Don't Mention the War! : A Shameful European Adventure

by Stewart Ferris and Paul Bassett

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184024125X
• ISBN13: 9781840241259
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Summersdale
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.

Customer Reviews

If Monty Python were still going...

Then they would be writing books like this ! It is a great account of the highs and lows of being young and free, wondering through popular European cities. It is a must for any young person coming to Europe and if you just want a laugh, well that to. It will make you look at buskers in a different light ! And it's brilliant continuation to "Don't Lean Out of the Window!". Enjoy.

Shameful and immoral . . . but it has its bad points, too.

Hell, the only bad thing I can think of is that it's too short. I could have gone on reading this for weeks. I've never read anything quite as brave as Don't Mention the War. These guys deserve a medal for pushing the boundaries of humorous travel writing out so far. It's certainly not going to be appreciated by anyone who takes themselves too seriously, but for the rest of us, including the authors, there's a lot of fun to be had by causing chaos across Europe. Sure, they take some swipes as us Americans, but gee, don't we deserve it sometimes? Their humor is never vicious towards us, and is often more self-deprecating than offensive. If you can handle travel writing flavored with a heavy dollop of irony, sandwiched between hilarious incidents and cheeky attitudes, you guys will enjoy this incredible book.