Listen free for 30 days

Listen with offer

  • The Road Past Mandalay

  • By: John Masters
  • Narrated by: Roger Davis
  • Length: 14 hrs and 13 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (8 ratings)
Offer ends May 1st, 2024 11:59PM GMT. Terms and conditions apply.
£7.99/month after 3 months. Renews automatically.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
The Road Past Mandalay cover art

The Road Past Mandalay

By: John Masters
Narrated by: Roger Davis
Get this deal Try for £0.00

Pay £99p/month. After 3 months pay £7.99/month. Renews automatically. See terms for eligibility.

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £12.99

Buy Now for £12.99

Pay using card ending in
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.

Listeners also enjoyed...

Marine! cover art
Larrikins in Khaki cover art
Invading Hitler's Europe cover art
Masters' India Saga cover art
The Battles for Kokoda Plateau cover art One of Our Submarines cover art
Cinderella Boys cover art
Against All Odds cover art
Red Devils cover art
Lion Rampant cover art
Brave Men cover art
The Recollections of Rifleman Bowlby cover art
Rifleman cover art
Blood, Dust and Snow cover art
Mosquito Men cover art
A War of Empires cover art

Summary

The second part of the best-selling novelist's dramatic autobiography about his time in the Gurkhas during the Second World War.

This is the second part of John Masters's autobiography: how he fought with his Gurkha regiment during World War II until his promotion to command one of the Chindit columns behind enemy lines in Burma.

Written by a best-selling novelist at the height of his powers, it is an exceptionally moving story that culminates in him having to personally shoot a number of wounded British soldiers who cannot be evacuated before their position is overrun by the Japanese. It is an uncomfortable reminder that Churchill's obsession with 'special forces' squandered thousands of Allied lives in operations that owed more to public relations than strategic calculation.

This military and moral odyssey is one of the greatest of World War II frontline memoirs.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2023 John Masters (P)2023 Weidenfeld & Nicolson

What listeners say about The Road Past Mandalay

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    7
  • 4 Stars
    1
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Performance
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    3
  • 4 Stars
    2
  • 3 Stars
    2
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    6
  • 4 Stars
    1
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Fascinating story, narrator is a little robotic

I thoroughly enjoyed this biographical account but the voice and pace took a little getting used to, including increasing narration speed to x1.15.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!