By summer of 1940, the Nazi Blitzkrieg had swept through much of western Europe, seizing control of territory right up to the Channel coast. A German invasion of Britain was expected to begin at any moment.
ISBN-13: 9781912423514
(Hardback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
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These photographic 'zines' from the home of Lee Miller, Farleys House and Gallery, look at life through the lens of Lee Miller and her husband, the Surrealist artist RolandPenrose and were produced to accompany three exhibitions at the house. Lee Miller at Farley Farm, Picasso at PlayandRoland Penrose's Surrealist Cameraare full of fascinating ......
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