, as he spent the next two years exploring, meeting with the residents who call the area home, and photographing. The work continued as the bridge was rebuilt and eventually the highway fully reopened in the summer of 2018.
Born in 1888, Heinz Guderian served in World War One, came to Hitler¿s attention in 1935, was made corps commander of Panzer troops and promoted to General in 1938. His tanks were greatly successful in the invasions of Poland and France and, perceived as pro-Nazi, Guderian was much in favour. However, when the Russian invasion failed in the winter of 1941, Guderian was forced to resign, not to regain his position until 1944, when the war was all but lost. He died in Bavaria in 1954.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780966638974 |
| ISBN 10 | 0966638972 |
| Title | From Normandy to the Ruhr |
| Author | Heinz Gunther Guderian |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Aegis Consulting Group |
| Year published | 2001-09-30 |
| Number of pages | 648 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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