'Phil O'Brien's book is a superb social history written by a genuinely conscious member of the working class. This unusual publishing venture deserves the support of all thinking Australians' Ross Fitzgerald "He was one of those rare officers who was so objectionable that he had few friends if any, even among his own ranks. In the desert he rightly earned the title of Doover Dan, a nickname which described his usual haunt. His courage could be summed up easily - he had none! After discharge he became an executive with a firm in Brisbane city. One day a large number of striking workers were marching up the street when Doover Dan came out from behind huge glass doors to hurl abuse at the strikers. Bad luck for Doover, one of the marchers was in the same unit in the desert. He called to Dan: 'Get back down in your doover, Dan, you dingo bastard.' Dan was stunned and his face went about six different colours."