The Complete McAuslan: a review

Quite by accident while searching for George Frazier McDonald books, I came across The Complete McAuslan.  This is a collection of three complete novels packaged in a single book.

I downloaded it and started reading it immediately.  I found it amusing, entertaining and  punctuated with laugh-out-loud scenes.  The title character, Private McAuslan, is the dirtiest soldier in the Scottish Highland regiment and in the entire army.  Whenever the regiment has an important inspection by the higher command, McAulsan is given liberty so he won't be around for it.  Unfortunately, McAuslan always shows up, out of uniform (i.e.without his kilt), drunk and escorted by several MP's.

Each novel consists of a series of short stories, all told by a young subaltern, MacNeill, who joins the regiment in North Africa at the conclusion of World War II.  MacNeill is in charge of McAuslan's platoon.  The stories are spread around North Africa and many are set in Scotland after the regiment is returned to its home turf.

I give this one the maximum number of stars allowed. I think it is one of McDonald's best and I've read most of his Flashman books.

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