2011, ISBN: 1847921841

[EAN: 9781847921840], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 2.38], [PU: Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom, London], WADE DAVIS INTO THE SILENCE GREAT WAR MALLORY AND CONQUEST OF EVEREST, I… Mehr…

[EAN: 9781847921840], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 2.38], [PU: Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom, London], WADE DAVIS INTO THE SILENCE GREAT WAR MALLORY AND CONQUEST OF EVEREST, If the quest for Mount Everest began as a grand imperial gesture, as redemption for an empire of explorers that had lost the race to the Poles, it ended as a mission of regeneration for a country and a people bled white by war. Of the twenty-six British climbers who, on three expeditions (1921-24), walked 400 miles off the map to find and assault the highest mountain on Earth, twenty had seen the worst of the fighting. Six had been severely wounded, two others nearly killed by disease at the Front, one hospitalized twice with shell shock. Three as army surgeons dealt for the duration with the agonies of the dying. Two lost brothers, killed in action. All had endured the slaughter, the coughing of the guns, the bones and barbed wire, the white faces of the dead. In a monumental work of history and adventure, ten years in the writing, Wade Davis asks not whether George Mallory was the first to reach the summit of Everest, but rather why he kept on climbing on that fateful day. His answer lies in a single phrase uttered by one of the survivors as they retreated from the mountain: 'The price of life is death.' Mallory walked on because for him, as for all of his generation, death was but 'a frail barrier that men crossed, smiling and gallant, every day'. As climbers they accepted a degree of risk unimaginable before the war. They were not cavalier, but death was no stranger. They had seen so much that it had no hold on them. What mattered was how one lived, the moments of being alive. For all of them Everest had become an exalted radiance, a sentinel in the sky, a symbol of hope in a world gone mad. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged., Books<

2010, ISBN: 9781847921840

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Hardcover, [ED: 1], Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spin… Mehr…

Hardcover, [ED: 1], Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. , [PU: Bodley Head]<

2011, ISBN: 9781847921840

Hardcover, Ex library copy with usual stamps & stickers Good condition is defined as: a copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover i… Mehr…

Hardcover, Ex library copy with usual stamps & stickers Good condition is defined as: a copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. , [PU: Bodley Head]<

2011, ISBN: 9781847921840

Hard cover, Biography|Biography, This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean From Markings. In good all round… Mehr…

Hard cover, Biography|Biography, This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean From Markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1100grams, ISBN: 9781847921840. , [PU: Bodley Head]<

2011, ISBN: 1847921841

[EAN: 9781847921840], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Bodley Head], BIOGRAPHY: SPORT, 672 Seiten; 9781847921840.3 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1011, Books