Título: Dam Buster
Autor: Richard Morris
Sinopse: 'A stunningly good and surely definitive biography of one of the most fascinating British engineers ever to have lived' JAMES HOLLAND Barnes Wallis became a household name after the hit 1955 film The Dam Busters, in which Michael Redgrave portrayed him as a shy genius at odds with bureaucracy. This simplified a complicated man. Wallis is remembered for contributions to aviation that spanned most of the 20th century, from airships at its start to reusable spacecraft near the end. In the years between he pioneered new kinds of aircraft structure, bombs to alter the way in which wars are fought, and aeroplanes that could change shape in flight. Later work extended to radio telescopy, prosthetic limbs, and plans for a fleet of high-speed cargo submarines to travel the world's oceans in silence. For all his fame, little is known about the man himself - the confirmed bachelor who in his mid-30s fell hopelessly in love with his teenage cousin-in-law, the enthusiast for outdoor life who in his eighties still liked to walk up a mountain, or the rationalist who dallied with Catholic spiritualty. Dam Buster draws on family records to reveal someone thick with contradictions: a Victorian who in his imagination ranged far into the 21st century; a romantic for whom nostalgic pastoral and advanced technology went together; an unassuming man who kept a close eye on his legacy. Wallis was last in a line of engineers who combined hands-on experience with searching vision. Richard Morris sets out to locate him in Britain's grand narrative.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “Dam Buster”, de Richard Morris, publicado pela editora Weidenfeld & Nicolson, em 2023 e com 579 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Páginas: 579
Ano: 2023
Edição:
Linguagem: English
ISBN: 1474623441
ISBN13: 9781474623445
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Weidenfeld & Nicolson revelam um interesse por narrativas que exploram relações humanas complexas, muitas vezes em contextos históricos ou culturais densos. O catálogo apresenta obras que transitam entre o drama familiar, memórias pessoais marcadas por humor e sinceridade, e relatos históricos detalhados, com atenção a personagens e eventos que moldaram sociedades. O tom varia do introspectivo e poético ao satírico e investigativo, abrindo espaço para histórias que mesclam emoção e análise crítica. Há também uma presença significativa de textos que abordam conflitos, seja no âmbito pessoal, social ou político, com ritmo que ora convida à reflexão lenta, ora à leitura envolvente e dinâmica.
