Ronald Lewin reprinted by Wordsworth The British army is a remarkable institution, but who (as the old saw goes) wants to live in an institution? Well Bill Slim did, he obviously enjoyed every moment of being a soldier (though his highly self-critical faculties may not have assisted when he rose to high command) despite not being from the traditional officer castes. Combining rare good sense and an unflappability it appears he did not feel Slim was (I think) the finest commander Britain produced in the war. Of course if you are several pages ahead on Slim already then you do not need this book. Lewin takes ignoramuses like myself (who have read Defeat Into Victory and played two games on Burma) and makes us see the rounder man. Full of splendid quotes, I read it on the Eurostar and very good it was indeed. More Old Duffer's Book Corner (book reviews) Slim: The Standardbearer Troupes de Marine L'Armée de Napoleon III (2) La Bataille Sardinian Brigade Napoléon Et Ses Soldats (de Wagram A Waterloo) The Napoleonic Wars 1803-1815 Haig's Command Husaria: The Winged Horsemen A Close Run Thing Warfare in Atlantic Africa 1500-1800 The Holy Land The Little Bighorn Campaign The Napoleon Options Pallas Armata Marengo and Hohenlinden: Napoleon's Rise to Power Book Review. Back to Perfidious Albion #101 Table of Contents Back to Perfidious Albion List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 2000 by Charles and Teresa Vasey. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com