{"product_id":"the-years-between-1939-44-paperback","title":"The Years Between: 1939-44 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCecil Beaton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA classic six-volume memoir of the twentieth century, spanning through the Second World War, the Golden Age of Hollywood and the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSir Cecil Beaton (1904 -1980) was an English fashion, portrait and war photographer, painter, diarist and Academy Award-winning stage and costume designer. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis second volume spans most of the Second World War from 1939-44. An official photographer for the Ministry of Information, Beaton was flown all over the globe to report back to London, as well as being commissioned to photograph Winston Churchill, the Queen, bomb-damaged London and the RAF at work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith unique access to politicians, admirals, air marshals, socialites and those working on the homefront, Beaton's memoir tells us more about the English at war than many volumes of officers' memoirs have been able to. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE YEARS BETWEEN is the second volume of \u003ci\u003eCecil Beaton's Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e, a personal memoir of the twentieth century, covering famous artists and photographers, political figures, socialites, the rich \u0026amp; famous and movie stars. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerfect for fans of THE CROWN, LOVE, CECIL, fashion photography, artist's memoirs, and twentieth-century history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'there is some \u003cb\u003efascinating\u003c\/b\u003e stuff in this volume ... his \u003cb\u003eaccounts of India and China are superb' - \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'no page of his book is without its flash of beauty, fun or understanding' - \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Wise, witty and perceptive' - \u003ci\u003eNew York Herald Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Fascinating and well-written, and deserves to be read as an insight into a period and of someone who was very much part of it' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWestern Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'One of the unassailables of our time' -\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e Daily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e***PLEASE NOTE THIS NEW EDITION DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PHOTOGRAPHS PRESENT IN THE ORIGINAL HARDBACK EDITION*** \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCECIL BEATON'S DIARIES SERIES: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOK 1: THE WANDERING YEARS: 1922-39\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOOK 2: THE YEARS BETWEEN: 1939-44\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOK 3: THE HAPPY YEARS: 1944-8\u003cbr\u003eBOOK 4: THE STRENUOUS YEARS: 1948-55\u003cbr\u003eBOOK 5: THE RESTLESS YEARS: 1955-63\u003cbr\u003eBOOK 6: THE PARTING YEARS: 1963-74\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 444\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.99 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 27, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47579130691805,"sku":"9781912546237","price":27.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/pdis8EJpZo9781912546237.webp?v=1773519405","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-years-between-1939-44-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}