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Hardcover. Hardback in good condition. With dustjacket. Some shelf wear. WHICKER
Alan Whicker has been a broadcaster for over 40 years on both BBC and independent channels. This is an insightful, articulate and moving account of his experiences in World War 2 and is based on the successful Channel 4 series. Throughout his forty years in TV he was steadfast in his belief that his programmes should not be about himself but about those people he encountered. Until this year when he was persuaded, as part of the 60th anniversary of the invasion of Italy, to tell his remarkable war experiences in two fabulously reviewed hour-long television pieces. This book uses ... Read more
Alan Whicker has been a broadcaster for over 40 years on both BBC and independent channels. This is an insightful, articulate and moving account of his experiences in World War 2 and is based on the successful Channel 4 series. Throughout his forty years in TV he was steadfast in his belief that his programmes should not be about himself but about those people he encountered. Until this year when he was persuaded, as part of the 60th anniversary of the invasion of Italy, to tell his remarkable war experiences in two fabulously reviewed hour-long television pieces. This book uses ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007205073
SKU
KRF0022602
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Alan Whicker
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 includes positions as a newspaper war correspondent in Korea, ... Read more
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