Ray Skirsky:
:
> >> One of the greatest anti-heroes is that
great Victorian soldier, hero,
> lecher, and, above all, coward, Harry Flashman.
Though he ain't
> hard-boiled, he's a must read for all fans of
military history. I
recommend
> him highly. A new Flashman novel is a cause for
celebration in my world.
> Sort of like the appearance of a new Travis McGee a
few decades ago.
>
>
> P.S. The history in the books is painstakingly
accurate, enough so that
> one was once on a recommended reading list in a
college history
> class that I took (Flashman and the Great Game). The
author, Geo.
> MacDonald Fraser, is a professional historian, whose
real history
> writing is insufferingly dull. These books are
anything but.
>
Fraser also wrote, The General Danced at Dawn, which are
fictionalized memoirs of his service in World War II. They
are mildly amusing. I agree in the recommendation for the
Flashman series. BTW, Harry Flashman was the bully in Tom
Brown's School Days. Mark
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