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Pressure

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Description for Pressure Paperback. An intense real-life thriller centered around the most important weather forecast in the history of warfare. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 201 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.

An intense real-life thriller centred around the most important weather forecast in the history of warfare.

June 1944. One man's decision is about to change the course of history.

Everything is in place for the biggest invasion ever known in Europe – D-Day. One last crucial question remains: will the weather be right on the day?

Problematically there are two opposing forecasts. American celebrity weatherman Colonel Krick predicts sunshine, while Scot Dr James Stagg, Chief Meteorological Officer for the Allied Forces, forecasts a storm. As the world watches and waits, General Eisenhower, Allied Supreme Commander, must decide ... Read more

An extraordinary and little-known true story, David Haig's play thrillingly explores the responsibilities of leadership, the challenges of prophecy and the personal toll of taking a stand.

Pressure premiered at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, in May 2014 before transferring to Chichester Festival Theatre, in a production directed by John Dove, with the author playing James Stagg.

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Product Details

Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
120
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848423886
SKU
V9781848423886
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2

About David Haig
David Haig is an Olivier Award-winning actor and writer. As an actor, his credits include Four Weddings and a Funeral, The Thin Blue Line and The Thick of It. He wrote and starred in the play My Boy Jack, which was adapted for TV in 2007.

Reviews for Pressure
'The tension is palpable and expertly maintained throughout, with real wit and warmth as well... Haig has obviously done his research, and then smartly played with the facts for full dramatic effect. You wouldn't think a story about predicting the weather could play like a thriller, but it does… a rip-roaring evening's entertainment'
Radio Times
'Utterly engrossing… unostentatiously ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Pressure


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