Keep smiling through : my wartime story /
by Lynn, Vera; Lewis-Jones, Virginia.
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BookPublisher: London : Century, 2017Description: 286 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781780898346 (hbk.) :; 1780898347 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 940.5425 LYNSubject(s): Lynn, Vera | World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, British | World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Burma | Warfare and Defence | Warfare and DefenceSummary: 'I was just 27 years old when I went to Burma. It was an experience that changed my life forever. Up until that time I had not really travelled anywhere at all, apart from one touring visit to Holland with a band I was singing with before the war, and I had certainly never been in an aeroplane. But I wanted to make a difference, to do my bit.' And she did. Written with her daughter, Virginia Lewis-Jones, this is a powerful and life-affirming account of the time Dame Vera Lynn spent with troops in wartime Burma. Based in part on a diary she kept, this book shows how her presence helped the soldiers, airmen and others who heard her sing.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Formby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 940.5425 LYN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002950505X | |||
| Book - Adult Hardback | Southport Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 940.5425 LYN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002950506X |
Maps on lining papers.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'I was just 27 years old when I went to Burma. It was an experience that changed my life forever. Up until that time I had not really travelled anywhere at all, apart from one touring visit to Holland with a band I was singing with before the war, and I had certainly never been in an aeroplane. But I wanted to make a difference, to do my bit.' And she did. Written with her daughter, Virginia Lewis-Jones, this is a powerful and life-affirming account of the time Dame Vera Lynn spent with troops in wartime Burma. Based in part on a diary she kept, this book shows how her presence helped the soldiers, airmen and others who heard her sing.
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