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'Rommel?' 'Gunner Who?'

A Confrontation in the Desert

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'Rommel?' 'Gunner Who?'

By: Spike Milligan
Narrated by: Spike Milligan
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About this listen

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of 'Rommel?' 'Gunner Who?', written and read by Spike Milligan.

'Keep talking, Milligan. I think I can get you out on mental grounds.'
'That's how I got in, sir.'
'Didn't we all?'

The second volume of Spike Milligan's legendary recollections of life as a gunner in World War Two sees our hero into battle in North Africa - eventually.

First, there is important preparation to be done: extensive periods of loitering ('we had been standing by vehicles for an hour, and nothing had happened, but it happened frequently'); psychological toughening ('if a man dies when you hang him, keep hanging him until he gets used to it'); and living dangerously ('no underwear!'). At last the battle for Tunis is upon them....

©2015 Spike Milligan (P)2015 Penguin Audio Entertainment & Celebrities Military Military & War Performing Arts World War II Celebrity Funny Witty Feel-Good Heartfelt Thought-Provoking War Comedy

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Great listen and most enjoyable, Spike as funny as ever,must get book and series of books

Spike at his best

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great listen, or read, I'm hooked,can not wait for the next book,happy listening to a great British icon.

great

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Always funny to listen to, even today.
His quick wit and humour, so funny to hear.

so funny

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A very very funny true story of Army life during war written and read by an amazing man and comedian Spike brilliant

The amazing Spike at War

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Another hilarious volume of Milligan's war diaries. Now there's some words you don't often see together in a sentence.

Great fun!

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