Tale Gunner: The Lighter Side of South African Military Life
Автор:A.J. Brooks Год: 2011 Издание: [не указанo] Страниц: 326 ISBN: 1920143505 Nothing quite beats that rawness of military humor. It's the same the world over. This hilarious collection of South African military anecdotes will - for the less sensitive reader - have you doubled up with mirth.Here's a taster ... ... If that is what it feels like to be blown to smithereens, then it's not too bad. The noise of the explosion was horrendous and I lay on my back and gazed at my shredded shirt. When will the pain start? I thought, or will I die before that? I think I'd prefer to die than have the agony. I wiped my stomach and expected see copious quantities of blood. There was none, so I sat up. Van was already sitting. He too studied his body for mortal wounds and found none. We looked at each other and grinned. It was so silly. But where was Samil Venter? We stood and began dusting ourselves off as a groan caught my attention. Then we saw him: Sergeant-Major Venter was stalking around clutching his one hand. His thumb had been blown clean off, but so too had his...
