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JOHN WORSLEY'S WAR. AN OFFICIAL WAR ARTIST IN WORLD WAR II. by Worsley, John and Giggal, Kenneth - 1993

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JOHN WORSLEY'S WAR.  AN OFFICIAL WAR ARTIST IN WORLD WAR II. by Worsley, John and Giggal, Kenneth - 1993

JOHN WORSLEY'S WAR. AN OFFICIAL WAR ARTIST IN WORLD WAR II.

by Worsley, John and Giggal, Kenneth

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Shrewsbury: Air Life, 1993. 116 pp, small 4to (10 7/16" H). Profusely illustrated with b&w and colour reproductions of the author/artist's work. "John Worsley was one of the very few active service artists of the Second World War, and in this book he recalls his experiences both in active sea warfare and later as a prisoner of war. At the outbreak of war the twenty-year-old John Worsley joined up as a Midshipman and during off duty moments sketched his fellow sailors and incidental scenes of life at sea. Having survived the sinking of his first ship, HMS Laurentic, destroyer service on Atlantic convoys and, during 1942, troop convoys from the Red Sea to Australia in the cruiser HMS Devonshire, in 1943 he was made an Official Naval War Artist on the Commander-in-Chief's staff, Malta. After covering the first Italian landing in the Straits of Messina at Reggio and later the landing at Salerno, he moved on to cover some of the nefarious activities opening up the Naval front in the Adriatic and there was captured by the Germans. As a prisoner he continued depicting the PoW life around him and helped to produce forged identity papers and, most ingenious of all, he created 'Albert', the successful dummy Naval Officer escape device used both for the initial escape of one prisoner, and also as his stand-in on three roll calls a day for four days after. The celebrated film 'Albert RN' is based on this episode. (This book) captures the sense of immediacy and intimacy that comes from an on-the-spot artist depicting his own world." Very minor wrinkling at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket has some minor edge wrinkling.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Illus. by John Worsley..
  • Bookseller Capricorn Books CA (CA)
  • Illustrator John Worsley.
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  • Book Condition Used - Very Good+
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  • Edition First Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • ISBN 10 1853102571
  • ISBN 13 9781853102578
  • Publisher Air Life
  • Place of Publication Shrewsbury
  • Date Published 1993
  • Keywords War Artists, Second World War, World War II, Albert, RN, Royal Navy, Anthony Bentley-Buckle, HMS Devonshire, HMS Lancaster, HMS Laurentic, Marlag 'O', POWs, Prisoners of War, Messina, Reggio, Salerno, Adriatic, Convoys, Cruisers, Destroyers, Escap

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by Worsley, John ; Kenneth Giggal

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Shrewsbury, England: Airlife Publishing Limited. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 1853102571 . Short tear top fore edge of scuffed dust jacket, light creasing. ; A bright, solid book, DJ in protective Mylar sleeve, unclipped. ; B&W & Color Illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 116 pages; At the beginning of the war, the young midshipman sketched his crew mates and recorded life aboard ship. By 1943, he had become an Official Naval War Artist. While covering the landings at Salerno and the opening of the Naval front in the Adriatic, Worsley was captured by the Germans. His skill as an artist assisted in the escape of at least one prisoner of war. .
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JOHN WORSLEY'S WAR.  AN OFFICIAL WAR ARTIST IN WORLD WAR II.

JOHN WORSLEY'S WAR. AN OFFICIAL WAR ARTIST IN WORLD WAR II.

by Worsley, John and Giggal, Kenneth

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Shrewsbury: Air Life, 1993. 116 pp, small 4to (10 7/16" H). Profusely illustrated with b&w and colour reproductions of the author/artist's work. "John Worsley was one of the very few active service artists of the Second World War, and in this book he recalls his experiences both in active sea warfare and later as a prisoner of war. At the outbreak of war the twenty-year-old John Worsley joined up as a Midshipman and during off duty moments sketched his fellow sailors and incidental scenes of life at sea. Having survived the sinking of his first ship, HMS Laurentic, destroyer service on Atlantic convoys and, during 1942, troop convoys from the Red Sea to Australia in the cruiser HMS Devonshire, in 1943 he was made an Official Naval War Artist on the Commander-in-Chief's staff, Malta. After covering the first Italian landing in the Straits of Messina at Reggio and later the landing at Salerno, he moved on to cover some of the nefarious activities opening up the Naval front in… Read More
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