The war and Uncle Walter : the diary of an eccentric / Walter Musto ; compiled by Art McCulloch ; illustrated by David Eccles

Musto, Walter (1879-1952)

ISBN 10: 0553814605 / ISBN 13: 9780553814606

Published by London : Bantam, 2004

About this Item

Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 317 p. : ill. ; 20cm. Subjects; Musto, Walter 1879-1952 ; Diaries. Musto, Walter 1879-1952. World War, 1939-1945 Great Britain. Military history. 1 Kg.

Seller Inventory # 347738

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The war and Uncle Walter : the diary of an eccentric / Walter Musto ; compiled by Art McCulloch ; illustrated by David Eccles
• Publisher: London : Bantam
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0553814605
• ISBN 13: 9780553814606
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Illus By David Eccles
• Edition: Paperback edition.
• Weight: 1 kilogram

About this title

Synopsis

The diaries of Walter Musto were recently discovered by his great nephew in an attic. Reflected here is the opinionated, happy voice of a 60-year-old suburban businessman from Surrey who found himself living through the biggest upheaval of modern times. His logbook of political and personal musings offers a charming and colorful picture of life on the home front. When Walter began his diary on January 1st, 1939, he lived quietly with his ageing wife Alice and their even more elderly dog. As war broke out he took up service as an air-raid warden, and grew tomatoes for the war effort. From bird-watching on the Thames to delays at Waterloo due to unexploded bombs, Walter contrasts lyrically the opposing worlds of war and peace, of personal and collective loss.

About the Author

WALTER MUSTO died over fifty years ago when he was in his late sixties. These are his original diaries - resurrected, edited, and illustrated for the world.