What book covers a military leader whose dangerous career would seem unbelievable in a film?
Short answerHappy Odyssey, the memoir of Lieutenant General Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, is the recommended starting point.
NotesHappy Odyssey is recommended for a first-person account of an exceptionally dangerous military career. Adrian Carton de Wiart survived repeated episodes that would seem implausible in a film. The comparison with Jack Churchill conveys how extreme the record is without summarising every incident. The memoir also includes a foreword by Winston Churchill.