Peace Work [electronic resource]
Spike Milligan2012
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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
'I had not informed my parents of my return, I wanted it to be a lovely
surprise; it was, for me, they were away ...'
The seventh and last volume of Spike Milligan's memoirs sees our hero returning
from war and Italy ... but to what? Aside from shooting large, inaccurate guns
at Germans, all he has done for five long years is blow a trumpet, tell rude
jokes and write and perform sketches for the entertainment of bored and
murderous...
Main title:
Peace Work [electronic resource] / Spike Milligan
Author:
Spike Milligan, Author
Imprint:
United Kingdom : Penguin, 2012
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (240 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780241966211
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
436320
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |