books by Michael Dobbs

books by Michael Dobbs

books:

Michael Dobbs

Never Surrender: A Novel of Winston Churchill

Michael Dobbs

Sourcebooks Landmark, 2007

Breathing life into Churchill: we need more Dobbs
Michael Dobbs does a superb job of breathing life into Churchill. Although we all know the outcome of the war, witnessing the events through Dobbs' creative hand makes them all the more real. Although firmly grounded in fact, Dobb's fiction takes readers into ...

To Play the King
Michael Dobbs

Harper, 2007

FRANCIS URQUHART HAS A MEMORABLE BATTLE OF WILLS WITH THE NEW KING IN THIS CONTROVERSIAL NO 1 BESTSELLING SEQUEL TO HOUSE OF CARDS After scheming his way to power, newly elected Prime Minister Francis Urquhart faces a crisis that could destroy his Government. But as he plots the drastic measures needed to save his political future he finds one ...

Saboteurs: The Nazi Raid on America

Michael Dobbs

Vintage, 2005

Excellent book
I'm still not quite sure why I liked this book so much. Let me just say Dobbs does a terrific job (aided by some very detailed sources) of outlining a story that is bizarre, funny, and strangely compelling. It's one of those books where you keep coming across events ...

House of Cards

Michael Dobbs

HarperCollins Publishers, 1990

YOU MUST READ THIS BOOK!
Michael Dobbs has created a masterful fictional world of intrigue. His Francis Urquhart is the embodiement of the an eel like politician. A fast paced political thriller, where you just can't help but love the villian. With its intricate plot twists and extraordinary ...

Winston's War

Michael Dobbs

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2003

A great work
I picked this book up in Bangkok as I was browsing through a second hand book store, and didn't expect much until I read that this was a novel by the guy who wrote House of Cards, To Play the King and The Final Cut. As mentioned above, this covers the events leading ...

One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War

Michael Dobbs

Knopf, 2008

We came so close...
Like most Americans (or maybe not...), I knew that the Cuban Missile Crisis was a dangerous time in the history of our planet. But until I read One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War by Michael Dobbs, I don't think I fully ...

Churchill's Triumph: A Novel of Betrayal

Michael Dobbs

Sourcebooks Landmark, 2008

To classify it as historical fiction would be to rob it of its realism and distinctiveness.
Michael Dobbs in his most recent historical novel, Churchill's Triumph: A Novel Of Betrayal spins another mesmerizing portrayal of one of the greatest statesman, Winston Churchill who, as we are reminded at the very beginning of the book stated: "History with its ...

Churchill's Hour

Michael Dobbs

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2005

Gritty Determination in the Face of Adversity
This is the third book in the Churchill series. The Battle of Britain has just about brought Britain to its knees and the bombing of major British cities has begun to an extent to demoralise the British people and further problems occur when Japan is set to begin ...

Goodfellowe MP

Michael Dobbs

Harper, 2002

well it's not dickens
Michael Dobbs does not paint a pretty picture of British politics in this thrilling if somewhat predictable politcal thriller. Intrigue, deception, lies and skullduggery are what Tom Goodfellowe, our honorable hero (and seemingly the only politician with a scrap of ...

Down with Big Brother: The Fall of the Soviet Empire

Michael Dobbs

Vintage, 1998

Burial deferred
"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!" - Nikita Khrushchev, November 17, 1956 In DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER, author Michael Dobbs begins his narrative on December 26, 1979 as members of the Soviet Union's ruling Politburo gather to lay ...

The Touch of Innocents
Michael Dobbs

Harpercollins, 1994

Madeleine Albright: A Twentieth-Century Odyssey

Michael Dobbs

Holt Paperbacks, 2000

Highly informative and laced with history
Madeleine Albright: A Twentieth Century Odyssey was a joy to read. It was well-written, in precise, easyily read prose. The research job was obviously fantastic, as Dobbs uncovered facts that even Madeleine was at least at one time unaware of. This history of Madeleine ...

Springfield (Postcard History)
G. Michael Dobbs

Arcadia Publishing, 2008

Springfield is a city rich with history and a tradition of innovation. Dubbed the “City of Firsts,” it has been influencing change since 1786, when the city was the site of Shays’ Rebellion, the revolutionary uprising that prompted early Americans to form the Constitutional Convention. The city is the birthplace of the first American gas-powered ...

First Lady
Michael Dobbs

Headline Book Publishing, 2006

The Final Cut

Michael Dobbs

Harper, 1998

Best of the trilogy
The third and best installment of the trilogy. The writing is a little laboured, by the plot rattles along. The plot line and developmetn is a lot tighter than the previous two books. The despicable PM is finally seen as the creature of his own making - manipulative, ...