‘Rommel?’ ‘Gunner Who?’: A Confrontation in the Desert by Spike Milligan
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Overview: Spike Milligan’s legendary war memoirs are a hilarious and subversive first-hand account of the Second World War, as well as a fascinating portrait of the formative years of this towering comic genius, most famous as writer and star of The Goon Show. They have sold over 4.5 million copies since they first appeared.
‘The most irreverent, hilarious book about the war that I have ever read’ Sunday Express
‘Brilliant verbal pyrotechnics, throwaway lines and marvelous anecdotes’ Daily Mail
‘Desperately funny, vivid, vulgar’ Sunday Times
‘Keep talking, Milligan. I think I can get you out on Mental Grounds.’ ‘That’s how I got in, sir.’ ‘Didn’t we all.’
The second volume of Spike Milligan’s legendary recollections of life as a gunner in World War Two sees our hero into battle in North Africa – eventually. First, there is important preparation to be done: extensive periods of loitering (‘We had been standing by vehicles for an hour and nothing had happened, but it happened frequently’), psychological toughening (‘If a man dies when you hang him, keep hanging him until he gets used to it’) and living dangerously (‘no underwear!’). At last the battle for Tunis is upon them…
Genre: Non-Fiction > General
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