From Journey's End to the Dam Busters
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From Journey's End to the Dam Busters by Roland Wales
Kingston playwright R.C. Sherriff came to fame with his First World War drama Journey's End, which was based on his own experiences as a young officer on the Western Front. Its success made him a household name and opened the door to a highly lucrative career as a novelist, playwright and screenwriter in Hollywood and in Britain. Many of his movies - The Invisible Man, Goodbye Mr Chips, The Four Feathers Odd Man Out, Quartet, and, of course, The Dam Busters - are still well known, but the man behind them much less so. This book rediscovers Sherriff using his own words - his letters, diaries, published and unpublished manuscripts - to shed light on a man who ironically gained his greatest success from the trench warfare he found so difficult to bear.
Wales, Roland: - Roland Wales worked as an economist at the Bank of England for many years, and then as Policy Director at the Labour Party. His previous book, _From Journey's End to The Dam Busters: The Life of R.C. Sherriff, Playwright of the Trenches_, was published by Pen & Sword in 2016.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781473860698 |
| ISBN 10 | 1473860695 |
| Title | From Journey's End to the Dam Busters |
| Author | Roland Wales |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2017-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 388 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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