Bodyguards!: From Gladiators to the Secret Service - Couverture rigide

Butts, Ed

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1554514371 ISBN 13 : 9781554514373

Editeur : Annick Press Ltd, 2012

Synopsis

Meet the heroes, villains, and bunglers hired to protect others. We might think of bodyguards as a modern concept, but they've been around since ancient times. The rich, the powerful, the famous, and the infamous have all placed their safety in the hands of bodyguards. From Caesar's Praetorian Guard to Japanese samurai warriors to Wild West outlaws, bodyguards have played a vital role. They've even changed the course of history. There are notorious bodyguards who protect gangsters from the police and those who are paid to shield celebrities from the paparazzi, while others escort children in danger of being kidnapped. In Bodyguards! you'll meet both heroes (like the quick-thinking guard whose spear saved the life of Alexander the Great) and villains (like the elite Hitler Bodyguard, later tried as war criminals), and even some bodyguards who have failed in their job to protect. Brimming with vibrant action-packed illustrations in graphic-novel style, Bodyguards! opens the window on the fascinating stories of those entrusted to protect people's lives.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Annick Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1554514371
• ISBN 13: 9781554514373
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible