Sir Fitzroy MacLean, 1st Baronet Bücher

Im Hochland Schottlands nahm der Seanchie oder Barde über Jahrhunderte hinweg am Hofe eines jeden Clan-Häuptlings einen Ehrenplatz ein. Die Geschichten und Balladen, die sie schufen, wurden von Generation zu Generation weitergegeben und büßten dennoch nichts von ihrem Zauber und ihrer Faszination ein. Fitzroy Maclean hat in diesem Buch nach seinem an Abenteuern reichen Leben die Rolle eines Seanachies angenommen und erzählt hier seine Lieblingsgeschichten von den Inneren und Äußeren Hebriden sowie aus seiner Heimat Argyll in Schottland, einer grünen, hügeligen Landschaft mit bizarren Felsen: Es sind verwegene Geschichten über Heldentum und Verrat und bezaubernde Erzählungen aus dem Reich der Geister und Feen. (Klappentext)

After adventures in Soviet Russia before the war, Fitztroy Maclean fought with the SAS in North Africa in 1942. This book presents his adventures in the Western Desert and later fighting alongside Tito's partisans in Yugoslavia.

With over 100 full-color plates, this account begins in 1793 when Professor P. S. Pallas embarked on a monumental journey from the Court of Catherine the Great. His mission was to traverse Russia, gathering information on its diverse landscapes, cultures, and peoples. To Pallas, representing Frederick William III of Prussia, Russia was a land of intrigue and contradictions, filled with seemingly bizarre and barbaric elements. Throughout his travels from St. Petersburg to the Crimea, he encountered not only unique aspects of topography, anthropology, geology, botany, and zoology but also moments of peril. Captivated by the local customs, native costumes, and the bustling life of the Black Sea ports, he meticulously documented his observations with a blend of curiosity and detachment, objectivity, and wry humor. Fast forward thirty years to 1814, and Russia had transformed significantly. Young Englishman Robert Johnston set out to report on a nation scarred by war, following Napoleon's retreat from Moscow. He noted the profound changes, declaring that the flames of Moscow had illuminated a new era for humanity, signaling Russia's emergence as a civilized nation in Europe.

The Scots, said a censorious English member of Parliament in 1607, have not suffered above two kings to die in their beds these two hundred years. He may have exaggerated, but undeniably Scotland has a rough and bloodstained history. It is a complex one too, but Sir Fitzroy Maclean has disentangled the threads, and enlivened his brisk account with both wit and scholarship. Pictures from authentic contemporary sources illuminate his story - its romantic figures and bloody battles, its politics and religion - and provide a rich visual record of Scotland's art, craftsmanship and intellectual life.

Sir Fitzroy Maclean, distinguished diplomat and politician, is one of the great connoisseurs of the Soviet Union. In this book the author presents his own account of the Soviet Union, including its history, its contrasts and contradictions, its changing face and future prospects, with particular emphasis on the many different nationalities. Recent developments in the Baltic states, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Moldavia and the Ukraine give this aspect of the book a topical interest. The appendix provides up-to-date factual information on the 15 Soviet Republics and 30 of the larger national groups.