{"title":"Books by Tim Brady","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780806543420","title":"A Light in the Northern Sea","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThree Ordinary Girls, \u003c\/i\u003ethe gripping, remarkably little-known true story of how the people of Denmark banded together during WWII to rescue nearly all of their Jewish citizens from Nazi persecution by ferrying them just a few at a time to sanctuary in Sweden.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAugust 25, 1943.\u003c\/i\u003e A lone bicyclist transports a cache of explosives, hidden in a beer crate, to a Copenhagen hall being readied to house German troops. In a violent blast, the would-be barracks is reduced to rubble. It’s the boldest act yet of Holger Danske and the growing Danish resistance combating the oppressiveness of Hitler’s Reich.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1940, on its way to conquering Western Europe, Germany coerced the Danish government into a “cooperative” agreement that lasted three long years until the increasing brazenness of the Resistance movement prompted a crackdown. Denmark’s nearly 8000 Jews, who had so far been spared Hitler’s wrath, now became the focus of his rage. A roundup was ordered to begin on October 1st, 1943, the first day of the Jewish New Year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe only passage to safety was across the Oresund to Sweden. But no group existed to organize an escape. Until the last moment, Sweden didn’t agree to allow the refugees into the country; and the strait between the two nations was swarming with Gestapo. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat happened next was a miracle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e95% of Denmark’s Jews survived the Holocaust, the highest percentage in Europe. Here are the riveting true accounts of ordinary Danes who, using their modest resources, wiles, remarkable courage, and camaraderie, quietly orchestrated their escape. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong them were Jorgen Kieler and his siblings, student activists galvanized by their sense that their government hadn’t done enough to prevent the German takeover. . . . Henny Sinding, the legendary “Girl in the Red Hat”. . . . David Sampolinsky, an Orthodox Jew who teamed with a Lutheran school teacher to escort hundreds to safety. . . . Niels Bohr, the world-famous nuclear physicist being rushed to help Oppenheimer build the bomb at Los Alamos, who paused on his way to safety to implore the King of Sweden to allow Danish refugees into his country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA work of World War II history that reads like a thriller, this inspiring chronicle examines why, unlike the rest of Western Europe, these accomplishments were so uniquely managed by the Danish people, even in the face of Nazi occupation and Hitler’s growing fixation on the Final Solution.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56294890439029,"sku":"9780806543420","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780806543420_ee5ae1d5-35a2-4634-a0b8-c24d1ca7d084.jpg?v=1786016023"},{"product_id":"a-death-in-san-pietro","title":"A Death in San Pietro","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy the time Mark Clark's Fifth Army reached the small village of San Pietro north of Naples in the first week of December 1943, a tough but rapid sweep through Sicily came to a muddy halt. On the slopes of a distant mountain, the death of a single platoon captain, Henry Waskow, epitomized the struggle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Death in San Pietro\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles the quietly heroic and beloved Captain Waskow and his company as they make their way into battle. Waskow's 36th (\"Texas\") Division would ultimately succeed in driving the Germans off the mountains; but not before eighty percent of Waskow's company is lost in action.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Americans back home, two of the war's most lasting artistic expression brought horrified focus to the battlefield, already dubbed \"Purple Heart Valley\" by the men of the 36th. Pulitzer Prize-winner Ernie Pyle's dispatch about Waskow's death and filmmaker John Huston's award-winning documentary of the battle rivets--and shocks--the nation, bringing, as if for the first time, the awful carnage of world war into living rooms across America.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57466587283829,"sku":"9780306822148","price":32.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780306822148.jpg?v=1785654645"},{"product_id":"managing-and-working-in-project-society","title":"Managing and Working in Project Society","description":"In this book, leading authorities on project organizing explore the growing deployment of projects and other types of temporary organizations, with a focus on the challenges created by projectification. The way projects are coordinated and handled influences the success of innovation and change within organizations and is critical for strategic development in our societies, yet it is often at odds with the institutions of traditional industrial society. Drawing on both theoretical perspectives and real-world cases, this book sheds light on the transformation toward a project society and explores the effects, opportunities, and conflicts it has created. As change continues, the authors make a case for renewing institutions and mind-sets and provide a foundation from which to discuss societal changes for the future. This is an invaluable book for researchers and students in project management and organizational theory programs, as well as professionals involved in the management of projects.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57483341857141,"sku":"9781107434462","price":34.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781107434462.jpg?v=1786178480"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-tim-brady.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}