National Service - A Generation in Uniform, 1945-1963

Winner of the Templer Medal and the Wolfson History Prizebr>br>Sunday Times Top 10 Bestsellerbr>br>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. br>br>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.>

Product details

• Authors: Richard Vinen, Vinen Richard
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 02.07.2015
• EAN: 9780141399805
• ISBN: 978-0-14-139980-5
• No. of pages: 640
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Non-fiction book; 1960 bis 1969 n. Chr., 1950 bis 1959 n. Chr., Europäische Geschichte, Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, European History, Moderne Kriegsführung, Militärische Institutionen, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, HISTORY / Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, c 1950 to c 1959, c 1960 to c 1969, Modern warfare, Specific wars and campaigns, Military life & institutions, C 1945 To C 1960, Military institutions, Richard Vinen; National Service