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Title: THE BEST YEARS OF THEIR LIVES
NATIONAL SERVICE EXPERIENCE, 1945-63
By: Trevor Royle
Format: Hardback

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ISBN 10: 0719556880
ISBN 13: 9780719556883
Publisher: HODDER & STOUGHTON GENERAL DIVISION
Pub. date: 11 September, 1997
Series: Coronet Books
Pages: 304
Description: Presents the memories and experiences of some of the two million 18-year-olds who were conscripted between 1945 and 1963. The author examines both good times and bad of those who were forced to oversee the dismantling of an empire and to garrison West Germany at the start of the Cold War.
Synopsis: Presents the memories and experiences of some of the two million 18-year-olds who were conscripted between 1945 and 1963. The author examines both good times and bad of those who were forced to oversee the dismantling of an empire and to garrison West Germany at the start of the Cold War. They served at home or abroad in Europe, the Middle East and the Far East, while many saw action in Korea and Malaya.
Illustrations: 16pp illustrations
Publication: UK
Imprint: John Murray Publishers Ltd
Returns: Non-returnable
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