A Fighting Withdrawal: The Life of Dan Davin: Writer, Soldier, Publisher
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Ovenden draws on public and private papers to paint a compelling portrait of Dan Davin, OUP's Academic Publisher. He charts one man's growth against the background of war and the literary-intellectual milieu of post-war London and Oxford. A New Zealander, Davin originally came to Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. During the Second World War he fought in Crete, and, later, wrote the campaign's official history. As a novelist he befriended contemporary writers...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0192123351
ISBN13:9780192123350
Release Date:July 1996
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:502 Pages
Weight:1.55 lbs.
Dimensions:1.4" x 5.8" x 8.8"
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