Staring at God by Simon Heffer
Masterly. CHARLES VYVYAN, STANDPOINT Fascinating stuff. SPECTATOR Possibly the finest, most comprehensive analysis of the home front in the Great War ever produced. LITERARY REVIEW Every bit as good as its two predecessors.
A brilliant history: The first serious and really wide-ranging history of the Home Front during the Great War for decadesScholarly, objective and extremely well-written. A masterclass . . . that ought to be taught in schools. It is filled with surprising revelations . . . and empathy. Heffer's eye for the telling detail is evident on almost every page. -- Professor Andrew Roberts, 5* * Telegraph *
Gloriously rich and spirited . . . colourful, character-driven history . . . it zips along, leavened by so many wonderful cultural and social details. -- Dominic Sandbrook * The Sunday Times *
Fresh insights, vast scope and caustic judgement. Possibly the finest, most comprehensive analysis of the home front in the Great War ever produced. Compelling reading. * Literary Review *
Enlightening . . . Robust opinion, an eye for telling detail and a gift for bringing historical figures alive . . . An epic, ambitious book. -- History Books of the Year * Daily Mail *
Staring at God is a vast compendium of atrocious political conduct. Refreshing . . . [The book]’s length is due to the author’s enormous enthusiasm. A trenchant history. * The Times *
Gloriously rich and spirited . . . colourful, character-driven history . . . it zips along, leavened by so many wonderful cultural and social details. -- Dominic Sandbrook * The Sunday Times *
Fresh insights, vast scope and caustic judgement. Possibly the finest, most comprehensive analysis of the home front in the Great War ever produced. Compelling reading. * Literary Review *
Enlightening . . . Robust opinion, an eye for telling detail and a gift for bringing historical figures alive . . . An epic, ambitious book. -- History Books of the Year * Daily Mail *
Staring at God is a vast compendium of atrocious political conduct. Refreshing . . . [The book]’s length is due to the author’s enormous enthusiasm. A trenchant history. * The Times *
Simon Heffer was born in 1960. He read English at Cambridge and took a PhD in modern history at that university. His previous books include: Moral Desperado: A Life of Thomas Carlyle, Like the Roman: The Life of Enoch Powell, Power and Place: The Political Consequences of King Edward VII, Nor Shall My Sword: The Reinvention of England, Vaughan Williams, Strictly English, A Short History of Power, Simply English and High Minds: The Victorians and the Birth of Modern Britain. In a thirty-year career in Fleet Street, he has held senior editorial positions on The Daily Telegraph and The Spectator, and is now a columnist for The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781786090447 |
| ISBN 10 | 1786090449 |
| Title | Staring at God |
| Author | Simon Heffer |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cornerstone |
| Year published | 2020-07-16 |
| Number of pages | 944 |
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