Pure fun. ( )

Adventures in the Rifle Brigade is great fun, and especially rewarding for anyone who grew up reading the "Commando Comics" digest titles so popular in the British Commonwealth countries. Every aspect of this ripping yarn is in some way immediately derivative of the very clichés that it lovingly mocks, and therein lies the real pleasure of this work. Since all of the characters, on either side of the conflict, come off as a bunch of buffoons stumbling their way through noble attempts at heroics, it's all a hoot and something more than a guilty pleasure - in the end, it's an homage that perfectly hits the mark while having a great deal of fun doing so. ( )