Joyous celebration is due to the fact that at long, long, last, a DVD of Oh! What a Lovely War, the 1969 Richard Attenborough/Len Deighton film of Charles Chilton's play is now available!
At least in the UK and USA. Here's hoping someone will sell it in Oz too.

NTBCW the soldier's memoir of WWII by the same name, which is also relevant to how 'ordinary soldiers' experience war. It would make an interesting companion.