02902cam a2200301 i 4500 84613 84613 BJBSDDR 20230410132617.0 ta 140228s2012 enka 000 0 eng 9780230710108 0230710107 eng BJBSDDR eng PR 6056 F667w 2012 823/.914 Follett, Ken (Kenneth Martin), 1949- Winter of the world / Ken Follett London : Macmillan, 2012 818 pages ; 25 cm. Century Trilogy Maps on lining papers.-Sequel to Fall of giants.-Carla von Ulrich, born of German and English parents, finds her life engulfed by the Nazi tide until she commits a deed of great courage and heartbreak. American brothers Woody and Chuck Dewar, each with a secret, take separate paths to momentous events, one in Washington, the other in the bloody jungles of the Pacific. English student Lloyd Williams discovers in the crucible of the Spanish Civil War that he must fight Communism just as hard as Fascism. Daisy Peshkov, a driven American social climber, cares only for popularity and the fast set, until the war transforms her life, not just once but twice, while her cousin Volodya carves out a position in Soviet intelligence that will affect not only this war but the war to come. These characters and many others find their lives inextricably entangled as their experiences illuminate the cataclysms that marked the century. From the drawing rooms of the rich to the blood and smoke of battle, their lives intertwine, propelling the reader into dramas of ever-increasing complexity Carla von Ulrich, born of German and English parents, finds her life engulfed by the Nazi tide until she commits a deed of great courage and heartbreak. American brothers Woody and Chuck Dewar, each with a secret, take separate paths to momentous events, one in Washington, the other in the bloody jungles of the Pacific. English student Lloyd Williams discovers in the crucible of the Spanish Civil War that he must fight Communism just as hard as Fascism. Daisy Peshkov, a driven American social climber, cares only for popularity and the fast set, until the war transforms her life, not just once but twice, while her cousin Volodya carves out a position in Soviet intelligence that will affect not only this war - but the war to come. These characters and many others find their lives inextricably entangled as their experiences illuminate the cataclysms that marked the century. From the drawing rooms of the rich to the blood and smoke of battle, their lives intertwine, propelling the reader into dramas of ever-increasing complexity World war 1939-1945 Social aspects Fiction Novela inglesa 1944 Novela histórica 204 lcc BK dpf 0 0 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2023-04-10 0 PR 6056 F667w 2012 00000103065 2018-10-25 00:00:00 1 2018-10-25 BK