tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post1013183364511531162..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: Keep Smiling Through: The Entertainers who kept us amused in the dark days of war.Debra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-87534967582621032632019-01-22T14:07:48.631-08:002019-01-22T14:07:48.631-08:00Love this unusual perspective on the war effort! M...Love this unusual perspective on the war effort! My father was in France and my father-in-law was in New Guinea. It meant a great deal when entertainers came by to show the men were not forgotten and to reconnect them to a world without war...at least for a time.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05033117202223821117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-19930539242655283482019-01-22T12:28:43.495-08:002019-01-22T12:28:43.495-08:00Great article that reminds me of 'It Ain't...Great article that reminds me of 'It Ain't Half Hot Mum' and the recent death of Windsor 'Shut Up' Davies. That was a 'Concert Party' that made me laugh but also admire the real entertainers, some of whom I got to hear and see growing up in the 50s and 60s.Roland Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03302133565980901397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-75194295912116260172019-01-22T02:48:32.294-08:002019-01-22T02:48:32.294-08:00You're right I'm 84 and lived in Barking E...You're right I'm 84 and lived in Barking Essex from 1935 until I left for Australia in 1951, I recall ENSA but as you say I forgot what it stood for.<br /> Vera Lynn lived in Upney which is part of Barking and I'd pass her house everyday I went to schoolAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459200737854925736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-68693289501912835092019-01-21T07:28:07.318-08:002019-01-21T07:28:07.318-08:00Excellent article! Excellent article! Cryssa Bazoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339300665743449764noreply@blogger.com