| Title:
Bugles
and a Tiger by John Masters. |
| Description:
This
highly acclaimed book is an autobiography and tells of the
authors experiences as a member of the Gurkha Rifles in
the years prior to the Second World War. It tells of how
a schoolboy became a professional soldier and gives the
reader a taste of what life was like in the twilight days
of the Indian Empire. |
| Author:
John
Masters was born in Calcutta, India in 1914. After being
educated in England, he returned to India in 1934 as a member
of the Prince of Wales’s Own Gurkha Rifles, which then
served on the North-West Frontier. He was the fifth generation
of his family to serve in India. He saw active service in
Waziristan, Iraq, Syria and Persia during the Second World
War. In 1944 he joined General Wingate’s Chindits in
Burma. He fought at Singu Bridgehead, the capture of Mandalay,
and at Toungoo, and on the Mawchi Road. He retired from
the army in 1948 as a Lieutenant-Colonel. He then took up
writing. His other books include The Deceivers, The Lotus
and the Wind, Bhowani Junction (made into a film), The Road
Past Mandalay and various others. |
| Binding:
Hardcover. |
| Date
Published : First
published 1956. |
Edition:
This
edition 1957. |
| Jacket
Condition: Very
Good Condition. Has a leather section on spine with title
of book. |
| Book
Condition : Very
Good condition, containing 319 pages, 4 of which are photographs. |
| Publisher:
Reprint
Society Ltd. |
| ISBN:
No
number |
| Size
& Weight: 19cm
x 13cm (H x W). 2.2 cm thick. |
