'Island at War' Articles
A collection of articles and reviews for Island at War, in which Philip played Baron von Rheingarten, the commander of the German army that invades the Channel Islands. Click on the links below to read each article.
21st January 2005 - New York Times
When Hitler Arrived at England's Door
You can call "Island at War" a soap opera, as some British television critics have, but if that's true this soap opera is a gripping, poetic one about moral courage in many guises. You might also call it a drama of manners. (What does an Englishman say when a Nazi baron invites him and his wife over for brandy?)
21st January 2005 - New York Times
When Hitler Arrived at England's Door
You can call "Island at War" a soap opera, as some British television critics have, but if that's true this soap opera is a gripping, poetic one about moral courage in many guises. You might also call it a drama of manners. (What does an Englishman say when a Nazi baron invites him and his wife over for brandy?)
