In the picture : the facts behind the fiction in Evelyn Waugh's Sword of Honour /

Evelyn Waugh at war is an irresistibly fascinating subject, as are his war novels and diaries. Drawn to units offering the greatest danger, but often frustrated in his search for action, Waugh served in multiple regiments, saw battle on Crete and worked behind the lines in occupied Croatia. In the P...

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Bibliografski detalji
Glavni autor: Gallagher, Donat
Daljnji autori: Villar Flor, Carlos
Format: Licensed eBooks
Jezik:engleski
Izdano: Amsterdam ; New York, NY : Rodopi, 2014.
Serija:Costerus ; 207.
Online pristup:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=864782
Sadržaj:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; PART I: A PLACE IN THAT BATTLE; Chapter 1 The Enemy Was Plain in View; Chapter 2The Commandos and the Battle for Crete (1940-41); Chapter 3The Locust Years 1941-45; PART II: FOUR MYTHS EXPLORED; Chapter 4Was Waugh ""Utterly Unfitted to Be an Officer""?; Chapter 5Cretan Labyrinth: The Way Out; Chapter 6Liquidated! How Lord Lovat ""Kicked Waugh Out""of the Special Service Brigade and Fantasizedabout It Afterwards; Chapter 7Civil Waugh in Yugoslavia; CONCLUSIONS; Bibliography; Index.