![]() Milligan has varied impressions:ĭead soldiers in grotesque ballet positions, Arab families emerging from hiding, baffled and frightened, and the children, always the children, more baffled and frightened than the rest.Īn odd atmosphere pervades, where enemy soldiers are found chatting together on the streets a group of Italian soldiers tries to surrender to Milligan and his friends: they tell the Italians that they are British Army prisoners (i.e., to go away). With the fall of Tunis in 1943, the Nazis surrender in Africa. There is a mix of photos, sketches, letters and mischievous ersatz Nazi communiques, similar to those in the earlier volumes in the series.Īn audio version was recorded by Milligan, and was released on Oct. Events span from May to September 1943: just after Operation Torch, the liberation of Africa in World War II, to Milligan's embarkation in Salerno, Italy. The book mostly describes Milligan's activities on leave, playing in a band and minor adventures and tribulations while on duty. ![]() ![]() It recounts a period when the Nazis have been defeated in Africa and Milligan is not fighting. Spike Milligan's third volume of war memoirs, Monty: His Part in My Victory (with Jack Hobbs) runs to only about 90 pages of text. ![]()
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