The Road Past Mandalay: A Personal Narrative (Bantam war book series) - Softcover

Masters, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553126628 ISBN 13: 9780553126624

Publisher: Bantam, 1979

Synopsis

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

About this title

About the Author:

John Masters was commissioned into the Gurkha Rifles on the eve of the Second World War and rose to command one of the Chindit columns fighting behind the lines against the Japanese in Burma. He left the Army after the war to pursue a very profitable career as a novelist.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam
• Publication date: 1979
• ISBN 10: 0553126628
• ISBN 13: 9780553126624
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 374