A life of privilege, mostly
Sumario: Gardner Botsford tells the fascinating and humorous story of his W.W. II experiences, from his assignment to the infantry due to a paperwork error to a fearful trans-Atlantic crossing on the Queen Mary, to landing under heavy fire on Omaha Beach and the Liberation of Paris. After the war, h...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
St. Martin's Press
2003
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| Edición: | 1a ed |
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| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b17339716*spi |
| Sumario: | Sumario: Gardner Botsford tells the fascinating and humorous story of his W.W. II experiences, from his assignment to the infantry due to a paperwork error to a fearful trans-Atlantic crossing on the Queen Mary, to landing under heavy fire on Omaha Beach and the Liberation of Paris. After the war, he began a distinguished literary career as a long-time editor at the New Yorker, and chronicles the magazine’s rise and influence on postwar American culture with wit and grace. |
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| Descripción Física: | 260 p., [4] h. de fot. ; 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780312303433 |
