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xxii, 231 pages : maps ; 21 cm |
| Summary |
George MacDonald Fraser--beloved for his series of Flashman historical novels--offers an action-packed memoir of his experiences in Burma during World War II. Fraser offers a firsthand glimpse at the camaraderie, danger, and satisfactions of service. A substantial epilogue, occasioned by the fiftieth anniversary of V-J Day in 1995, adds poignancy to a volume that eminent military historian John Keegan described as "one of the great personal memoirs of the Second World War." In this rattling-good memoir, novelist, historian, and screenwriter Fraser vividly recounts the nerve-racking frontline action he saw while serving as a nineteen-year-old soldier during what turned out to be the last great land campaign of World War II--the British army's ferocious campaign against the Japanese in Burma. The realism of his story, combined with the skills of a talented novelist, create a book of sentiment and excitement. This is unforgettable reading, both for fans of Fraser's novels and for anyone interested in one of the great battles of World War II. |
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Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925-2008.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Burma.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, British.
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Great Britain. Army -- Biography.
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Soldiers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925-2008. (OCoLC)fst01721651
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Great Britain. Army. (OCoLC)fst00533555
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Military campaigns. (OCoLC)fst01710190
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Soldiers. (OCoLC)fst01125233
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Burma. (OCoLC)fst01207835
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Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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| Chronological Term |
1939-1945
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Personal narratives -- British.
(OCoLC)fst01424087
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| ISBN |
1629142034 (pbk.) |
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9781629142036 (pbk.) |
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