6 JULY 1974, page 21

The Future Of The West

Lord Balniel The End of the Postwar Era Alastair Buchan (Weidenfeld and Nicolson £4.50) Alastair Buchan's purpose has been first to analyse the way in which the great power......

Crime Compendium

Whether you love or hate his work a new Le Carre must be an event in the world of thriller writing. And, suitably — this merits at least a couple of cheers — his•new novel,......

Wild About Wyler

Joshua Logan William Wyler Axel Madsen (W. H. Allen £3.75) Willie Wyler was always and is still out there in front. The rest of us were only "also rans." He was the one to beat,......