B4 Terrace Review — Wednesday, February 21, 1990 | Books for | _ Adult Readers The Oth anniversary of the outbreak of World War IT has brought a great deal of volumes covering the event from every possible angle. There is nothing, however, that can effect the in- tellect and the emotions like a dispassionate account of actual events. “Marching to War 1933-1939"’ is a compilation derived from the pages of the respected Mlustrated London News, which covers _the events of the six years leading up to the war, from Hitler’s rise to power to the actual outbreak of war. Martin Gilbert has given us a brief history of the period in his introduction, which helps to put the photographs into focus, but it is hindsight which gives most impact'to the pictures.and the text. The human Hitler, feeding deer and talking to little children, is followed by the Nazi boycott of the Jews and the closing of Jewish shops and professional offices. Photographs of Dachau in spring 1934 show prisoners playing chess, or being cared for in the camp hospital. A Berlin report states that the camps have been abolished, although the paper shows some skepticism, but there is no indication of what was actually happening there. The propaganda machine was well in place. The assassination of Dolfuss, the struggle of Haile Selassie, Guernica, the abdication of Edward VIII, the Japanese attack on China, portrayed here in the bleakness of their occasion, have a dreadful poignancy. ce Interspersed with the dramatic political events, the world goes on: Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse, a photograph of the Loch Ness Monster, the Olympic Games of 1936, the Hindenburg disaster, earthquakes and typhoons. ‘‘Marching to War 1933-1939°’, published by Doubleday, is a fascinating documen- tary account of the dramatic years leading up to World War II. I remember vividly the map that hung above the dining room table at home from 1939 to 1945, It was a map on which my father, who was attached to a government department, would _ place colored flags indicating the positions of the armies and the bombing raids on our cities, 9 Many of us are familiar with individual episodes of World War Il, but few, including those who fought in it, would be able to coordinate with any success what was happening at any time on any front, so wide and all-encompassing was the struggle. Now, as we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the outbreak of that war, Lester & Orpen Dennys have published an invaluable guide to the course of the war in Barrie Pitt and Frances Moore’s "The Chronological Atlas of World War II". With an accuracy impossible in wartime for security reasons, maps explaining the germination and course of the war follow its progress worldwide, month by month. Each map is accompanied by short essays elaborating on the information on that map. Crucial episodes of the war such as E] Alamein, the attack on Pearl Harbour, Barbarossa, Stalingrad, and D-Day are analyzed in detail. The impact and results of the war — the loss of life (over 50 million), the extent of involvement (56 nations), the — ferocity of the war, and above ail the dread promise of the bombs which had brought peace in Asia — are considered in a final essay. A bibliography and index complete the text. “The Chronological History of World War II” is a unique and valuable accompaniment to any study of the war; a quite extraor- dinary achievement which clearly and dramatically sets before us ' the involvement and the extent of the combat. It is published by Lester & Orpen Dennys at $39.95, Monet’s gardens at Giverney, which were the inspiration for so much of his work, have been restored in the last 10 years by the Versaillies Foundation. Elizabeth Murray examines the plans of these gardens, combining as ‘they do flower garden and water garden, to see how Monet shaped and developed them. She describes the gardens as they are today, with their swaths of pink and reds and the confining lavender aubretia,.a plant Monet used - to soften and unify the beds, The photographs show ribbons of color that flow through the space and highlight the patches of ‘rare and unusual iris which are Monet’s delight. The light is soft * and warm, even the weather obliged with soft mists that wrap the ' “trellises and border the lily ponds. The result is charming. Having analyzed the construction and growth of the gardens, Ms. Murray turns to the gardener, offering advice and diagrams for year-round planting to reproduce in your own garden some of the features of Giverney, and she adds a list of the plants originally used:in the garden by Monet. oo The photographs in ‘““Monet’s Passion’” make the book a pleasure in itself, but keen gardeners will also find the book a source of inspiration and solid advice. At a time when 19th cen- tury style is becoming increasingly popular, the sprawling natural © gardens with their overhanging trellises and brilliantly-colored _nasturtiums clambering across the path offer a nostalgic illustra- tion of the picturesque cottage garden. ‘‘Monet’s Passion’’ is - distributed in: Canada by Firefly at $29.95. -- Former Terrace resident Andrea Deakin is a professional reviewer ~ and critic who now lives.in Salmon Arm, . . A crazy play with spirit ~ Skeena Theatre Arts: __ lightens up Contributed by ——- Skeena Theatre Aris... What do you get when you combine a not-what-it-seems-to- be mental institution, a wild assortment of. special lighting _ and sound effects, 30 disturbed, — confused characters, and a storyline that makes Mad magazine seem sensible? It’s Ghostchasers! This one hour and a half comic play is a spoof of Ghostbusters — type predicaments — with a twist. It is meant to appeal to all ages. There is no cursory language. Other than physical slapstick and sudden scares, there is no real violence to speak.of. There is no hidden sexual reference other than pure, old-fashioned bits of romance. Continuous ac- tion abounds while the weirdest characters that one might ever meet in a farce roam and ‘richochet about the stage. Un- usual lighting and sound effects help add a strange flavor to the play. The characters and players are as follows: Spectres (spirited spooks): Kari Wold, Melanie Mayner and Nicole Page; Zom- - bie (very restless patient): Cathy Illingworth and Natalie . Michaud; Harriet Hollyhock (unsuspecting visitor): Shannon Hamhuis; Miss Pierce (a curse ‘of a nurse): Manpreet Parmar; Cab driver (not patient): Jackie Palmu;.Madame Mysteria (hears voices): Susie Munson; Dr, Roy (runs the mental institution): Rob Barwise;. Sergeant Ruff (knows his stuff): Bobby Basan- ti; Orderly (determined to keep order): Louie Pelletier; Cleaning woman (wants money):. 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