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For many it brought some disciple to their lives, for others, they got to see the world. Some fought in action in Cyprus, Malaya, Kenya, Korea and in many other far-flung parts of the dwindling Empire. During the Cold War, it also ensured Britain could call on a professionally trained group of men in times of war. It was all to end by the early 1960s, but hundreds of thousands of men were trained using the information enclosed within the pages of the National Serviceman’s Handbook, a completion of the various Army training manuals issued throughout National Service.