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Oh, it's nice to be in the army

by Anthony Cotterell

Conscripted into the British Army in 1940, talented journalist Anthony Cotterell was never going to make a natural soldier.

Accession 12811 ISBN — Publisher Victor Gollancz Ltd.
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