Suez to Singapore: Cecil Brown's Story
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Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History
Book Type: Paperback
Author:
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History
Book Type: Paperback
If you are a journalist, you need to read this book to understand what censorship does to public morale.
If you are interested in WW II, you will enjoy this book about the early days of the war. The author, an American, was kicked out of Italy, captured by the Germans in the Balkans, fought censorship in Cairo and Singapore and was on the HMS Repulse when she was sunk by Japanese torpedo bombers.
Brown also describes the complete lack of understanding of reality in the British command that was key to the greatest defeat and surrender in the history of the British Empire.
As stated above, Brown had to deal with censorship of his stories. But what made this censorship unusual was, as he often complained to the British, the Italian fascists let him send out stories which reflected poorly on the Italians, while the British wouldn't let him send out stories which made the British look good. British bureaucracy at its best!
If you are interested in WW II, you will enjoy this book about the early days of the war. The author, an American, was kicked out of Italy, captured by the Germans in the Balkans, fought censorship in Cairo and Singapore and was on the HMS Repulse when she was sunk by Japanese torpedo bombers.
Brown also describes the complete lack of understanding of reality in the British command that was key to the greatest defeat and surrender in the history of the British Empire.
As stated above, Brown had to deal with censorship of his stories. But what made this censorship unusual was, as he often complained to the British, the Italian fascists let him send out stories which reflected poorly on the Italians, while the British wouldn't let him send out stories which made the British look good. British bureaucracy at its best!
