Author: Botsford, Gardner
Brand: St. Martin's Press
Edition: First Edition
Number Of Pages: 272
Release Date: 17-01-2003
Details: 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.
EAN: 9780312303433
Languages: English
Binding: hardcover
Item Condition: New
