A FACE LIKE A CHICKEN'S BACKSIDE: An Unconventional Soldier in Malaya and Borneo, 1948-1971, J.P. Cross, Cultured Lotus, Singapore, 2003, 238 pages, $20.95.
John Phillip Cross was, in his own words, an unconventional soldier. He did not do anything new or extraordinary, but he did things when others sat back in secure, comfortable positions. Engaging the British Empire's enemies required someone like Cross who was willing to forego the comforts of headquarters for the unpleasant ...