Surrounded by brutality and death on all sides, Kent's sole source of comfort is his love for his batman, Anson. But when the campaign begins in earnest, Kent is forced to confront his own inner darkness as his cowardice and fear lead to treason and cold-blooded murder. Tony Kent passes the interminable and swelteringly hot days in bouts of heavy drinking and casual sex. Newly arrived in Burma and waiting for the fighting to start, the outwardly brave and rugged Capt. quite literally an unforgettable experience.' - Savannah News One of the finest British novels to come out of World War II, Look Down in Mercy is the story of the moral disintegration of an ordinary British Army officer when faced with the unspeakable horrors of war.

Highly recommended.' - Birmingham News 'ne of the best of its kind ever written. Baxter displays a rousing knack for good story-telling with lean, unfrilled prose.' - Saturday Review 'ay well be considered one of the finest pieces of descriptive writing to come out of the war. penetrating insight of a man's struggle against the dark powers of moral disintegration.' - News Chronicle 'A brilliantly good novel.' - Lionel Hale, Observer 'Automatically rises to a high level of interest by facing up to problems which have been considered taboo in numerous other war novels by writers on both sides of the Atlantic. It is a distinct achievement.' - Joseph Taggart, Star 'An uncommonly good novel.' - Time Magazine 'A first novel of great promise.

Baxter does a great deal more than show promise if there is any justice in the world he has arrived.' - Times Literary Supplement 'A first novel of more than promise.

Look Down in Mercy by Walter Baxter