{"product_id":"9780141399805-national-service","title":"National Service","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Generation in Uniform 1945-1963\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Templer Medal and the Wolfson History Prize, this book attempt to get to grips with the reality of that extraordinary institution, which now seems as remote as the British Empire itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Templer Medal and the Wolfson History Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003eTop 10 Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Vinen's \u003ci\u003eNational Service \u003c\/i\u003eis a serious - if often very entertaining - attempt to get to grips with the reality of that extraordinary institution, which now seems as remote as the British Empire itself. With great sympathy and curiosity, Vinen unpicks the myths of the two 'gap years', which all British men who came of age between 1945 and the early 1960s had to fill with National Service. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is fascinating to those who endured or even enjoyed their time in uniform, but also to anyone wishing to understand the unique nature of post-war Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943165833313,"sku":"9780141399805","price":15.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32378734.jpg?v=1741181235","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141399805-national-service","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}