Table of Contents

Preface 1. Alarums and Excursions 2. Over There 3. Walking on Eggs 4. No Way In 5. A Date Which Will Live in Infamy 6. All Through the Night 7. Here is Your War 8. Since They Went Away 9. The Fruits of Victory 10. The Primrose Path 11. Most Disastrous Chances 12. Cry Havoc – Again. General Index. Index of Film Titles

Reviews

Reviews of the original edition:‘Not to be missed by those who love the cinema as art and entertainment and who revel in its eccentricities…very sharp, knowledgeable and fiercely nostalgic.’ – Birmingham Post‘..deals brightly and knowledgably with Casablanca, Mission to Moscow, Five Graves to Cairo, Guadalcanal Diary, Action in the North Atlantic, Since They Went Away and all other war movies which kept the queues lengthening for five years.’ – Screen International