Itt, a great example of satire of the British Empire. Even if

>>9454488
the best one is the one in germany with the dueling otto bismarck. i think that's the second one? royal flash. don't go through them all at once man. read like one or two a year, and they'll keep their hilarity. love those shits. also check out the colonel blimp movie.

I just know them as the precursors to Blackadder/Ciaphas Cain, both of which I enjoy immensely. I really should read them some time.

>>9454488
great stuff.
for similar non-fiction, check out Peter Hopkirk's Great Game series, albeit sans shenanigans.

>>9454501
I was lucky enough to pick up the paperback in a charity shop, and was already aware of most of the content. But it shocked me just how hard Fraser went into the idea of Flash being such a horrible person. Hard to imagine the Flashman from Blackadder was ever based off him...

>>9454851
And, to a pretty large extent, Blackadder himself.

>>9454851
>>9455274
there's another flashman? never heard of this blackadder