Never heard before real stories of soldiers who fought in WW2
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'Extraordinary ...If they had not made our war their war also, victory
might not have come in 1945' DAILY TELEGRAPH**
In this powerful and moving narrative, Christopher Somerville skilfully
links personal testimonies to present an epic which embraces comedy and
tragedy, pride and degradation, close comradeship and stark racial
prejudice, devotion to the benign Mother Country and a burning desire to
see the back of her.
Many of the veterans had never previously talked of their experiences,
even to close loved ones. They cover such topics as attitudes to Britain
before and after the war, why Commonwealth citizens offered to fight,
and how some volunteers were inspired by their wartime service while
others were thoroughly disillusioned. The result is a rare and faithful
memoir to the five million Commonwealth citizens who fought for the
Allies and the 170,000 who died or went missing.