Coward on the Beach: 1 - Hardcover

Delingpole, James

3.59

112 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0747590702 ISBN 13: 9780747590705

Publisher: Bloomsbury Pub Ltd, 2007

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World War II€™s answer to Flashman, only much more honorable€”Dick's a Coward by name but not by nature€”our hero has the uncanny knack of being in just the right place at just the wrong time. The first volume of Coward's adventures finds him storming the Normandy beaches with the green berets of 47 Royal Marines Commando. Outnumbered and outgunned, they have a mission to capture the strategically vital town of Port-en-Bessin€”or die trying. Protecting Coward throughout is his hardbitten, long-suffering assistant (and head groom to his estate) Price, for whom noblesse oblige died long ago at Passchendaele. But there are worse things than war, Coward knows, not least the horrific possibility that the family estate might fall into the hands of his ghastly, undeserving brother, James. Only by amassing sufficient military glory to appease his difficult father€”and living to tell the tale€”can Coward that justice prevails. Such a pity that

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About the Author:

James Delingpole writes regularly for Daily Telegraph, Sunday Times, and The Times. He is TV critic for The Spectator and his other titles include Fin, How to Be Right, and Thinly Disguised Autobiography.

Review:

"[This] wide-ranging celebration of all things Italian is as smart, entertaining, and interesting as the land it represents, perfect for Italophiles, travelers, and every curious reader." —Booklist, starred review

"Extremely funny . . . very moving. The research is exemplary, and like the best historical fiction, woven seamlessly into the narrative. Truly compelling." —Sunday Telegraph

"Tempered by the carnage of war, Dick's antics have more meat and less sauce than those of his antecedent Flashman, whose racy adventures Delingpole creditably updates." —Financial Times Magazine

"Vigorous, witty and elegant . . . a welcome corrective to the Spielberg-Hanks version and promises a lot more excitement to come." —The Spectator

"A literary equivalent of Saving Private Ryan . . . a fine ear for dialogue." —Mail on Sunday

"Very funny, and always delightfully non-PC." —GQ

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