"The younger son of undeniably aristocratic stock, Loopy endured an unloved and unhappy childhood while his estranged father composed elegant verses in Persian and with gentlemanly indifference lost at the Casino in Monte Carlo lands and villas in the South of France worth untold millions. Loopy, denied his wealth, joined the 4th Hussars just before the war and his subsequent adventures will surely delight all those with the wit to buy or borrow this book.