Only war could produce a story as bizarre as this - The two very different characters of Sergeant Alan Saffron, an ex-aircrew NCO whose one wish is to get back into action, and Corporal Ken Bickers, a self-styled Communist but in fact simply a scrounger, have been drawn together by war. It soon becomes apparent that the hilarious relationship this produces is as turbulent as the war itself.Following a wait in Sri Lanka while their ship is being...