An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
493. Lee Miller: Exposing the Horrors of World War Two
September 11, 2024
Description
Books Referenced
Author: Ed Murrow
Context:
Explicitly mentioned as a book by CBS war correspondent Ed Murrow, described as 'pro-British propaganda in the Second World War' with photographs by Lee Miller showing Britain during the Blitz.
Author: Anthony Penrose
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A biography of Lee Miller written by her son Anthony Penrose, referenced multiple times throughout the episode as a source for details about her life, including her childhood trauma and later experiences.
Author: Adolf Hitler
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Mentioned in the context of a famous photograph showing a GI reading Hitler's book while lying on Hitler's bed in Munich, which 'went around the world' as an iconic war image.
Author: William Shakespeare
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Mentioned as an item looted from Hitler's retreat - photographer Dave Sherman took 'the complete works of Shakespeare in translation with Hitler's book plate' as a souvenir.
Author: Patricia Highsmith
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Referenced as a literary comparison when discussing Lee Miller's father coming to Paris to bring her back, described as 'very kind of Dickie Greenleaf in Talented Mr. Ripley' with 'a Patricia Highsmith quality' to the story.