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The General Danced at Dawn
 First edition | |
| Author | George MacDonald Fraser |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | McAuslan stories |
| Genre | Historical short stories |
| Publisher | Barrie & Jenkins |
Publication date | 1970 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 205 |
| Followed by | McAuslan in the Rough |
The General Danced at Dawn is a collection of short stories by George MacDonald Fraser, narrated by Lieutenant Dand MacNeill, a young officer in a fictional Scottish battalion of the British Army, part of the 51st (Highland) Infantry Division. It is a generally fond depiction of army life in the period just after World War II.[1] It was published first during 1970. The stories were based on Fraser's own time as an officer of the Gordon Highlanders in Libya at that time.[2][3]
The book was followed by two other collections of the same series: McAuslan in the Rough and The Sheikh and the Dustbin.
In the epilogue to The Sheikh and the Dustbin, Fraser identified the unnamed battalion and its colonel, and revealed that the characters and events in the stories were based on real soldiers and incidents.
- ^ Fergusson, Bernard. "Blow, bugles, blow!" (book review) The Sunday Times, Sunday, 13 September 1970 (Issue 7685), pg. 32. (393 words)
- ^ Farwall, Byron. "Regimental Highland Flings" (book review) The Washington Post, 25 March 1973./13.
- ^ "Blend of military fact and fancy". The Canberra Times. ACT. 7 August 1971. p. 15. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
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