First published 1942 Published in Penguin Books 1943
AUTHOR’S NOTE
The military operation described in Chapter III is wholly imaginary. No existing unit of His Majesty’s Forces is represented there, or any- where, directly or indirectly. No character is derived from any living man or woman.
E. W.
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