Liebling's war
by Liebling, A. J.
Published by : University of New Mexico Press, (Albuquerque :) Physical details: xix, 272 pages ; 24 cm ISBN:9780826349057; 0826349056.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| 900 - 999 | Book Cart | 940.53092 Lie (Browse shelf) | Available | Gift | 105052 |
Part I: 1939-1940. Toward Paris : 1939 ; Merry Christmas, Horrid New Year ; Colonel Albatross ; Letter from Paris, 14 April 1940 ; Letter from Paris, 21 April 1940 ; The knockdown ; Letter from Paris, 24 May 1940 ; Letter from Paris, 1 June 1940 ; Who do not fight, but run away ; A man falling downstairs -- Part II: 1940-1942. No place like it ; Rape is impossible ; It showed nice instincts ; Dev's double ; Westbound tanker -- Part III: 1942-1943. Toward a happy ending ; Birds of my country ; The foamy fields ; Gafsa ; Under the acacias -- Part IV: 1943-1944. Quest for Mollie ; Cross-channel trip ; Letter from France, 14 July 1944 ; Letter from France, 20 July 1944 ; Letter from France, 4 August 1944 ; Letter from Paris, 1 September 1944 -- Part V: 1955-1958. Tickey-boo on Easy Red ; Days with the Daydaybay ; The navel of the Loire.
"The New Yorker sent [A.J.] Liebling to Paris in October 1939 to cover the war in Europe. The assignment lasted through the liberation of Paris and a few weeks thereafter, and here for the first time Liebling's war dispatches ... are arranged to form a coherent narrative"--Jacket.
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