Product Description

George MacDonald Fraser's recollection of the war in Burma.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #222077 in Books
• Published on: 1993-05-03
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Synopsis
George MacDonald Fraser's recollection of the war in Burma.

Customer Reviews

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I've read John Master's book 'The Road Past Mandalay',which tells the story of the Burma war from the point of view of a brigadier.
'Quartered safe out here' is the story of the soldiers he commanded. An excellent book by a first-class writer - it stays with you.

Excellent. One of the best war memoires I have read.
This book puts you into the boots of the author in the Burma campaign. One of the reasons that I read books about wars is because I have had the good fortune to lead a life of safety and freedom, courtesy of the courage of a previous generation and I wonder how I would have reacted under the circumstances that they found themselves in. If you have a similar interest you will find this book very enlightening. It is both terrifying from one perspective and reassuring from another, the first because a friend is there one minute and gone the next and it could so easily have been you and the second because the comradeship of the soldiers described and in particular their retention of a sense of humour gives one the hope that the human spirit will after all prevail, come what may. Oh, and if there is, God forbid, another war, make sure that you are on the same side as the men from the Border Country, - you will be likely to live longer.

One of the Finest books you will read about war.
I devoured this book in 2 days. The narrative is fantastic and Fraser really brings home what it was like to be `sudjer` in Burma.

I can't recommend this book enough.