“MacDonald Fraser served as a soldier in Burma and India during World War II and later rose to be deputy editor of the Glasgow Herald newspaper. “
Pick up his war memoirs, “Quartered Safe Out Here” for an interesting read.
“You may talk of gin and beer
“When you’re quartered safe out here
“An’ you’re sent to penny fights an’ Aldershot it
“But when it comes to slaughter
“You will do your work on water
“An’ you’ll lick the bloomin’ boots of ‘im that’s got it
~Kipling (Gunga Din)
Pick up his war memoirs, “Quartered Safe Out Here” for an interesting read.
I'll second that recommendation. Terrific read, plus it was the first time I'd ever heard of General Slim, who many consider the single best military commander in WWII.