Goodbye Soldier

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Goodbye Soldier

By: Spike Milligan

Narrated by: Spike Milligan

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Spike Milligan's legendary war memoirs are a hilarious and subversive first-hand account of the Second World War, as well as a fascinating portrait of the formative years of this towering comic genius, most famous as writer and star of The Goon Show. They have sold over 4.5 million copies.

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Goodbye Soldier, written and read by Spike Milligan.

'My namer is Maria Antonoinetta Fontana, but everyone call me Toni.''I'm Spike,' sometimes known as stop thief or hey you.'Yeser, I know.'

The sixth volume of Spike Milligan's off-the-wall account of his part in World War Two sees our hero doing very little soldiering. Because it's 1946. Rather, he is now part of the Bill Hall Trio - a 'Combined Services Entertainment' inflicted on unsuspecting soldiers across Italy and Austria - and is largely preoccupied with the unbearably beautiful ballerina, Ms Toni Fontana ('Arghhhhhhhhh!). But he must enjoy it while he can before he is demobbed and sent home to Catford - so he does ...

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Entertainment & Celebrities

Military & War

Performing Arts

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Funny

Military

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Italy

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Yes he’s old, yes sone jokes are now a bit off, but Spike’s war diaries remain a lense into the life if an ordinary bloke’s experience of war. Except, of course, Spike is extraordinary. His delight at his own jokes is infectious, his sorrow at lost love heartbreaking. And sprinkled throughout are insights into the human condition. Ignore the negatives, Spike remains a precious presence.

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