The West End Front

Author : Matthew Sweet
Publisher : Faber & Faber Non Fiction
ISBN 13 : 9780571234783
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The West End Front written by Matthew Sweet and published by Faber & Faber Non Fiction. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ritz, the Savoy, the Dorchester and Claridge's - during the Second World War they teemed with spies, con-artists, deposed royals and the exiled governments of Europe. Meet the girl from MI5 who had the gravy browning licked from her legs by Dylan Thomas; the barman who was appointed the keeper of Churchill's private bottle of whisky; the East End Communist who marched with his comrades into the air-raid shelter of the Savoy; the throneless prince born in a suite at Claridge's declared Yugoslav territory for one night only. Matthew Sweet has interviewed them all for this account of the extraordinary events that unfolded under the reinforced ceilings of London's grand hotels. Using the memories of first-hand witnesses, the contents of newly declassified government files and a wealth of previously unpublished letters, memoirs and photographs, he has reconstructed a lost world of scandal, intrigue and fortitude.

Author : William Rycroft
Publisher : Unbound Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1912618559
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book All Quiet on the West End Front written by William Rycroft and published by Unbound Publishing. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: War Horse is the most successful show in the National Theatre’s history. After two seasons at the NT it transferred to London’s West End and it was here that William Rycroft joined the company for what he thought would be six months. Four and a half years later he took his final bow having seen the show become a global smash-hit, spawning productions on Broadway, in Australia, China and other countries as it toured the world. Royal visits, glamorous guests, a Hollywood film adaptation from Steven Spielberg and a live broadcast to millions across the globe all followed too. Amidst all this, a company of over 30 actors trooped out on stage each night, 8 shows a week, in front of a thousand people and told that story as if it was the first time. What does it feel like to perform in front of the Queen? Or Steven Spielberg? Or your celebrity crush? How do you keep sane performing the same show night after for night, more than 1,700 times? What do you learn about yourself as an actor in such a demanding show? What do you learn about yourself as a person on something so all-consuming? This behind-the-scenes look at a theatrical phenomenon tells us plenty about theatre but just as much about friendship, family and working together. Those that saw the show may be surprised to discover some of the antics that went on whilst they watched. Those that didn’t will learn that there are seven different ways to cry, why actors need to play, and how it feels to be in a play about the First World War for longer than the actual war itself! Is it weird to watch Benedict Cumberbatch say your lines on the silver screen? Do you still get nervous after so long? How do you move on after such a unique experience? Step backstage for a unique view on the story of a boy and his horse during the Great War.

Author : Quinn Slobodian
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 0822351846
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Foreign Front written by Quinn Slobodian and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2012-03-21 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foreign Front describes the activism that took place in West Germany in the 1960s when more than 10,000 students from Asia, Latin America, and Africa were enrolled in universities there. They served as a spark for local West German students to mobilize and protest the injustices that were occurring wordwide.

Author : Erich Maria Remarque
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0593688678
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book All Quiet on the Western Front written by Erich Maria Remarque and published by Random House. This book was released on 2025-01-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic tale of a young soldier's harrowing experiences in the trenches, widely acclaimed as the greatest war novel of all time—featuring an Introduction by historian Norman Stone. Now a Netflix Film. When twenty-year-old Paul Bäumer and his classmates enlist in the German army during World War I, they are full of youthful enthusiam. But the world of duty, culture, and progress they had been taught to believe in shatters under the first brutal bombardment in the trenches. Through the ensuing years of horror, Paul holds fast to a single vow: to fight against the principle of hate that meaninglessly pits young men of the same generation but different uniforms against one another. Erich Maria Remarque's classic novel not only portrays in vivid detail the combatants' physical and mental trauma, but dramatizes as well the tragic detachment from civilian life felt by many upon returning home. Remarque's stated intention—“to tell of a generation of men who, even though they may have escaped shells, were destroyed by the war"—remains as powerful and relevant as ever, a century after that conflict's end." Everyman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and a full-color illustrated jacket. Contemporary Classics include an introduction, a select bibliography, and a chronology of the author's life and times.

Author : David Clay Large
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 0807862746
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Germans to the Front written by David Clay Large and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2000-11-09 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Germans to the Front, David Large charts the path from Germany's total demilitarization immediately after World War II to the appearance of the Bundeswehr, the West German army, in 1956. The book is the first comprehensive study in English of West German rearmament during this critical period. Large's analysis of the complex interplay between the diplomatic and domestic facets of the rearmament debate illuminates key elements in the development of the Cold War and in Germany's ongoing difficulty in formulating a role for itself on the international scene. Rearmament severely tested West Germany's new parliamentary institutions, dramatically defined emerging power relationships in German politics, and posed a crucial challenge for the NATO alliance. Although the establishment of the Bundeswehr ultimately helped stabilize the nation, the acrimony surrounding its formation generated deep divisions in German society that persisted long after the army took the field. According to Large, the conflict was so bitter because rearmament forced a confrontation with fundamental questions of national identity and demanded a painful reckoning with the past.

Author : Angela Carter
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0140276955
Total Pages : 657 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shaking a Leg written by Angela Carter and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1998-12-01 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An electrifying intellectual autobiography, with all the narrative expanse, drama, outrage, and high comedy of the author’s fiction. Angela Carter is revealed here, anew, as one of the most important thinkers of twentieth-century world literature—and one of its most pungent voices.”—Rick Moody One of contemporary literature’s most original and affecting fiction writers, Angela Carter also wrote brilliant nonfiction. Shaking a Leg comprises the best of her essays and criticism, much of it collected for the first time. Carter’s acute observations are spiked with her piercing matter-of-factness, her devastating wit, her penchant for mockery, and her passion for the absurd. Whether discussing films or food, feminism or fantasy, science fiction or sex, Carter consistently explores new territories and overturns old ideas. No cultural icon escapes her scrutiny; as in her fiction, Carter offers glorious evidence of the transforming power of the imagination. From delightfully wicked commentaries on Gone with the Wind, a Japanese fertility festival, and fellow writers, including Lawrence, Lovecraft, Borges, and Burroughs, to enchanting personal essays, Carter shares her thoughts and herself with glee. “What a wonderful collection—sharp, funny, too decent for sarcasm but great wit and humanity, an unusual combination. But it makes us miss her, miss laughing with her, that real, intelligent, tough writing woman.”—Grace Paley

Author : Charlie Fowler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780976330905
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wild Wild West written by Charlie Fowler and published by . This book was released on 2004-12 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to rock climbing routes in the West End of San Miguel and Montrose counties of southwest Colorado. The guide features more than 500 routes of all grades, from 30 to 350 feet high. Both sport and traditional routes are included. Many bouldering areas are record as well.

Author : Doris Kearns Goodwin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476750572
Total Pages : 768 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book No Ordinary Time written by Doris Kearns Goodwin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the distinct leadership roles of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt during the war years and discusses the dynamics of their marriage.

Author : W Lesser
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1402228740
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rebels at the Gate written by W Lesser and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2005-05 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rebels at the Gate is the dramatic story of the first Union victories of the Civil War and the events that caused Virginians to divide their state. In a defiant act to sustain President Lincoln's war effort, Virginia Unionists created their own state government in 1861-destined to become the new state of West Virginia.

Author : Rankin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780995574199
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Performance By Rankin written by Rankin and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: