ˈeɪ. dʒˈeɪ. kwˈɪnəl bˈeɪst kɹˈiːzi ˌɔn sˈɛvɹəl pˈiːpəl hiː nˈuː fɹʌm ˈæfɹɪkə ænd vˌiːətnˈɑːm ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z.
A. J. Quinnell based Creasy on several people he knew from Africa and Vietnam in the 1960s and 1970s.