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Monsoon Selection Board by George MacDonald Fraser

Corporal David MacNeill attempts to become an officer, as the Second World War draws to a close in India. Read by Tom Fleming.

Corporal David MacNeill remembers the challenging time when he was part of a regiment engaged in a futile attempt to stop Japanese forces fleeing Burma.

He was also up before a selection board for a commission - after failing the first attempt....

George MacDonald Fraser's short story read by Tom Fleming.

Producer Bruce Young

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in October 1990.

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