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The Curtain Rises (1944)
Front Cover Book Details
Genre Non-Fiction
Subject World War, 1939-1945 - Personal narratives, American
Publication Date 1944
Format Hardcover
Publisher Random House
Personal Details
Acquire Date 6/10/2010
Condition Good/--
Rating 0
Links Library of Congress
Product Details
LoC Classification D811.5 .R379 1944
Dewey 940.548173
Edition [1st ed.]
No. of Pages 353
First Edition Yes
Rare No
Notes/Review
Quentin Reynold's experiences as a war correspondent in North Africa, Sicily, and the invasion of Italy. A bit jingoistic at times, but that is to be expected of books published during the war. The book has lots of little stories, vignettes, about the common soldiers and sailors he met but the book is mostly about Reynolds. He and his colleagues spent lots of time drinking - "We sat in our hotel room and got bombed, then the Germans bombed the hotel."