Pathways to Adventure - An Extraordinary Life

Dryden Press, Hororata, 2004, 385 pages. Light creasing to spine, minor secondhand wear to cover extremities, previous owner's name in pen at top of front endpaper.

Pathways to Adventure is as much a travel book as a soldiering book, as not only did Major General WB 'Sandy' Thomas, CB, DSO, MC and bar, ED, Silver Star (USA) join the army and see the world but he wrote very descriptively of the many exotic places where his postings took him. His powers of observation, vital for an officer in the field, are very sharp. He combines this skill with a natural ability to brilliantly record the scene in words, giving the reader an instant picture. Having dared to be free Sandy Thomas experienced the fruits of freedom to the full, never missing an opportunity to see more, to learn more, and to enjoy more.