Christian Rodska takes on the individual and decidedly eccentric voices of all the commandos stationed on the Isle of Mugg during WWII. From the bellowing of the general hiding under the billiard table during the bombing, to the fluted voice of Laird's wife at dinner, the dialogue is a hoot. But then in the last half of the book--the second in the Sword of Honour trilogy--the tone changes dramatically. Ordered to Crete to face chaos and defeat, the merry combatants sober up fast. Rodska reads brilliantly--if there were an Oscar for excellence in audio performance, Rodska would be a top contender. However, the events are so grim that listening becomes painful and, worse, tedious. J.C. An AUDIOFILE Earphones Award winner (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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Guy Crouchback is now attached to a commando unit undergoing training on the Hebridean isle of Mugg, where the whisky flows freely and HM forces have to show respect for the laird. But the comedy of Mugg is followed by the bitterness of Crete.
