OFFICERS AND GENTLEMEN is the second volume of Evelyn Waugh’s masterful trilogy (set during WW II) about war, religion and politics. It follows MEN AT ARMS and in turn is followed by THE END OF THE BATTLE.

          In this volume Guy Crouchback takes on training as a commando. After graduating, he joins a special assault team in a Crete mission. Hookforce, an attack plan designed by officers for the men to implement, never gets off the ground.