Whicker's War

Whicker, Alan

ISBN 10 : 0007211287 ISBN 13 : 9780007211289

Editeur : HarperCollins Audio, 2005

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

A visionary and master of his craft, Alan Whicker's television shows from the fifties to the nineties almost single handed invented the language of travel television and earned him the status of one of the most foremost of British media icons. He was persuaded, as part of the 60th anniversary of the invasion of Italy, to tell his remarkable war experiences in two hour-long television pieces. This book uses these programmes as the starting point to tell the story of Alan Whicker's remarkable war. 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, this is a masterful book by one of the 20th centuries greatest Tv journalists.

Biographie de l'auteur :

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, foreign correspondent, novelist, writer, radio broadcaster and host of over 30 episodes of Whicker's World between 1959 and 1993. He has worked for the BBC and ITV, has been broadcast by Channel 4 and has been a producer and host for numerous television specials and documentaries. He is at present the face of the travel company Travelocity.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: HarperCollins Audio
• Date d'édition: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0007211287
• ISBN 13: 9780007211289
• Reliure: Cassette