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Milligan's War: The Selected War Memoirs of Spike Milligan
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Product Description
Milligan's war is the one-volume selected edition of Spike Milligan's war memoirs, published to celebrate the seventieth birthday of Britain's funniest old soldier on 16 April 1988. Adolf Hitler, Monty, Mussolini, Rommel (who?) - all played their modest parts in the second world war and the shaping of human destiny, but we all know where the real action was... Milligan's war documents in words and pictures. The most scurrilous, bizarre and certainly the most hilarious military career embarked upon by any bombardier of the 56th heavy regiment, royal artillery, ever.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #27536 in Books
- Published on: 1989-08-03
- Original language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- 432 pages
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About the Author
Spike Milligan was born at Ahmednagar in India in 1918. He received his first education in a tent in the Hyderabad Sindh desert and graduated from there, through a series of Roman Catholic schools in India and England, to the Lewisham Polytechnic. He then plunged into the world of Show Business, seduced by his first stage appearance, at the age of eight, in the nativity play of his Poona convent school. He began his career as a band musician, but has since become famous as a humorous scriptwriter and actor in both films and broadcasting. Spike received an honorary CBE in 1992.
Customer Reviews
Excellent compression of his war memoirs - recommended
Having read the 4 war memior books I then read this compressed version and relived the war according to Milligan. The man is a genius!! Although seemingly trivial you become aware of the effect war has on a mind. All the favourite/funniest stories are there and for those of you who want a quick introduction to the mind of Milligan this is the book to read. Well thumbed I am now on my 2nd copy. A book you can read and re-read and still find bits you missed before.
Milligans war
you are either a fan or hate him (like marmite!); if you buy this, then you MUST be a fan,it's brilliant therefore. yingtong diddlIpoo.He is/was a unique wit,a must for all Spike fans.
