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Friday, September 17, 2010

Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall, by Spike Milligan

Very funny but very moving memoir of Spike Milligan's WWII experiences. This is part 1, and I need to get parts 2 & 3!!! Mostly, this volume deals with his joining, training, and experiences on the South coast of England, Hailsham and Bexhill, and ends with his regiment embarking to Algeria, via Liverpool.  Liverpool was being bombed as his carrier left port, and his book once again filled me with awe at how people writing in and about England in the war are able to find the good sides of terrible times. Wonderful.

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