A great book that I acquired from the Beatles Museum in Germany. With foreign language books that are Beatles-related, my primary area of focus of what to look for when I am contemplating acquiring a copy is “does the book have a significant amount of rare or unusual photos that are not commonly available in other English language publications.” This publication fits the bill. The book details the story of John Lennon in Verden during the filming of How I Won the War.
Special thanks go out to Alfred Ebeling for informing me about and recommending this book for my collection!!!
Luckily I can read and understand a bit of German but it is the photographs that made the acquisition of the book both necessary and special to me.
The book is available at the Beatles Museum
Book JOHN LENNON – A BEATLE IN VERDEN – Beatles Museum
You can hopefully find the book through German Amazon (though not currently available at that site) or use the many book search services that are available when trying to find a particular book title in Europe. Both eBay and Abe books prove to be valuable sources in locating harder to find Beatles-related books.
John Lennon in Verden – YouTube
Ein Beatle in Verden – John Lennon: Eine Dokumentation zum Film “Wie ich den Krieg gewann” : Coordes, Gerd, Rebell, Volker: Amazon.de: Books (currently not available at the German Amazon site)
Ein Beatle in Verden – John Lennon: Eine Dokumentation zum Film “Wie ich den Krieg gewann” Hardcover – 25 Feb. 2025
by Gerd Coordes (Author), Volker Rebell (Author)
Publisher:
Rebell, Volker
The memorial tribute of John in Verden celebrating the time he spent there while making How I Won the War:
This photo of author and Beatles UK tour guide, Richard Porter, along with blog administrator, author and tour guide, David Bedford, at the Verden John Lennon memorial in Germany, was kindly sent to me by Mr. Porter.
A German promotional poster for the film presented in the book:
A few sample pages from the book (fair use)
Director Dick Lester discussing a scene he was about to orchestrate. Photo is credited at the bottom of the page!
John Lennon Interview in Almería, Spain (1966) – YouTube
These 2 photos are some of my favorites from the book: Foto credit and copyright info is available at the bottom of each photo:
In summary, I love the photos in this book and to me it was exciting to add it to the book collection!
Now, I need to brush up on my German so that I can gain a greater appreciation of the stories surrounding the events in this great title!
