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David Downing (1) (1946–)

Author of Zoo Station

For other authors named David Downing, see the disambiguation page.

81 Works 3,898 Members 137 Reviews 2 Favorited

About the Author

David Downing is a noted historian of World War II. (Publisher Provided)

Series

Works by David Downing

Zoo Station (2000) 802 copies
Silesian Station (2008) 360 copies
Potsdam Station (2010) 322 copies
Stettin Station (2009) 319 copies
Lehrter Station (2012) 244 copies
Jack of Spies (2013) 240 copies
Masaryk Station (2013) 233 copies
The Moscow Option (1979) 149 copies
One Man's Flag (2015) 93 copies
Wedding Station (2021) 67 copies
Lenin's Roller Coaster (2017) 57 copies
The Red Eagles (1987) 50 copies
The Great Depression (2001) 47 copies
The Dark Clouds Shining (2018) 41 copies
Origins of the Holocaust (2006) 22 copies
Monarchy (2002) 19 copies
Capitalism (2002) 19 copies
Union Station (2024) 18 copies
Dictatorship (2002) 16 copies
Marlon Brando (1984) 14 copies
The Nazi Death Camps (2006) 13 copies
Malcolm X (2003) 13 copies
Che Guevara (Leading Lives) (2003) 12 copies
Toward Genocide (2005) 9 copies
Iran - Global Hospots (2008) 9 copies
Future Rock (1976) 9 copies
Aftermath and Remembrance (2005) 8 copies
Afghanistan (Global Hotspots) (2008) — Author — 8 copies
Robert Redford (1982) 7 copies
Fighting Back (2005) 7 copies
Charles Bronson (1982) 5 copies
Russian Revolution, 1985 (1983) 5 copies
Robert Mitchum (1986) 2 copies

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name
Downing, David
Other names
Monnery, David
Birthdate
1946-08-09
Gender
male
Nationality
UK
Country (for map)
UK
Places of residence
Guildford, England
Occupations
historian
spy novelist
Short biography
From Bloomsbury Publishing: David Downing is the author of several acclaimed works on twentieth-century history, biographies, and of fiction. The holder of a Master's degree in international relations, he has travelled extensively, particularly in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. He currently divides his time between Britain and the US.

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Well-written novel of spying in 1913-14 in Europe.
 
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RickGeissal | 10 other reviews | Aug 16, 2023 |
This has a lot of great reviews but I found it to be a bit disappointing. It is well written, and I agree that the author is great at creating unease, but for all the sneaking and planning, there is not a lot of drama in the story. It does have a fairly happy ending, which was unexpected, but it is clear that there will be a sequel and there is no definitive ending to the story.
 
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glade1 | 31 other reviews | Feb 1, 2023 |
The diary format is so contrived, and so little happens. I couldn't enjoy this.
 
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breic | 5 other reviews | Nov 2, 2022 |
Downing has a brilliant talent for portraying time and place as he does so well in this John Russell series set in wartime Berlin. In this novel, the fourth in the series, the Russians are advancing while the Wehrmacht retreat and Russell's wife hides with a young Jewish girl. Downing's writing has an authenticity which makes for a gripping story. I highly recommend this excellent series.
 
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Works
81
Members
3,898
Popularity
#6,497
Rating
3.8
Reviews
137
ISBNs
362
Languages
8
Favorited
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