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More than 2 million men were conscripted to serve in Britain's armed forces during the period of National Service, which began after the Second World War and was phased out by 1963. Aged just eighteen, these individuals, many of whom had never left their home towns, were put in uniform to serve their nation. It was an experience that left a profound mark on the post-war generations, as described, using first-hand accounts and official documents in this detailed, entertaining and hugely informative account of the National Service Years. Foreword; Introduction; Our Guards and Garrisons; You're in the Army Now; This Seat of Mars; Officers and Gentlemen; Even the Bad Times Were Good; Is Your Journey Really Necessary?; The National Servicemen's Wars; No More Soldiering; The End of an Old Song; Summer Soldiers and Sunshine Patriots.
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- PublisherAndre Deutsch
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0233051120
- ISBN 13 9780233051123
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages280
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NATIONAL SERVICE: The Best Years of Their Lives
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Andre Deutsch Ltd, London
(2002)
ISBN 10: 0233051120
ISBN 13: 9780233051123
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in black cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in new condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. More than 2 million men were conscripted to serve in Britain's armed forces during the period of National Service, which began after the Second World War and was phased out by 1963. Aged just eighteen, these individuals, many of whom had never left their home towns, were put in uniform to serve their nation. It was an experience that left a profound mark on the post-war generations, as described, using first-hand accounts and official documents in this detailed, entertaining and hugely informative account of the National Service Years. Foreword by John Peel; Introduction; Our Guards and Garrisons; You're in the Army Now; This Seat of Mars; Officers and Gentlemen; Even the Bad Times Were Good; Is Your Journey Really Necessary?; The National Servicemen's Wars; No More Soldiering; The End of an Old Song; Summer Soldiers and Sunshine Patriots. Ref EEE 5. Seller Inventory # 031234
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