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Guy Crouchback's disillusionment with the military machine of old England
In the novel "Officers and Gentlemen", the English writer Evelyn Waugh addresses the topic of the army and military service. In a trilogy consisting of two volumes, the author explores the fate of the main character, Lieutenant Guy Crouchback, who served in the Royal Halberdier Corps during the Second World War.
Evelyn Waugh is known for his sharp and ironic view of various classes and phenomena. In the novel "Officers and Gentlemen", the author debunks myths about the military, showing them from an unsightly side. Naive admiration for armed men and the romantic ideals of the protagonist give way to acute disappointment in the face of the reality of the military machine of "good old England".
The book describes in detail the bureaucracy, careerism, honor, corruption, stupidity, pomposity, cowardice and senseless cruelty that characterized the army and military service during World War II.
