Don't Mention the War: A Shameful European Adventure
- ISBN-10
- 1433702193
- ISBN-13
- 9781433702198
- Series
- Don't Mention the War
- Pages
- 256
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Author
- Stewart Ferris
Description
Follow the authors on their latest morally reprehensible trip busking around Europe. Experience the fatigue, the smells and the total lack of appreciation of the cultural pearl, while they demonstrate how not to represent their nation when abroad.
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- 2013-12-01
- 192 pages
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- 2007
- 444 pages
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