Alan Whicker

Whicker's War and Journey of a Lifetime (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Whicker's War and Journey of a Lifetime in one ebook for the first time.

Alan Whicker joined the Army Film and Photo Unit as an 18-year-old army officer, following the Allied advance through Italy, from Sicily to Venice. He filmed the troops on the front line, met Montgomery, and other military luminaries, filmed the battered body of Mussolini after his execution and accepted the surrender of the SS in Milan. This is remarkable account of the Italian campaign of 1943 and 1944 as he retraces of his steps over sixty years later. Beautifully written, poignant with humour and pathos, Whicker's War is a masterful book by one of the 20th centuries greatest TV journalists.

Journey of a Lifetime is the end product of a very personal journey. Whicker retraces his steps, catching up with some past interviewees and reflecting on how the world has changed - for good and bad - over the passing of time. Journey of a Lifetime is lyrical, uplifting and peppered with our favourite globetrotter's brand of subtle satire.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 608
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780007556274
• Artikelnr.: 39621540

Autorenporträt

Born in Cairo, Egypt, 2 August 1925, Alan Whicker attended Haberdashers' Aske's School, London, before serving as captain in Devonshire Regiment during World War II and then a director with the Army Film and Photo Section with British 8th Army and U.S. 5th Army.

His long and extremely distinguished career included positions as a newspaper war correspondent in Korea, foreign correspondent, novelist, writer, radio broadcaster and host of over 30 episodes of Whicker's World between 1959 and 1993. He worked for the BBC and ITV, was broadcast by Channel 4 and was a producer and host for numerous television specials and documentaries.