And there are pictures like "The Bombed City" (1942), "Bombed Regency Staircase, Upper Brook Street, Mayfair" (c. 1942) and the "Deserted Street in Bloomsbury" (1942) with its elegant lamppost unlighted and all in shades of gray.

WSJ: What Went On in the Dark | Bill Brandt | Shadows and Light | Museum of Modern Art | By William Meyers

The young Bush threw his weight around as necessary, serving as "loyalty thermometer" and blunt instrument, coming down hard on leakers, loose cannons and snarky reporters, mediating staff disputes from a plainly decorated office, where he chewed an unlighted cigar and spat bits of tobacco leaf in the general direction of a foam coffee cup.

CNN: ASIANOW - TIME Asia