I had an incredibly bad case of the flu. I was given the wrong meds, too. Couldn't sleep and read this book At 4 in the morning I found myself laughing so hard that I realized the flu was gone. Take one Milligan book and you'll be fine.
I've found that randomly choosing a place in Spike's memoirs works just as well as reading them from start to finish! At my age that's the best I can do
My Father was in Italy at the same time and was at Monte Casino , he was delivering shells to the tanks.. He did meet Spike at a Royal Artillery do after the War.