The Steel Bonnets

[Jack Daw]

In addition to the MacNeill/MacAuslan tales and The Flashman series, The Steel Bonnets is a must read! I have Kerr and Turner in my background. It's too bad we lost GMF last January.

[macwilkin]

In addition to the MacNeill/MacAuslan tales and The Flashman series, The Steel Bonnets is a must read! I have Kerr and Turner in my background. It's too bad we lost GMF last January.

The MacAuslan series is a semi-autobiographical account of GMF's post-war service with the Gordons. During WWII, he served with the Border Regiment in Burma, and chronicled his experiences in Quartered Safe out Here.

Regards,

Todd

[Jack Daw]

The MacAuslan series is a semi-autobiographical account of GMF's post-war service with the Gordons. During WWII, he served with the Border Regiment in Burma, and chronicled his experiences in Quartered Safe out Here.

Regards,

Todd

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.

[macwilkin]

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.

[Tim Little]

Got ahold of a paperback copy a few years ago -- from Amazon UK, if I recall correctly. A highly recommended read, so I'm glad to hear it's newly available.