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Rommel, the Desert Fox, by Desmond Young. A brisk, well-written biography by a British brigadier who obviously admires his subject (TIME...
...last week Eric Johnston flashed back into the center of things again. Still, at 55, startlingly handsome and vigorous, he brought some impressive qualifications to his new job. He was more than ever the brisk and confident negotiator, administrator and mediator, a man who had the confidence of business, labor, and the Administration which felt need of his services. He was a polished, persuasive speaker, a man who knew how to roll with a punch, a well-traveled executive with the capacity for vast acquaintanceship which is essential for public life...
Disturber of the Peace, by William Manchester. A brisk if not fully penetrating biography of H. L. Mencken; best when it lets Mencken himself do the talking (TIME...
Rommel, the Desert Fox, by Desmond Young. A brisk, well-written biography by a British brigadier who obviously admires his subject (TIME...
Disturber of the Peace, by William Manchester. A brisk if not fully penetrating biography of H. L. Mencken; best when it lets Mencken himself do the talking (TIME...