Category Archives: World War II

Thanksgiving Roundup

Posted on November 26, 2022 by Jeffrey Manley

–Iona McLaren writng in the Daily Telegraph considers the problem posed by readers who want to be warned against reading something that might upset them–in this case about books in which animals die. The article opens with this: The US … Continue reading →

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BBC Radio Adaptation of Put Out More Flags

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Jeffrey Manley

BBC Radio 4 Extra will broadcast a 3 hour radio adaptation of Put Out More Flags in early December. This will be aired on three successive days starting Monday, 5 December at 0500 and repeated at 1000 and 1500, with … Continue reading →

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Roundup: Oxford, Metro-Land and Commandos

Posted on November 12, 2022 by Jeffrey Manley

—The Times has a review of the recent book about Waugh and the Oxford-based Hypocrites Club, entitled Hellfire. See previous posts. This is reviewed by Daisy Dunn who opens with a well written summary of some of the book’s high … Continue reading →

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BBC WWII Commando Series

Posted on October 29, 2022 by Jeffrey Manley

The BBC has scheduled the broadcast of a 6-part docudrama series on the WWII Commandos. This will focus on the SAS, which was the brainchild of Commando David Stirling with whom Waugh was serving in 8 Commando in 1941. Here … Continue reading →

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Evelyn Waugh Studies, No. 53.1 (Spring 2022)

Posted on July 15, 2022 by Jeffrey Manley

The latest issue of  the society’s journal Evelyn Waugh Studies has been distributed to the members and is now posted at this link. Here is a description of the contents as set forth in the cover letter: 1. Thomas J. … Continue reading →

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BBC 1967 Adaptation of “Sword of Honour” Now Available

Posted on June 11, 2022 by Jeffrey Manley

There is an announcement on YouTube of the availability for home viewing of the three 90-minute episodes of the BBC’s 1967 Theatre 625 adaptation of Waugh’s war trilogy Sword of Honour. The adaptation was written by Giles Cooper and directed … Continue reading →

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Waugh, the Stirling Brothers and the SAS

Posted on June 3, 2022 by Jeffrey Manley

The Daily Mail has posted an article from the Mail on Sunday  by Gavin Mortimer about his new book The Phoney Major: The Life, Times and Truth about the Founder of the SAS. This is about David Stirling, a WWII … Continue reading →

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“Waugh on Russia Revisited” by Milena Borden

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Jeffrey Manley

Waugh Society member Milena Borden has kindly sent the following short essay on Waugh’s attitude toward Soviet Russia as reflected in his novel Sword of Honour. She started it some time ago but has found it has now become relevant … Continue reading →

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Evelyn Waugh Studies 52.2 (Fall 2021)

Posted on December 2, 2021 by Jeffrey Manley

The latest issue of the Society’s journal, Evelyn Waugh Studies, has been distributed to the membership. This is issue Ne. 52.2 (Fall 2021). A slightly edited summary  by the Society’s Secretary, Jamie Collinson, that accompanied the distribution, is set forth … Continue reading →

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Auberon Herbert: Defender of Eastern Europe (1922-1974)

Posted on July 21, 2021 by Jeffrey Manley

Waugh Society member Milena Borden has written a commemorative article about Auberon Herbert, brother-in-law of Evelyn Waugh. He died on this date in 1974 and the centenary of his birth on 25 April 1922 will be marked next year. The … Continue reading →

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