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Time Stood Still

By Paul Cohen-Portheim, Panikos Panayi (Afterword), Andrea Pitzer (Introduction)
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By Paul Cohen-Portheim, Panikos Panayi (Afterword), Andrea Pitzer (Introduction)
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A masterpiece of humanism, Time Stood Still recounts Paul Cohen-Portheim's years of internment in England as an enemy alien during World War One. An artist and theatre designer, he at first viewed internment as a sort of holiday: "Should I bring my bathing things and evening dress?" he asked the policeman taking him prisoner. Though confined in a "gentleman's camp" near Wakefield, as Cohen-Portheim shows with grace, humour, and deep compassion, even under the best conditions, the simple act...

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HistoryMilitary HistoryWorld War IWorld War I - General & Miscellaneous