Michael dobbs is an english author of political thriller novels. It is a german story that is also an american story. Michael dobbs born 1950 is a britishamerican nonfiction author and journalist. Michael dobbs facts, bio, family, life, updates 2020. Michael dobbs biography 2017 facts, childhood, wiki. American observers often joke about european nations that have many parties who vote in lock step. Michael mcgarrity is an american author of crime fictionsuspense novels set in his home state of new mexico. He was educated at hertford grammar school, cheshunt grammar school, and christ church, oxford. Michael dobbs 2 michael dobbs 2 primary author only michael dobbs disambiguation author division michael dobbs is composed of at least 2 distinct authors, divided by their works. Michael dobbs wikimili, the free encyclopedia wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Why house of cards writer michael dobbs isnt in the money. Author and journalist michael dobbs discusses his book, the unwanted.
Michael dobbs is a journalist, author of a trilogy about the cold war and staff member at the u. Veteranwashington postreporter michael dobbs has pored over previously untapped american, soviet, and cuban sources to produce the most authoritative book yet on the cuban missile crisis. He studied russian at harvard university and is a graduate of the university of wales and york university both in. Michael dobbs is a famous name not only in literary and business circles, but. He has taught at leading american universities, including princeton, the university of michigan, and georgetown. He has taught at leading american universities, including more about michael dobbs. Even for the author of six books, there is still something magical about. Follow michael dobbs and explore their bibliography from s michael dobbs author page.
About the author michael dobbs was born and educated in britain, but is now a u. Michael dobbs, baron dobbs born 14 november 1948 is a british conservative politician and author, best known for his house of cards trilogy. Springfield is a city rich with history and a tradition of innovation. Author of house of cards winstons war the lords day a sentimental traitor member of house of lords. Well, when i first discovered the story, i thought it was such an incredible yarn. He is also famous due his status as a best selling political thriller author. Michael dobbs describes the saboteurs training in nazi germany, their claustrophobic threeweek voyage in submarines, and their infiltration into american life. America, auschwitz, and a village caught in between, he tells the story of kippenheim, a small german village near the french border. Michael dobbs is a former washington post reporter and foreign. Dasch, finally gets cold feet and turns the group in, the account of the. In 1938, on the eve of world war ii, the american journalist dorothy thompson wrote that a piece of paper with a stamp on it was the difference between life. Michael dobbs baron dobbs of wylye is an active member of the house of lords and an internationally bestselling author who has never been far from controversy.
Before becoming an author, mcgarrity was deputy sheriff of santa fe county, where he founded their sex crimes unit. Michael dobbs is a cold war historian and journalist. Michael dobbs was a visiting professor in the department of communications studies at the university of michigan from 20102011. Michael dobbs awards as an author, michael has been nominated and won several well deserved awards. Michael dobbs biography 2017 facts, childhood, wiki, family. What kept the nazi spies from fulfilling their mission was the presence among them of two disaffected germans who, each for his own reason, worked with the fbi to track down the bad guys in what the press later described as the greatest manhunt in american history. After growing up in england, michael spent many of his early adult years in the united states, where he earned his m. Dobbs is now a full time writer, and divides his time between london and wiltshire. And, unlike some of their distinguished works, dobbss novel is, in fact, astonishingly historically accurate. As michael dobbs achieved so brilliantly with his house of cards series, so with first lady he ruthlessly dissects the greed, corruption and lust for advancement of the players in 21st century westminster. For the britishamerican journalist and nonfiction author, see michael dobbs journalist. He was a longtime reporter for the washington post, covering the collapse of communism as a foreign correspondent. He writes the house of cards series, which was made into the netflix series of the same name. He was an executive producer of the american series.
He is the son of nurseryman eric and his wife eileen dobbs and was educated at hertford grammar school and christ church, oxford university. Drawing on previously unpublished letters, diaries, interviews, and visa records, michael dobbs provides an illuminating account of americas response to the refugee crisis of the 1930s and 1940s. The event is part of the fall for the book festival. The unwanted tells the story of several jewish families desperately seeking american visas to escape nazi germany.
In his hourbyhour chronicle of those nearfatal days, dobbs reveals some startling new incidents that illustrate how close we came to armageddon. He is a conservative politician who has left his mark in the political world. Jul 17, 2018 michael dobbs admin july 17, 2018 biography leave a comment 25 views most widely known for his 1989 book house of credit cards that was adapted into both a bbc miniseries along with a netflix series, he also wrote such acclaimed books while winstons war along with a ghost at the entranceway. Why house of cards writer michael dobbs isnt in the money lord dobbs, the creator of house of cards, says he wishes he had asked for shares in netflix rather than money for his work. The author deplores the decline of mass media network tv, daily newspapers, which could not offend a large audience, and the rise of niche media and internet sites, which tell a small audience only what they want to hear. This is house of cards for the 21st century, an insiders view of the dynamics of power by a writer who has had a privilege. Aug 18, 2019 about the author michael dobbs was born and educated in britain, but is now a u. The night when nazis attacked the jewish families of kippenheim, the event is also known as kristallnacht, was a turning point. America, auschwitz, and a village caught in between. Drawing on previously unpublished letters, diaries and visa records, author michael dobbs recounts the struggle to obtain the allimportant piece of paper with a stamp at a time when the american public was deeply isolationist, xenophobic and antisemitic. Michael dobbs is a former washington post foreign correspondent and author of the critically acclaimed one minute to midnight, arguably the best book ever written on the cuban missile crisis. Michael dobbs combines the skills of an experienced investigative journalist, a talented writer and an intelligent historical analyst.
