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Adolf Hitler : My Part in his Downfall

£2.99 GBP £8.99
In this, the first of Spike Milligan's uproarious recollections of life in the army, our hero takes us from the outbreak of war in 1939

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By Spike Milligan 

Volume one of Spike Milligan's legendary memoirs is a hilarious, subversive first-hand account of WW2

'The most irreverent, hilarious book about the war that I have ever read' Sunday Express'

Close in stature to Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear in his command of the profound art of nonsense' Guardian

'At Victoria station the R.T.O. gave me a travel warrant, a white feather and a picture of Hitler marked "This is your enemy". I searched every compartment, but he wasn't on the train.'

In this, the first of Spike Milligan's uproarious recollections of life in the army, our hero takes us from the outbreak of war in 1939 ('it must have been something we said'), through his attempts to avoid enlistment ('time for my appendicitis, I thought') and his gunner training in Bexhill ('There was one drawback. No ammunition') to the landing at Algiers in 1943 ('I closed my eyes and faced the sun. I fell down a hatchway').

Filled with bathos, pathos and gales of ribald laughter, this is a barely sane helping of military goonery and superlative Milliganese.

'That absolutely glorious way of looking at things differently. A great man' Stephen Fry

'Milligan is the Great God to all of us' John Cleese

'The Godfather of Alternative Comedy' Eddie Izzard

'Manifestly a genius, a comic surrealist genius and had no equal' Terry Wogan

'A totally original comedy writer' Michael Palin

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O.J.
Great little book

I have read this book many times. In fact, the reason I have had to order it is I lend it often, and half as often it doesn't come back - which is what happened with the last copy.
To the uninitiated, this is the first of a series of books by Spike Milligan about the war. It _is_ funny, but anyone who has served in the forces will recognise immediately that it is also very realistic. In fact, I first came across it when I was nearing the end of my service, and I was struck at the time by how similar his experiences were to mine and my friends'. Well worth a read!

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R.D.
Hilarious

An all-time classic. This and the rest of the WW2 Spike books are a hilarious, iconoclastic take on the tribulations and tragedies of War.

K
K.F.
Great nostalgia

First read this shortly after its first release. Just purchased again at a great price from the tank museum. Still a funny and entertaining read.

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N.

Quickly received my order.

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P.Y.

Very funny read

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Adolf Hitler : My Part in his Downfall

£2.99 GBP £8.99

By Spike Milligan 

Volume one of Spike Milligan's legendary memoirs is a hilarious, subversive first-hand account of WW2

'The most irreverent, hilarious book about the war that I have ever read' Sunday Express'

Close in stature to Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear in his command of the profound art of nonsense' Guardian

'At Victoria station the R.T.O. gave me a travel warrant, a white feather and a picture of Hitler marked "This is your enemy". I searched every compartment, but he wasn't on the train.'

In this, the first of Spike Milligan's uproarious recollections of life in the army, our hero takes us from the outbreak of war in 1939 ('it must have been something we said'), through his attempts to avoid enlistment ('time for my appendicitis, I thought') and his gunner training in Bexhill ('There was one drawback. No ammunition') to the landing at Algiers in 1943 ('I closed my eyes and faced the sun. I fell down a hatchway').

Filled with bathos, pathos and gales of ribald laughter, this is a barely sane helping of military goonery and superlative Milliganese.

'That absolutely glorious way of looking at things differently. A great man' Stephen Fry

'Milligan is the Great God to all of us' John Cleese

'The Godfather of Alternative Comedy' Eddie Izzard

'Manifestly a genius, a comic surrealist genius and had no equal' Terry Wogan

'A totally original comedy writer' Michael Palin

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