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The Road Past Mandalay

John Masters author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Orion Publishing Co

Published:7th Jun '12

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The second part of the bestselling novelist's autobiography about his time in the Gurkhas during the second world war

This is the second part of John Masters' autobiography: how he fought with his Gurkha regiment during World War II until his promotion to command one of the Chindit columns behind enemy lines in Burma. Written by a bestselling novelist at the height of his powers, it is an exceptionally moving story that culminates in him having to personally shoot a number of wounded British soldiers who cannot be evacuated before their position is overrun by the Japanese. It is an uncomfortable reminder that Churchill's obsession with 'special forces' squandered thousands of Allied lives in operations that owed more to public relations than strategic calculation. This military and moral odyssey is one of the greatest of World War II frontline memoirs.

ISBN: 9780304361571

Dimensions: 201mm x 170mm x 24mm

Weight: 243g

352 pages