what a Lovely War!: British Soldiers' Songs from the Boer War to the Present Day

by Lyn Macdonald (Foreword), Roy Palmer (Author)

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  Hardcover
  1990

  $3.25

  A collection of British soliders' songs of the 20th century, impressive in range and scope. The book contains some 112 songs, familiar and unfamilar, some epigrammatic, most with tunes. The material is grouped thematically with songs about joining, training, soldiering, punishment, off duty, prisoners, under-fire and going home. Background notes are given for each song.