{"product_id":"quartered-safe-out-here-book-george-macdonald-fraser-9781585790241","title":"Quartered Safe Out Here","description":"\u003cb\u003eGeorge MacDonald Fraser--beloved for his series of Flashman historical novels--offers an action-packed memoir of his experiences in Burma fighting the Japanese during World War I. An excellent popular historian. --\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this rattling-good memoir, novelist, historian, and screenwriter Fraser vividly recounts the nerve-racking frontline action he saw while serving as a nineteen-year-old soldier during what turned out to be the last great land campaign of World War I--the British army's ferocious campaign against the Japanese in Burma. The realism of his story, combined with the skills of a talented novelist, create a book of sentiment and excitement. This is unforgettable reading, both for fans of Fraser's novels and for anyone interested in one of the great battles of World War I. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFraser offers a firsthand glimpse at the camaraderie, danger, and satisfactions of service. A substantial epilogue, occasioned by the fiftieth anniversary of V-J Day in 1995, adds poignancy to a volume that eminent military historian John Keegan described as one of the great personal memoirs of the Second World War.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49564084928785,"sku":"CIN1585790249G","price":6.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1585790249.jpg?v=1750762130","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/quartered-safe-out-here-book-george-macdonald-fraser-9781585790241","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}