It Happened In Our Lifetime: A Memoir In Words and Pictures

It Happened In Our Lifetime: A Memoir In Words and Pictures by John Phillips. Published by Little, Brown & Co, New York, NY, 1985. 1st Stated Edition. Hardbound. Paper DJ. Size 4to (up to 12'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine in Chipped DJ. 279 Pgs. ISBN 0316706094. LCCN 85-13116. In this book, with almost 500 pictures, the author presents, among other events, the abdication of Edward VIII; the Anschluss; the Warsaw ghetto, before and after its destruction; Tito's guerrilla war against the Nazis; and Isr'l's battle for independence. He recorded the fall of Hungary to the Communists; he was with Churchill at Teheran; and with Khrushchev at Belgrade. There are also exotic parties given by Cecil Beaton and Lady Juliet Duff. Portraits of the last glories of the English aristocracy and the old French Bourgeoisie; the industrialists and artists who made Italy's miraculous postwar recovery possible. In 60,000 words of text he captures the extraordinary adventures and bizarre characters that together made up the author's life. The combination of words and pictures provides a rich, powerful portrait of a fascinating career. Description text copyright 2007 www.BooksForComfort.net. Item ID 14029.