Memoir of the Bobotes Author:Joyce Cary From Library Journal: Cary's portrait of an idealistic Englishman who gets his Romantic ideals shattered by the reality of war is based on his firsthand experience of serving in the Balkan campaign from 1912 to 1913. The text is buttressed with 25 illustrations by the author. — The renowned novelist and author of The Horse's Mouth was 23 at the s... more »tart of the Balkan War (1912). A romantic idealist, he recorded and illustrated (pen and ink sketches) his experiences.« less