Stars at WarStars at War is the one saga of World War II that has never before been told. From the Jewish ghettos of Poland to the North African campaign, from the Normandy landings to the Baffle of the Bulge, from the day war broke out to the final victories over x Germany and Japan, this is the story of the actors and directors, the writers and camera-men from the film world who went to war. |
Contents
Storm Clouds Over Europe | 1 |
War Declared | 17 |
The Phoney War | 31 |
Copyright | |
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