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National Service: A Generation in Uniform 1945-1963

National Service: A Generation in Uniform 1945-1963

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SKU 9780141399805 Categories History & Nostalgia, Products

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Winner of the Templer Medal and the Wolfson History Prize, this book attempt to get to grips with the reality of that extraordinary institution, which now seems as remote as the British Empire itself.

Winner of the Templer Medal and the Wolfson History Prize

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Product ID:	9780141399805
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Title:	National Service
Subtitle:	A Generation in Uniform 1945-1963
Authors:	Author: Richard Vinen
Page Count:	640
Subjects:	European history, British & Irish history, History, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Military institutions, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Military history: post WW2 conflicts, Military life & institutions, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1945 to c 1960, c 1960 to c 1970
Description:	Select Guide Rating Winner of the Templer Medal and the Wolfson History Prize, this book attempt to get to grips with the reality of that extraordinary institution, which now seems as remote as the British Empire itself. Winner of the Templer Medal and the Wolfson History Prize Sunday Times Top 10 Bestseller Richard Vinen''s National Service is a serious - if often very entertaining - attempt to get to grips with the reality of that extraordinary institution, which now seems as remote as the British Empire itself. With great sympathy and curiosity, Vinen unpicks the myths of the two ''gap years'', which all British men who came of age between 1945 and the early 1960s had to fill with National Service. This book is fascinating to those who endured or even enjoyed their time in uniform, but also to anyone wishing to understand the unique nature of post-war Britain.
Imprint Name:	Penguin Books Ltd
Publisher Name:	Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2015-07-02

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Weight	458 g
Dimensions	132 × 200 × 34 mm