Too Few for Drums (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780935526967)

R. F. Delderfield, a respected author, playwright, screenwriter, and newspaperman, was born in Greenwich, England, in 1912 and became a full-time author after a stint as a small-town reporter and an RAF hitch in World War II. According to The New York Times Book Review, Delderfield wrote with vigor, unceasing narrative drive, and a high degree of craftsmanship, and he described himself as a compulsive teller of tales, a real chronic case. Delderfield died in 1972.