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Field Marshal the Lord Guthrie commanded at every level in the British Army from platoon to army group and was Britain’s senior military commander at a time of great change. He oversaw the modernisation of the armed forces following the Cold War years and led Britain’s military involvement in operations in the Balkans and Sierra Leone. Peace, War and Whitehall details Lord Guthrie’s extraordinary career from a young platoon commander through to chief of the Defence staff.

A glittering collection of humorous stories by classic authors, including 'The Tremendous Adventures of Major Brown' by G.K. Chesterton, 'The Talking Horse' by Thomas Anstey Guthrie, 'The Seventh Pullet' by Saki, 'Biffin on the Bassoon' by Harry Graham, 'The Scharz-Metterklume Method' by Saki, 'The Chaplet' by Saki, 'The Facts' by Ring Lardner, 'A Dissertation Upon Roasted Pig' by Charles Lamb, 'Fur' by Saki, and 'The Lumber Room' by Saki'.