I saw the following quote attributed to a British tank commander in WWII and am looking for a book (any genre!) that has similar “everything that can go wrong is…but let’s do this anyway!” vibes:
“The 75mm gun is firing. The 37mm gun is firing but is traversed round the wrong way. The Browning is jammed. I am saying ‘Driver advance’ on the A set and the driver, who can’t hear me is reversing. And as I look over the top of the turret I see twelve enemy tanks fifty yards away, someone hands me a cheese sandwich.”
by Baratticus
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If this isn’t a Catch 22 rec IDK what is ☺️
Edit,.you may also like the Wilt novels (Tom Sharpe) as they are all about the wit of the situation. Very much love or hate them stuff but with a try if you like the truly hilarious stuff (i.e
hilarity at all costs, sometimes too much)
If you haven’t read it yet, the Martian by Andy Weir