James Hilton
James Hilton (9 September 1900 – 20 December 1954) was an English novelist. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Hilton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Story of Dr. Wassell
As the Japanese sweep through the East Indies during World War II, Dr. Wassell is determined to escape from Java with some crewmen of the cruiser Marblehead. Based on a true story of how Dr. Wassell saved a dozen or so wounded sailors who were left behind when able bodied men were evacuated to Australia.
Mrs. Miniver
Middle-class housewife Kay Miniver deals with petty problems. She and her husband Clem watch her Oxford-educated son Vin court Carol Beldon, the charming granddaughter of the local nobility as represented by Lady Beldon. Then the war comes and Vin joins the RAF.
Camille
A Parisian courtesan must choose between the young man who loves her and the callous baron who wants her, even as her own health begins to fail.