Sir Denis Forman (1917–2013)
Författare till A Night at the Opera : An Irreverent Guide to the Plots, the Singers, the Composers, the Recordings
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- Namn enligt folkbokföringen
- Forman, Sir John Denis
- Födelsedag
- 1917-10-13
- Avled
- 2013-02-24
- Kön
- male
- Nationalitet
- UK
- Födelseort
- Dumfriesshire, Scotland, UK
- Dödsort
- London, England, UK
- Utbildning
- University of Cambridge (Pembroke College)
- Yrken
- television executive
- Organisationer
- Granada Television (Chairman, 1974-1987)
British Film Institute
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- 10
- Även av
- 1
- Medlemmar
- 326
- Popularitet
- #72,687
- Betyg
- 4.3
- Recensioner
- 2
- ISBN
- 20
However one of the stand out pieces for me is the honest treatment of how men deal with battle. The psychological impact and how unreliable things become is often not mentioned in most memoirs, there is an unspoken need not to embarrass anyone, or bring up things better left to lie. This book manages to discuss it without shaming anyone.
Also, the appendices have copies of the reports into the lessons from the Sicily campaign drawn by Lionel Wigram. Not published at the time because they were too controversial.… (mer)