
Mussolini
His Part in My Downfall
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Narrated by:
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Spike Milligan
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Spike Milligan
About this listen
A voice is calling across the land, "Bombardier Milligan."
"Bombadier Milligan is dead," I replied in a disguised voice.
The voice replied, "Then he's going to miss his breakfast."
The fourth volume of Spike Milligan's legendary account of his time in the army during World War Two begins as he and his regiment land in sunny Italy in 1943 ("The ship touched the beach very gently, so gently I suspect it's not insured").
After a bout of sandfly fever, from which he soon recovers ("I'm ready to be killed again"), our plucky hero is piddled on by a farm dog ("Mussolini's revenge?") before forging his way inland towards the enemy and the sound of guns ("We're getting near civilization"), where matters suddenly take a dark turn ("I was not really me any more")....
©2016 Spike Milligan (P)2016 Penguin AudioMadness but oh so true
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It’s therefore remains a pleasure to listen to Spike, hearing him chuckle at reminisces from all those years ago, even though there were no surprises for me, still plenty of joy.
However, it’s also worth remembering what he and other endured. Therefore these books are also important as social history about the average soldier in WW2. RIP Spike.
Great to be in Spike’s company again.
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So funny and sad
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If you like Spike's humour this and his other wartime experiences books are a must.
Spike at his best
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brilliant
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I listened and laughed out loud again and again but the sense of foreboding that creeps in as we near the finale is palpable. No spoilers but I wept as the events unfolded and learnt more about PTSD, trauma and human resilience than from many textbooks ro works of academic writing.
A remarkable book.
Tears of laughter
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Spike Milligan, s war account
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No matter your age Spike Milligan bridges all boundaries. As funny as my first read over 30 years ago.
hilarious & poignant the incredible Spike Milligan
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Simply brilliant
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Utterly brilliant
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