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29th August 08, 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Jack Daw
Yes, the last book of his I read was Quartered Safe Out Here, which is quite a revelation about his experiences in wartime Burma. I recommend it, but humor is at the minimum as it is very much a frank story.
My grandfather was in the China-Burma-India Theatre during WWII, so it was certainly an eye-opening read for me as to what the allies went through in that "forgotten theatre".
Scott Gilmore's A Connecticut Yankee in the 8th Gurkha Rifles is also a very gripping account of Burma.
T.
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