| #379691 in Books | 2015-09-22 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.10 x1.10 x6.00l,.0 | File type: PDF | 352 pages||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| Annapurna was safer than war...|By Erik Massie|That is a quote that really stuck with me from this book, which I'll touch on more shortly, but first let me start off by saying I absolutely loved Bernadette McDonalds's previous book "Freedom Climbers", so much in fact that I would rate it as one of the best mountaineering books I've ever read, period. With that said, I was high||
|A fascinating account of the extraordinary achievements of the alpinists from this tiny Slovenian nation which has spawned some of the most talented, colourful, controversial and innovative mountaineers of modern climbing history. Once started, I couldn&
Although Yugoslavia managed to avoid becoming involved in WWII until 1941, German armies invaded in April of that year and the Yugoslavian defense collapsed in less than two weeks. The state of Slovenia was split up amongst Germany, Hungary and Italy. Partisan groups, under the leadership of Josip Tito, managed to liberate the state by 1945, and then began a period of relative calm, under the benevolent rule of Tito. A Communist, he began to distance himself from th...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Alpine Warriors | Bernadette McDonald. Which are the reasons I like to read books. Great story by a great author.
