Quartered Safe Out Here A Recollecti..., George MacDonald Fraser
Quartered Safe Out Here A Recollecti..., George MacDonald Fraser
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Quartered Safe Out Here: A Recollection of the War in Burma

Author: George MacDonald Fraser

Narrator: David Case

Unabridged: 8 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/05/2010


Synopsis

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 was only 19 when he arrived there in the war’s final year, and he offers a first-hand glimpse at the camaraderie, danger, and satisfactions of service. A substantial Epilogue, occasioned by the 50th anniversary of VJ-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.”

About The Author

George MacDonald Fraser was born in England and served in a Highland regiment in India, Africa, and the Middle East. In addition to the twelve Flashman novels, he wrote screenplays, most notably for the James Bond film Octopussy. He died in 2008.


Reviews

Goodreads review by A.K.

Putting a grenade into a bunker had the satisfaction of doing grievous bodily harm to an enemy for whom I felt real hatred, and still do. Seeing Gale killed shocked me as out first casualties had done, and I think enraged me… Perhaps I’m too self-analytical, but I’m trying to be honest. [Emphasis mi......more