A novel based on the authors personal experience and knowledge of international politics, a story sizzling with tension and the feel of history in the making. House of cards author michael dobbs interview youtube. Aug 16, 2017 michael dobbs, author of one minute to midnight. Michael dobbs links their fates to the heated debates taking place on the other side of. Jfk and the cuban missile crisis in this exhibition featuring secretly recorded white house tapes from october 1962, visitors can listen in on the governments highest level meetings. Author michael dobbs reflects on how a small town in. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. It is a novel as witty as it is moving, as compelling an entertainment as it is an intimate insight into the darker corners of the human soul.
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. Now an american citizen, i was born in belfast, northern ireland. Drawing on previously unpublished letters, diaries, and visa records, michael dobbs paints a vivid picture of what it was like to live among increasingly hostile neighbors, waiting for the piece of paper with a stamp that would determine their fate. After graduating in 1971 he moved to the united states.
Kennedy, krushchev, and castro on the brink of nuclear war, talked about the historical parallels between the nuclear standoff with north korea. He is a writer and producer, known for house of cards 20, one minute to midnight and the lords day. He has taught at leading american universities, including princeton, university of. The mapping of love and death opens in august 1914 in the santa ynez valley in california. Michael dobbs anglo american nonfiction author and journalist.
Michael dobbs michael dobbs, author, cold war books. It caught the attention of many, and was subsequently made in to an american film by. Go to the disambiguation page to edit author name combination and separation. Dec 18, 2007 michael dobbs was born and educated in britain, but is now a u. Michael dobbs was born on 14 november 1948 in cheshunt. Kennedy, khrushchev, and castro on the brink of nuclear war. Michael dobbs is a distant relative of the us nonfiction author with the same name. He has worked at the centre of british politics for margaret thatcher, john major and now david cameron, and was once described as westminsters babyfaced hit man. Michael dobbs was born on 14 november 1948 in cheshunt, hertfordshire, the son of nurseryman eric and eileen dobbs.
He studied russian at harvard university and is a graduate of the university of wales and york university both in the united kingdom. The powerfully told story of a group of german jews desperately seeking american visas to escape nazi germany and an illuminating account of americas response to the refugee crisis of the 1930s and 40s. America, auschwitz, and a village caught in between, which was published in association with the united states holocaust. Dobbs has a strong political background on which to build his novels, which serves to bring his books to life in an exciting and plausible way. In october 1962, at the height of the cold war, the united states and the soviet union appeared to be sliding inexorably toward a nuclear conflict over the placement of missiles in cuba. The story of american heiress gertrude legendres dramatic captivity and escape from nazi germany and michael dobbs, author of the unwanted. Oct 10, 2019 meet peter finn, author of a guest of the reich. Michael dobbs werd geboren op 14 november 1948 in cheshunt in hertfordshire.
Holocaust memorial museum, specializing in the rwandan and bosnian genocides. America, auschwitz, and a village caught in between, the author reveals the moral failure that was american policy toward jewish refugees in the 1930s. Michael dobbs was born and educated in britain, but is now a u. Michael dobbs links their fates to the heated debates taking place on the other side of the ocean over u. Michael cliftonyoungest son of an englishman who had emigrated to america when he was in his late teens, in search of his fortunehas just purchased a tract of land he believes is rich with oil. His book, winstons war was among the favorites to win the channel 4 book of the year award. Michael dobbs is a former washington post reporter and foreign correspondent in italy and the former yugoslavia, best known for his cold war coverage. Michael dobbs was born on the same day, in the same hour as prince charles in 1948. He is the son of nurseryman eric and his wife eileen dobbs and was e. Browse michael dobbss bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Dobbs is the author of the cold war trilogy, which includes six months in 1945, one minute.
He describes the deportation of german jews to france in october 1940, along with their continuing quest for american. America, auschwitz, and a village caught in between hardcover. Michael dobbs is a famous name not only in literary and business circles, but also in political circles. Michael dobbs returns to the subject that made him a household name the high drama and machinations of the political world. After graduating from oxford in 1971 with a thirdclass degree in ppe, dobbs moved to the united states. In 1938, on the eve of world war ii, the american journalist dorothy thompson. Author michael dobbs reflects on how a small town in germany.