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The General Danced at Dawn. The General Danced at Dawn is a collection of short stories by George MacDonald Fraser, narrated by Lieutenant Dand MacNeill, a young officer in a fictional Scottish battalion of the British Army, part of the 51st (Highland) Infantry Division. It is a generally fond depiction of army life in the period just after ...
- George MacDonald Fraser
- 1970
Dec 10, 2020 · The General danced at dawn by Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925-2008. Publication date 1972 Topics Great Britain. Army -- Scottish regiments -- Fiction, Great Britain.
He has also written a series of short stories about Private McAuslan whose titles include "The General Danced at Dawn" (1970), "McAuslan in the Rough" (1974), and "The Sheik and the Dustbin and other McAuslan Stories" (1988).
Jan 1, 1970 · The General Danced at Dawn is the first book in a set of three semi-fictional memoirs of Lieutenant Dand McNeill, based on the first-hand experiences of George Macdonald Fraser. The book has a weak overall story arc, consisting of a set of anecdotes about various incidents, as McNeill makes his way from Burma, via the Middle East, to Edinburgh.
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- 1970
- George MacDonald Fraser
- Paperback
The General Danced at Dawn. George MacDonald Fraser. Ballantine Books, 1974 - Soldiers - 188 pages. From inside the book . Contents. Monsoon Selection Board . 9:
Jan 1, 1970 · McAuslan plays less of a role in the The General Danced at Dawn than McAuslan in the Rough, but the stories are still a delight to read. The McAuslan stories lie at the outreaches of contemporary humor; pretty obscure stuff and the more fun because of it.
- Hardcover
- George MacDonald Fraser
The General Danced at Dawn is the first book in a set of three semi-fictional memoirs of Lieutenant Dand McNeill, based on the first-hand experiences of George Macdonald Fraser. The book has a weak overall story arc, consisting of a set of anecdotes about various incidents, as McNeill makes his way from Burma, via the Middle East, to Edinburgh.
- George MacDonald Fraser
