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The
Stars War features a great collage on its front and rear
covers featuring pictures of contributors to the book
in action. Clive Dunn features on the reverse of the book.
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"Hilarious",
"intriguing", and sometimes poignant, The Stars'
War is a unique collection of reminiscences of wartime
and national service written by over forty well-known
and loved celebrities.
Among
the contributions to this splendid book is a short but
funny anecdote from Clive Dunn who also features on the
back covers lively illustration by Chris Redman!
Other
contributors to this book (of which, all proceeds went
to the cause of the West Midlands Autistic Society) gave
their stories freely and contributors included Cliff Michelmore,
Brian Johnston, George Melly, Norman Wisdom, Victor Maddern,
Donald Pleasance, Bob Monkhouse, Lionel Jeffries, Raymond
Baxter, Max Bygraves, Bill Owen, Norman Vaughan, Ian Carmichael,
Patrick Moore, Beryl Reid, David Tomlinson, Tom Finney,
Anne Shelton, Professor R,V. Jones, James Herriott, Sir
Matt Busby, Lord Brian Rix, Leslie Thomas, Michael Dennison,
Harry Carpenter, Michael Bentine, Anton Rodgers, Donald
Sinden, Ronnie Barker, Jon Pertwee, Richard Wilson, Paddy
Ashdown, Spike Milligan, Richard Todd, Stratford Johns,
Lord Denis Healey, David Jacobs and Sir Yehudi Menuhin.
HRH
The Duke of Edinburgh wrote the forward while Hugh Morgan
edited the book. The inside illustrations were by Kevin
Hayes.
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