Books by alan moorehead

During world war ii, he served as correspondent in the western desert and, later, in europe, and was mentioned twice in dispatches. Apr 05, 2016 alan moorehead s accounts of the second world war revealed his vital and gripping talent, but his peacetime novels were stilted and corny. Capturing in breathtaking prose the largerthanlife personalities of such notable figures as stanley, livingstone, burton and many others. It is one of those books that deserves to be rated a classic of its genre. The white nile the blue nile gallipoli cooper\s creek coopers creek darwin and the beagle fatal impact the russian. Online shopping from a great selection at books store.

See all books authored by alan moorehead, including gallipoli, and the white nile, and more on thriftbooks. Alan moorehead 19101983 was a foreign correspondent for the london daily express, where he won an international reputation for his coverage of world war ii campaigns, and also served as the chief public relations officer in the ministry of defense. Alan mooreheads long firsthand experience of battle, his feeling for the soldiery, his overarching perception of policy and planning of the contributing role of international participantsthe british, irish, french, the imperial indian, african, and anzac troopstogether with his calm evocative style and analytical skills, placed him in. His three books on the african campaign were collected in african trilogy 1944. The blue nile is the subject of a book written by alan moorehead in 1962. Caroline mary moorehead obe frsl born 28 october 1944 is a human rights journalist and biographer. Alan moorehead the white nile books pics download new. He is also the author of many other notable books, including gallipoli and. Alan mooreheads classic bestseller the white nile chronicles the daring exploration of the nile river in the second half of the nineteenth century, which was at that time the most mysterious and impenetrable region on earth. The white nile and the blue nile being the two main tributaries of the great river. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. The three books he subsequently wrote about the desert war later collected as his african trilog. Born in london, moorehead is the daughter of australian war correspondent alan moorehead and his english wife lucy milner.

Capturing in breathtaking prose the largerthanlife personalities of such notable figures as stanley, livingstone. She received a ba from the university of london in 1965. Alan moorehead 22 july 1910 29 september 1983 alan mccrae moorehead was a war correspondent and popular historian. Relive all the thrills and adventure of alan mooreheads classic bestseller the white nile the daring exploration of the nile river in the second half of the nineteenth century, which was at that time the most mysterious and impenetrable region on earth. Alan mooreheads classic trilogy gives a great balance of overall historical summary and gripping first person detail for this comparatively obscure but important world war 2 campaign. Relive all the thrills and adventure of alan moorehead s classic bestseller the white nile the daring exploration of the nile river in the second half of the nineteenth century, which was at that time the most mysterious and impenetrable region on earth. He is also the author of many other notable books, including gallipoli and darwin and the beagle. Alan moorehead s classic study of the impact of european arrival in tahiti, australia and to a lesser extent the antarctic is a tale of death, destruction and ecological distortion. Alan moorehead has 33 books on goodreads with 11950 ratings.

Desert war trilogy by alan moorehead overdrive rakuten. Alan moorehead is currently considered a single author. The true story of two men, burke and wills, who set off from melbourne in 1860 to conquer the ghastly blank of central australia, but were never to return. Alan mooreheads most popular book is out of africa. Alan moorehead, australias forgotten literary giant. Mooreheads war books have been regularly reissued over the decades. Elizabeth i, charles darwin, martin luther, samuel l. Alan moorehead books biography and list of works author of. The story begins with captain cook, who arrived in tahiti in 1769. Oct 17, 2000 alan moorehead 19101983 was a foreign correspondent for the london daily express, where he won an international reputation for his coverage of world war ii campaigns, and also served as the chief public relations officer in the ministry of defense. Oct 17, 2000 discover book depositorys huge selection of alan moorehead books online. Volume concentrates on expeditions of the years 1856 1900. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. Find signed collectible books by alan moorehead african trilogy.

Even after half a century alan mooreheads account remains the best account of the campaign. In this book alan moorehead gives the first full account of nunn may, fuchs and pontecorvo, their double lives, their personalities, the methods employed by the security officers in bringing the first two to justice, and the circumstances of the disappearance of the third. The white nile by alan moorehead, first edition abebooks. See all books authored by alan moorehead, including the white nile, and gallipoli, and more on. Booth, alan moorehead and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Coopers creek by alan moorehead in 1860, an expedition set out from melbourne, australia. Educated at scotch college and melbourne university, he was a reporter for the melbourne herald before sailing to london in 1936. Alan moorehead primary author only author division.

