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by George MacDonald Fraser (Author)
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  • Paperback: 608 pages
  • Publisher: Harper; New edition edition (7 Feb 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0006513719
  • ISBN-13: 978-0006513711
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.2 x 4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
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'It's great fun and rings true: a Highland Fling of a book' Eric Linklater 'Twenty-five years have not dimmed Mr Fraser's recollections of those hectic days of soldiering. One takes leave of his characters with real and grateful regret' Sir Bernard Fergusson, Sunday Times


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George MacDonald Fraser's hilarious stories of the most disastrous soldier in the British Army -- collected together for the first time in one volume. Private McAuslan, J., the Dirtiest Soldier in the Word (alias the Tartan Caliban, or the Highland Division's answer to the Pekin Man) first demonstrated his unfitness for service in The General Danced at Dawn. He continued his disorderly advance, losing, soiling or destroying his equipment, through the pages of McAuslan in the Rough. The final volume, The Sheikh and the Dustbin, pursues the career of the great incompetent as he shambles across North African and Scotland, swinging his right arm in time with his right leg and tripping over his untied laces. His admirers know him as court-martial defendant, ghost-catcher, star-crossed lover and golf caddie extraordinary. Whether map-reading his erratic way through the Sahara by night or confronting Arab rioters, McAuslan's talent for catastrophe is guaranteed. Now, for the first time, the inimitable McAuslan stories are collected together in one glorious volume.
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fraser's Best., 28 Aug 2003
By H.S.A. (Washington, D.C. United States) - See all my reviews
By now, I've read about 70% of Fraser's published work.
The Flashman series, is in a class by itself. 'Steel Bonnets' was slightly tough sledding for me. 'Quartered Safe Out Here' was excellent. But, 'The Complete McAuslan' was phenomenal. I can't really say anything better than has been said by the other reviewers.

Though the humor is subtle, I was practically rolling on the floor with tears through most of it. Having never served in the military, I can't say that I can personally relate to much of what's in the book, but, that's the beauty of it. Fraser is such an excellent writer, you don't have to be a former serviceman to get it or appreciate it! (It's as much about Scotland as the Gordons).

This book was so good I didn't want to end.

Had I read it as a teen, I probably would have run off to Scotland and tried to enlist in the Black Watch. (They're one of the few Regiments that'll take Americans...)
It's not in print in America, but I'm glad it's in print in the UK. Right after I finished it, I ordered about 4 or 5 copies for my friends over here, as gifts.

Great book!!! I can't say enough about it.

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A triumph of comedic writing, 9 Mar 2001
By Joseph Haschka (Glendale, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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Because THE COMPLETE MCAUSLAN isn't available in the Colonies, I had to spend the extra gold to get it shipped across The Pond - and it was worth every penny.

This is one of the funniest books I've ever read. Granted, it's actually a compendium of three works previously published over many years, but I salute Fraser's ability to sustain the level of humor from the beginning to end of his McAuslan saga.

Another of the author's remarkable talents is his ability to recreate in text a heavy Scottish dialect. After finishing, I gave the book to a colleague from Scotland, and she delightedly pronounced the dialogue authentic.

I suspect that this collection of stories, based on Fraser's reminiscences of his own stint with a Highland regiment, will entertain anyone who's ever served in the military, no matter what country or service branch. I myself spent 11 years in the U.S. Navy, and I couldn't put it down.

Absolutely first class!

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Private McAuslan reviews:, 24 Nov 2004
See your man Fraser? Aye, wull, he's written a gey lot of books aboot Flashman, and they're stotters, so they are. But this yins different; it's all aboot his time as an officer in ra Gordon Highlanders, in ra desert, after ra war. There's some awfy guid baurs in this book, and some smashin' characters, and a wee bit canny observation, too. Ah liked it fine, but. He only got wan thing wrang; ah'm no dirty. Ra court-martial said so.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful read
This was bought as a replacement for the 3 books that comprise this volume - they are getting very tatty from constant reading! Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Complete McAuslan
How can anyone not love George MacDonald Fraser's account of the life of Lieutenant McNeil and his tribulations in the Army, usually caused by the magnificent McAuslan, the... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Pj Statham

5.0 out of 5 stars A superb window into a different world
George Macdonald Fraser is most famous for his 12 volume Flashman series, chock full of amorous adventure and poltroonery. Read more
Published 3 months ago by John Middleton

5.0 out of 5 stars Do Not Judge This Book By Its Covers
Strange, although I am a hard core GMF fan, I was not tempted by his McAuslan trilogy until recently. Read more
Published 9 months ago by John Winterson Richards

4.0 out of 5 stars Really really good
Fantastic book. Don't be misled into thinking it is all about McAuslan as there are plenty of other characters to warm the cockles of your heart. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Kit

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious!
What can I say? This book had me laughing out loud constantly at the incredible stories about private McAuslan in the first years after World War II. Read more
Published on 23 Oct 2007 by Didier

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous.
I cannot say more than other reviewers, but I od recommend these books. Extremely well written, highly readable, and hilarious. Read more
Published on 13 April 2007 by Bill Kelly

5.0 out of 5 stars The Very Best from GMF.
I have read all of Mr. Fraser's books fiction and non-fiction. While counting myself among the legion of Flashman fans, I must rate the McAuslan tales above all else that GMF has... Read more
Published on 7 Jan 2007 by William D. Freeman

5.0 out of 5 stars Best kept secret
Don't tell anyone about this book. Let them wait for the film or TV series and then when everyone in the office mimics The Dirtiest Soldier In The World, casually announce that... Read more
Published on 10 Jun 2005 by M. J. Bailey

5.0 out of 5 stars three wonderful books in one
All three of George Macdonald Fraser's entrancing collections of armys stories are gathered together in this incredibly good value book. Read more
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