The Journey Not the Arrival Matters: An Autobiography of the Years 1939 to 1969The author's account of World War II, his wife's death, and his political and literary activities. "A splendid ending to one of the most remarkable literary achievements of our time" (New York Times Book Review). Index; photographs. |
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... fight desperately for its life , struggling , beating the water with its paws . I suddenly saw that it was an individual , that like me it was an " I " , that in its bucket of water it was experiencing what I would experience and fighting ...
... fight desperately for its life , struggling , beating the water with its paws . I suddenly saw that it was an individual , that like me it was an " I " , that in its bucket of water it was experiencing what I would experience and fighting ...
Page 67
... fight against the Germans and managed to reach England . I forget how exactly the wheels of Polish politics revolved around Sikorski and Anders , but I think that my Lieutenant did not like them , and so somehow or other he contrived to ...
... fight against the Germans and managed to reach England . I forget how exactly the wheels of Polish politics revolved around Sikorski and Anders , but I think that my Lieutenant did not like them , and so somehow or other he contrived to ...
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... fight for Britain in the first great war . Pat , who was still in his teens and had a passion for flying , joined the R.F.C. He remained in the R.A.F. after the war and reached the rank of Air Vice- Marshal . I look back with some ...
... fight for Britain in the first great war . Pat , who was still in his teens and had a passion for flying , joined the R.F.C. He remained in the R.A.F. after the war and reached the rank of Air Vice- Marshal . I look back with some ...
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