This is the story of a young medical student's coming-of-age as he
watched the defeated British Expeditionary Force shuffling through
Oxford in May 1940, and his decision to forego a privileged life
that would have led to the fulfilment of a long-cherished dream of
becoming a surgeon.After answering the call-to-arms, the reader
learns of the author's development from a young, ambitious army
officer, through his training in the Indian Army and commissions in
Burma and Korea until his sudden resignation 14 years later.
Pulling no punches, the author tells of his journeys to many
Eastern countries providing vivid descriptions of the people and
conditions encountered.An expert storyteller, Bob relates numerous
experiences from overseas. Details of his assignments in the
Burmese Pegu Yomas display his sense of strict and fair discipline
and the stirring narrative of 18 months in the Korean Sami-ch'on
Valley demonstrates how Major Maslen-Jones was an officer whose
emotions ran deep and were not always easy to conceal. He conveys a
rich account of his numerous appointments both abroad and at home,
of his successes and failures when the 'slings and arrows of
outrageous fortune' found their mark.This is both an absorbing and
inspiring story of great human interest. There is no doubt that the
author was a career officer with high ambitions, but the reader is
also left with the certainty that he was also a man of
understanding. Perhaps the wrong man resigned his post.
General
| Imprint: |
Whittles Publishing
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
December 2005 |
| First published: |
December 2005 |
| Authors: |
Bob Maslen-Jones
|
| Dimensions: |
240 x 170 x 26mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
256 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-904445-23-4 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
True stories >
War / combat / elite forces >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-904445-23-3 |
| Barcode: |
9781904445234 |
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