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The Guns of August (published in the UK as August 1914) is a 1962 book centered on the first month of World War I written by Barbara W. Tuchman. After introductory chapters, Tuchman describes in great detail the opening events of the conflict. The book's focus then becomes a military history of the contestants, chiefly the great powers.
The Missiles of October is a 1974 docudrama made-for-television play about the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962. [1] [2] The title evokes the 1962 book The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman about the missteps amongst the great powers and the failed chances to give an opponent a graceful way out, which led to World War I.
Barbara Wertheim was born January 30, 1912, the daughter of the banker Maurice Wertheim and his first wife Alma Morgenthau. Her father was an individual of wealth and prestige, the owner of The Nation magazine, president of the American Jewish Committee, prominent art collector, and a founder of the Theatre Guild. [3]
Barbara Tuchman’s “The Guns of August” was released in January 1962. Historian Robert Massie, in the 1994 Foreword, states that “ The Guns of August was an immediate, overwhelming success.
Guns of Darkness is a 1962 British drama film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring David Niven, Leslie Caron and James Robertson Justice. It is based on the 1960 novel Act of Mercy by Francis Clifford , which was retitled Guns of Darkness for the American market.
August 15, 1962: The Phantom of the Opera: U.S. distribution September 20, 1962: No Man Is an Island: co-production with Gold Coast Productions October 1, 1962: Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock: co-production with Gray-Mac Productions October 10, 1962: If a Man Answers: Nominee of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Comedy. December ...
Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died Thursday after Alec Baldwin fired a loaded weapon that was handed to him by an assistant director who mistakenly believed it was safe to use on the New Mexico ...
August 8, 1962: The Underwater City: The Interns: Co-production with Robert Cohn Productions August 1962: The Pirates of Blood River: Co-production with Hammer Films and British Lion Films: September 19, 1962: Damn the Defiant! Co-production with G.W. Films Limited September 1962: It's Trad, Dad! October 3, 1962: Zotz! October 4, 1962: The Extra