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Kay
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R.I.P., George MacDonald Fraser. It was sad to hear that he had recently passed away, and it made me pick up his first Flashman book and fondly recall how much fun it was to read. Few writers have created such a wonderful rogue of a character or had such a command of the sweep of history. The Flashman books were my introduction to military history -- and not a bad introduction at that. Details of campaigns which would no doubt have bored me stiff spring to life in Fraser's books.
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