Books by alan moorehead writers similar to alan moorehead. An anglophile australian, and a renowned war correspondent, he is scrupulously fair in his judgements and wonderfully easy to read. Billed as the story of the men who explored, pillaged, evangelizedand eventually awakenedthe vast unknown spaces of central africa, these two volumes explore the history of european travel along the nile in. Oct 01, 1983 alan moorehead, a distinguished world war ii correspondent for the daily express of london, whose dispatches appeared from the western desert of africa to the beaches of normandy, and who later. Between 1941 and 1945 moorehead published three books on the war in north africa. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read alan moorehead. Alan moorehead books list of books by author alan moorehead. Alan moorehead was lionised as the literary man of action.

Books by alan moorehead authors like alan moorehead what. Biography alan mccrae moorehead australian dictionary. He became foreign correspondent for the daily express, and ultimately one of the finest correspondents of world war ii. Buy a cheap copy of the blue nile book by alan moorehead. Alan mccrae moorehead, ao, obe 22 july 1910 29 september 1983 was a war correspondent and author of popular histories, most. The three books he subsequently wrote about the desert war later collected as his african trilogy were swiftly acclaimed as a classic account of the tussle between montgomerys eighth army and.

Explore books by alan moorehead with our selection at. His three books on the african campaign were collected in. In 1940, alan moorehead was sent to cover the north africa campaign by the daily express, and he followed its dramatic course all the way to 1943. Mar 31, 2017 alan moorehead 22 july 1910 29 september 1983 alan mccrae moorehead was a war correspondent and popular historian. Amberley publishing provides a fresh approach to regional and general history. The book is lavishly illustrated with contemporary 1830s drawings and paintings. After the war he turned from journalism to writing books, and in 1956 won the duff cooper prize for. Alan moorehead was a correspondent in north africa for most of the north african campaign, from its humble beginnings in 1940 to its explosive climax in. First published in 1956, when it won the inaugural duff cooper prize, alan moorehead s book is still regarded as the definitive work on this tragic episode of the great war. Billed as the story of the men who explored, pillaged, evangelizedand eventually awakenedthe vast unknown spaces of central africa, these two volumes explore the history of european travel along the nile in the 19th century. In fact, the book only briefly explores the river from lake tana to khartoum, and down to the mediterranean, recollecting the journey of james bruce, who claimed wrongly to be the first european to see the source of the nile. Alan mooreheads accounts of the second world war revealed his vital and gripping talent, but his peacetime novels were stilted and corny. As many books, films and stories since have told, tahiti was at first glance an island paradise. Books go search hello select your address best sellers todays deals new releases books electronics gift ideas.

Discover book depositorys huge selection of alan moorehead books online. One could argue he was the first writer to capture the true turmoil that occurred in this campaign with his colourful, analytical and compelling style of prose. Oct 17, 2000 in the blue nile, alan moorehead continues the classic, thrilling narration of adventure he began in the white nile, depicting this exotic place through the lives of four explorers so daring they can be considered among the worlds original adventurers each acting and reacting in separate expeditions against a bewildering background of. Books by alan moorehead authors like alan moorehead. The classic trilogy on the north african campaign 194043. Australianborn journalist and author alan moorehead 1910 1983 also wrote the complimentary volume, the blue nile 1961, which steps back further to 1798. In the blue nile, alan moorehead continues the classic, thrilling narration of adventure he began in the white nile, depicting this exotic place through the lives of four explores so daring they can be considered among the worlds original adventures each acting and reacting in separate expeditions against a bewildering background of slavery. In the blue nile, alan moorehead continues the classic, thrilling narration of adventure he began in the white nile, depicting this exotic place through the lives of four explorers so daring they can be considered among the worlds original adventurers each acting and reacting in separate expeditions against a bewildering background of. Alan mooreheads classic study of the impact of european arrival in tahiti, australia and to a lesser extent the antarctic is a tale of death, destruction and ecological distortion. See all books authored by alan moorehead, including gallipoli, and the white nile, and more on. Alan mccrae moorehead, ao, obe 22 july 1910 29 september 1983 was a war correspondent and author of popular histories, most notably two books on the nineteenthcentury exploration of the nile, the white nile 1960 and the blue nile 1962. Moorehead was known to american readers for both his books and some 40 articles that appeared in the new yorker. Clemenscondensed by charles neider, elizabeth jenkins, edwin p.