The Sheikh and the Dustbin

by George MacDonald Fraser

Book Overview

A book of short stories from the author of the books about Flashman. George Macdonald Fraser is also the author of two other books of short stories, "McAuslan in the Rough" and "The Sheikh and the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 000617681X
• ISBN13: 9780006176817
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.4" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

so funny it should have a health warning on it!

This is much more than a tale of post-war service in the British Armed Forces.... It can relate to any Army,Navy or Airforce indeed any Large Company of today. I served in the Royal Navy of the 80's and 90's and was cursed with TWO McAuslans! These tales are so well crafted and told...you know that these are real events with just the names changed to protect the innocent. How this man has never recieved any recognition for his wonderful Flashman Novels and his other Splendid work baffles me, As well as being funny and researched in detail they are so well written...does the booker prize jury ever drag it's head from it's collective Bottom?

well written and very funny

A collection of fiction short stories based on Fraser's experiences as a young officer serving in a Highland Regiment immediately after WWII. The others in the series "McAuslan in the Rough" & "The Sikh and the Dustbin" are good too, but this one is the best. P.S: His memoir of the Burma campaign, "Quartered Safe Out Here" is outstanding.

a funny and true look at a platoon commander's lot

It's not necessary to have been in the military, or to have been a platoon commander, to enjoy this book--but having myself been cursed with a Mcauslan (the dirtiest soldier in the world) when I was a young lieutenant, Fraser's account of the side-splitting and completely believable adventures of his alter-ego, Dand McNeill, are so funny that I cannot read them in public for fear of disgracing myself. You will laugh until your face hurts--and if you have ever worn the uniform, part of you will cry, also.