Ice Cold in Alex is a story like that. It is a novel of war, but without the violence. The characters are non-violent non-combatant types, simply trying to do their jobs in the best way possible, and suddenly pitted against a much larger and impersonal enemy - the empty wastes and desert of North Africa/5(31). Christopher Guy Landon (29 March – 26 April ) was a British novelist and screenwriter best known for the novel Ice Cold in Alex and its subsequent film adaption.. Biography. Landon was born in West Byfleet, Surrey. His father was a stockjobber of Huguenot descent and he was a distant cousin of the author Perceval www.doorway.ru was educated at Lancing College and Clare College, Cambridge. · Find Ice Cold In Alex by Landon, Christopher at Biblio. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers.
Christopher Landon served with the 51st Field Ambulance in North Africa during WWII. After the war he wrote several novels, including A Flag in the City, Stone Cold Dead in the Market, and Hornet's nest. His most famous novel, however, was Ice Cold in Alex, which was made into an internationally famous movie, starring John Mills. I've just finished Christopher Landon 's Ice-Cold in Alex, a novel published in that provided the basis for J. Lee Thompson 's celebrated film the following year, starring John Mills, Harry Andrews, Sylvia Sims and Anthony Quayle. (For a reading of the film, see Michael Leyshon and Catherine Brace, 'Men and the desert: contested. Ice Cold in Alex (Cassell Military Paperbacks) by Landon, Christopher. Cassell. Used - Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.
Ice Cold in Alex: Directed by J. Lee Thompson. With John Mills, Sylvia Syms, Anthony Quayle, Harry Andrews. During World War II in North Africa, a medical field unit must cross the desert in their ambulance in order to reach the British lines in Alexandria. About Christopher Landon: Landon was born in West Byfleet, Surrey. Ice Cold in Alex. avg rating — ratings — published — 5 editions. Want to. Find Ice Cold In Alex by Landon, Christopher at Biblio. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers.
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