Articles of war
Subtitle: the Spectator book of World War II
By: edited by Fiona Glass and Philip Marsden-Smedley ; foreword by Ludovic Kennedy.
Contributors: Glass, Fiona.; Marsden-Smedley, Philip.; Kennedy, Ludovic Henry Coverley.
Publisher: Grafton
Published: 1989
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 444
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 -- Biography.
Other titles: Spectator.
Description: A selection of articles, letters and diary entries, arranged chronologically, taken from "The Spectator" during World War II. It includes contributions from Jo Grimond, Julian Huxley, H.E. Bates, Geoffrey Grigson, J.R. Ackerley, Mervyn Peake and many others. Concentrates on personal experiences of the war and insights into the attitudes and moods of the time, rather than on strategic or military reports.