Books by Sinclair McKay

A beautiful collector' s edition of Aurum' s popular title, The Lost World of Bletchley Park, newly redesigned and featuring removable facsimile documents.

I februar 1945 blev Dresden udslettet. Tusindvis af bomber blev kastet ned over byen, og omkring 25.000 mennesker blev dræbt. Den engelske bestsellerforfatter Sinclair McKay giver en levende beskrivelse af angrebet fra de allerførste bomber til de enorme brande, der bredte sig gennem byens kvarterer. Flammerne nåede efterhånden mere end en kilometer op i luften. DRESDEN 1945 er baseret på et væld af nyt arkivmateriale såvel som førstehåndsberetninger fra indbyggere, flygtninge, børn, piloter og krigsfanger. Sinclair McKay fortæller også om byens historie og livet før angrebet - og om det enorme genopbygningsarbejde i årene efter.

The first oral history of one of the most fascinating aspects of the war effort.

Man kan ikke forstå det 20. århundrede uden at kende Berlins historie. Og man kan ikke forstå Berlin uden at kende til de oplevelser, byens indbyggere har været udsat for. Gennem det meste af 1900-tallet var Berlin centrum for en kaotisk verden: Første Verdenskrigs lidelser, mellemkrigstidens dyrkelse af videnskab, kultur og seksuel frihed, derefter depression og økonomisk kaos, nazismens opståen, Anden Verdenskrigs ødelæggelser og en by opdelt mellem to verdener - øst og vest.Sinclair McKay trækker i sin fortælling om Berlins moderne historie på personlige beretninger, breve og dagbøger fra alle samfundslag. Her søger han svar på, hvorfor ideologier som fascisme og kommunisme trivedes så godt i Berlin. Følgerne kunne mærkes over hele den vestlige verden lige indtil den bemærkelsesværdige aften i efteråret 1989, hvor Berlinmuren - det sidste symbol på den totalitære undertrykkelse - omsider blev væltet.

The Sunday Times-bestselling author of Dresden returns with a monumental biography of the city that defined the twentieth century - Berlin'I loved this book . . . apposite and wise . . . To anyone who knows Berlin a little and is fascinated by it, but would like to understand it better, this is a wonderful aid' David Aaronovitch, The Times Throughout the twentieth century, Berlin stood at the centre of a convulsing world. This history is often viewed as separate acts: the suffering of the First World War, the cosmopolitan city of science, culture and sexual freedom Berlin became, steep economic plunges, the rise of the Nazis, the destruction of the Second World War, the psychosis of genocide, and a city rent in two by competing ideologies. But people do not live their lives in fixed eras. An epoch ends, yet the people continue - or try to continue - much as they did before. Berlin tells the story of the city as seen through the eyes not of its rulers, but of those who walked its streets.In this magisterial biography of a city and its inhabitants, bestselling historian Sinclair McKay sheds new light on well-known characters - from idealistic scientist Albert Einstein to Nazi architect Albert Speer - and draws on never-before-seen first-person accounts to introduce us to people of all walks of Berlin life. For example, we meet office worker Mechtild Evers, who in her efforts to escape an oncoming army runs into even more appalling jeopardy, and Reinhart Cruger, a 12-year-old boy in 1941 who witnesses with horror the Gestapo coming for each of his Jewish neighbours in turn. Ever a city of curious contrasts, moments of unbelievable darkness give way to a wry Berliner humour - from banned perms to the often ridiculous tit-for-tat between East and West Berlin - and moments of joyous hope - like forced labourers at a jam factory warmly welcoming their Soviet liberators.How did those ideologies - fascism and communism - come to flower so fully here? And how did their repercussions continue to be felt throughout Europe and the West right up until that extraordinary night in the autumn of 1989 when the Wall - that final expression of totalitarian oppression - was at last breached? You cannot understand the twentieth century without understanding Berlin; and you cannot understand Berlin without understanding the experiences of its people. Drawing on a staggering breadth of culture - from art to film, opera to literature, science to architecture - McKay's latest masterpiece shows us this hypnotic city as never before.

A hundred short biographies of people who worked at the secret wartime codebreaking base of Bletchley Park, and went on in their postwar lives to all manner of remarkable achievements, from government office to composing the score for Dracula films, by the author of the bestselling The Secret Life of Bletchley Park.

Bestselling author Sinclair McKay gives a gripping account of a murder in the heart of Victorian London, which intrigued and scandalised Bloomsbury society.

Pit your wits against the brilliant minds of Scotland Yard, from the bestselling author of Bletchley Park Brainteasers.

Bletchley Park Brainteasers is a captivating book authored by the brilliant Sinclair McKay. Published in 2017 by the renowned Headline Publishing Group, this book falls under a unique genre that combines history with puzzle-solving. Bletchley Park Brainteasers takes you on an intriguing journey back to the era of World War II, where the Bletchley Park was the central hub for British codebreakers. Sinclair McKay masterfully intertwines historical facts with mind-boggling brainteasers that were actually used to recruit codebreakers during the war. This book not only provides an insightful look into the secretive world of codebreaking but also challenges your mind with its array of puzzles. Whether you are a history enthusiast or a puzzle lover, Bletchley Park Brainteasers is a book that you won't be able to put down. Experience the thrill of cracking codes and uncovering secrets, all while being immersed in the rich history of the Bletchley Park.

Behind the celebrated code-breaking at Bletchley Park lies another secret.