![]() ![]() In Defeat into Victory by Field Marshall Slim, a reader will find an excellent General’s book on campaigns and operations, on the big things. Quartered Safe Out Here is a soldier’s memoir it discounts the big events in order to focus on the personal experiences of the individual. ![]() In his own words Fraser states that, ‘by right, each official history should have a companion volume in which the lowest actor gives his version…it would at least give posterity a sense of perspective’. There is little doubt that soldiers of all ranks and experiences will find great resonance with the humor, horror and camaraderie described. The authenticity of his story, merged with the talents of a gifted novelist, result in an unforgettable read. This excellent memoir brilliantly recounts the frontline action he saw while serving as a young soldier during the British army’s savage campaign against the Japanese. Quartered Safe Out Here is the personal account of George Macdonald Fraser on his time as a rifleman in Slim’s 14 th Army during the Burma Campaign. ![]()
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