Edité par Atlantic Books, Great Britain, 2006
ISBN 10 : 0954526759 ISBN 13 : 9780954526757
Vendeur : The London Bookworm, East Sussex, Royaume-Uni
Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Paperback Edition. Paperback. Stars in Battledress. Slight shelf wear to edge of cover. Very slight mark to top edge. During the Second World War, actors, actresses, musicians and variety artists played an important role in keeping up the morale of British citizens at home and abroad, and none more so that those entertainers who had enlisted in the forces to fight, and were then chosen to entertain the troops in the battle zones. In this book Bill Pertwee (the irascible Air Raid Warden Hodges, from Dad's Army) recounts their stories of how shows were put on in the various theatres of war and, for some, in the prisoner of war camps of eastern Europe and the Far East. This book is a memorable account of the early days of some of Britain's best-loved and most well-known entertainers, brought together by circumstances and a common desire to 'do their bit' for Britain. Illustrated. 229 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.).