Stanley Windrush's university studies are abruptly cut short when he's conscripted towards the end of the war. He struggles to adapt to military life, revealing he's unsuited for leadership roles. This leads him to cross paths with cunning Private Cox, an expert on Army scams, and his uncle, a brigadier in the War Office, whose motives seem suspiciously shady.
Private's Progress
A former British officer is given a second chance by his influential uncle, a high-ranking military leader, to embark on a covert mission to recover stolen artworks from the Nazis during World War II.