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Contents List of Illustrations xi Introduction xiii Part 1. The Best Kept Secret (In the Ranks): September 1939–June 1941 1. Beginnings: 1939–1940 3 2. The Phoney War Turns Real: 1940–1941 22 3. Raids and Recreation: 1941 34 Part 2. The Officer Type? (Commissioned): June 1941–February 1944 4. Intelligence: 1941–1942 51 5. A/S/O Admin: 1942 68 6. The S/O Is Learning: 1942–1943 82 7. Via Windermere to “Y”: 1943–1944 97 Part 3. From the Sticks to the Cradle: February 1944–July 1946 8. The Glint of Roman Spears: 1944 109 9. Southward Ho! 1944–1945 123 10. Winding Down: 1945 145 11. And OUT! 1945–1946 158 Felicity Ashbee: A Chronology 175 appendix a. Other Poems and Song Parodies Written During World War II 181 appendix b. Show Log Book 193 appendix c. Three Drama Sketches 201 Bibliography and Suggested Readings 215 ...

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