Cheer Up, Mate!: Second World War Humour
By Alan Weeks
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Cheer Up, Mate! is a compilation of comical tales and anecdotes from World War Two. Between 1939 and 1945 the world witnessed what is generally agreed to be the most horrific war in history. Millions died and millions more were physically or psychologically wounded by the conflict. Yet amidst the pain and devastation, people were not only able to survive, they also managed to maintain a sense of humour. For some, it was precisely this ability to laugh at their misfortunes (and those of the other side) that enabled them to solider on. This was especially true of the British, a nation whose reaction to more or less anything, up to and including someone’s house being bombed to rubble, tended to be, ‘never mind, have a cup of tea’. This ‘Blitz Spirit’ is perhaps best summed up by Mona Lott, one of the characters in Tommy Handley’s radio show It’s That Man Again (the show’s title itself being a comical reference to Hitler): ‘it’s being so cheerful as keeps me going.’ In this collection of stories, which covers the armed forces and civilians from both sides, Alan Weeks demonstrates how humour can survive even in the most unlikely of circumstances.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Interesting to a point and humorous at times, but very loosely structured with a lot of rambling. Not as good as I was expecting.