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Warriors paraded: A military omnibus
An omnibus volume of five of Armstrong's military comedies:
Warriors at ease
Warriors still at ease
Easy Warriors
Livestock in barracks
Captain Bayonet and others
Warriors at ease
Warriors still at ease
Easy Warriors
Livestock in barracks
Captain Bayonet and others
590 pages, Hardcover
First published October 27, 1938
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About the author
Anthony Armstrong
89 books2 followersAnthony Armstrong was a British author who flourished from 1924 to 1976 and was known for writing in several literary genres, including historical, humorous, crime, and country novels; humorous short stories; drama; non-fiction works; and film and radio scripts.
(George) Anthony Armstrong Willis was born on January 2, 1897, in Esquimalt, British Columbia. He spent the majority of his life in England. He married Francis Monica Sealy in 1926. He was educated at Uppingham and Trinity College, Cambridge. During the years 1915-1925, he served in the Royal Air Force. In 1940 he founded the R.A.F. training magazine Tee Emm, and served as its editor until its demise in 1946.
He began writing for Punch in 1924. From the 1930s through the 1960s he wrote several novels and also many humorous works and plays, some of which were adapted for radio. His articles and short stories were published in such periodicals as New Yorker, County Fair, Strand, Daily Mail, Evening News, and Sunday Chronicle. He received the award "Order of the British Empire" in 1944. He died February 10, 1976.
(George) Anthony Armstrong Willis was born on January 2, 1897, in Esquimalt, British Columbia. He spent the majority of his life in England. He married Francis Monica Sealy in 1926. He was educated at Uppingham and Trinity College, Cambridge. During the years 1915-1925, he served in the Royal Air Force. In 1940 he founded the R.A.F. training magazine Tee Emm, and served as its editor until its demise in 1946.
He began writing for Punch in 1924. From the 1930s through the 1960s he wrote several novels and also many humorous works and plays, some of which were adapted for radio. His articles and short stories were published in such periodicals as New Yorker, County Fair, Strand, Daily Mail, Evening News, and Sunday Chronicle. He received the award "Order of the British Empire" in 1944. He died February 10, 1976.
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July 20, 2018
I read this years ago when I was still in the army and was caught laughing out loud at it on the tube far too often. The stories are archetypes of peacetime 'in barracks' military life. I especially loved the General's Inspection and 'Our non-drinking union'
May 6, 2014
I worked my way through this omnibus volume and reviewed each part separately as I came to it.
1. Warriors at ease(Read from Sept. 4 to 8, 2013)**
A collection of 31 short comic pieces (mostly only about 3 or 4 pages each) about army life. These are very much the kind of articles you would find in "Punch" magazine at the time and most if not all of them had appeared there. Most of the pieces concern a group of soldiers with such unlikely names as Captain Bayonet,Sergeant Grenade and Private Pullthrough, but there are others such as the 6 military dramas, little play and film scripts and the 4 general orders sections giving Military orders to such unlikely things as Pirates and Ancient Britons. The pieces are silly and amusing, but none are all that good, but a pleasant collection.
2. Warriors still at ease (Read from Oct. 3 to 5, 2013)**
More of the adventures of Capt. Bayonet, Lt. Swordfrog, Pvt. Barrel etc. Somewhat better written than the first collection (Warriors at Ease) some of these short pieces even follow directly on from each other.
3. Easy warriors (Read from Oct. 28 to 29, 2013)**
This third collection of Anthony Armstrong's military sketches is enlivened by the illustrations of cartoonist G. L. Stampa but otherwise it's more of the same, although the emphasis between this and the first has shifted to the officers from the enlisted men.
4. Livestock in Barracks(Read from Nov. 21 to 25, 2013) **
In this collection of Armstrong's military comedies all the stories relate to different animals, either officially or unofficially on the camp. The stories end up pretty similar and unremarkable, despite the unbelievably large variety of species.
5. Captain Bayonet and others(Read from May. 4 to 6, 2014) ***
Easily the best of the five volumes of Anthony Armstrong's military stories I've read. A delightfully silly view of peacetime army life.
1. Warriors at ease(Read from Sept. 4 to 8, 2013)**
A collection of 31 short comic pieces (mostly only about 3 or 4 pages each) about army life. These are very much the kind of articles you would find in "Punch" magazine at the time and most if not all of them had appeared there. Most of the pieces concern a group of soldiers with such unlikely names as Captain Bayonet,Sergeant Grenade and Private Pullthrough, but there are others such as the 6 military dramas, little play and film scripts and the 4 general orders sections giving Military orders to such unlikely things as Pirates and Ancient Britons. The pieces are silly and amusing, but none are all that good, but a pleasant collection.
2. Warriors still at ease (Read from Oct. 3 to 5, 2013)**
More of the adventures of Capt. Bayonet, Lt. Swordfrog, Pvt. Barrel etc. Somewhat better written than the first collection (Warriors at Ease) some of these short pieces even follow directly on from each other.
3. Easy warriors (Read from Oct. 28 to 29, 2013)**
This third collection of Anthony Armstrong's military sketches is enlivened by the illustrations of cartoonist G. L. Stampa but otherwise it's more of the same, although the emphasis between this and the first has shifted to the officers from the enlisted men.
4. Livestock in Barracks(Read from Nov. 21 to 25, 2013) **
In this collection of Armstrong's military comedies all the stories relate to different animals, either officially or unofficially on the camp. The stories end up pretty similar and unremarkable, despite the unbelievably large variety of species.
5. Captain Bayonet and others(Read from May. 4 to 6, 2014) ***
Easily the best of the five volumes of Anthony Armstrong's military stories I've read. A delightfully silly view of peacetime army life.
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