Publisher's Synopsis
A wonderfully vivid picture of the life of a distinguished and much respected Royal Engineer. Ian McGill's plain speaking insights, told with a human touch, provide an absorbing account of his childhood and subsequent military career, enriched with tales of family life. From the antics of maize-stealing baboons, the horrorsof the conflict in Northern Ireland to the complexities of more recent military deployments, the book's title says it all.
