The 8th Army Commander, Field Marshall Montgomery; Ava Gardener;
special forces hero of San Nazaire; thunder-flash happy officers;
fork-wielding bomb disposal experts; nyangas and medical men; exploding
Portuguese chefs; elephant-prodding troopies and fado-singing Frelimo...
Major General Derry MacIntyre recalls with great affection and wry
humour the various skebengas and heroes who served with him.
About the Author
From the bitterly cold Scottish cadet camps, this Highland son from Tomintoul could not possibly have imagined that he would one day become Chief of Staff of a rebel army in Africa. His intelligence, drive and ambition however always determined that he would excel in his chosen career. Major General Derry MacIntyre’s distinguished 30 year military career included service in the British Parachute Battalion, 2 KAR, the two Rhodesian and Zimbabwean Armies. His keen observations, wry humour and ear for accents made him a master raconteur, and these stories recall and honour some of the characters with whom he served.
