Published by Corgi, part of Transworld Publishers
Format: Paperback
£7.99
Author:
James Holland
Format: Paperback
EAN: 9780552773980
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EAN: 9780552773980
Published: 7 Jul 2011
Crete, May 1941.
In the face of a German invasion, Sergeant Jack Tanner is embroiled in a deadly game of survival that will test his resolve more than ever before. Not only has he fallen out with his commander but he has mortally offended Alopex, a powerful local chieftain.
As if that wasn't enough, Tanner and the rest of his battalion are caught in vicious close-quarter fighting against crack German paratroopers. Before long, they find themselves in bitter retreat to the mountainous interior where only one man can help them - Alopex. Although whether he will come to their rescue or not remains to be seen,,,
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Plenty of action... sharp dialogue and swift characterisation. The whole is intelligently structured so that this is absorbing and thoughtful as well as tense and exciting
- Daily Telegraph
A good old-fashined action hero makes his appearance in this page-turning thriller... James Holland, a respected military historian, has produced a story authentic in every detail
- Daily Telegraph
James Holland is an acclaimed historian and has been studying and writing about the Second World War for the past ten years. As a fan of historical fiction - and that includes Commando comics - it struck him that there was no Hornblower or Sharpe of World War II and so he decided to write about such a man himself. So was born Jack Tanner.
James lives in the beautiful Chalke Valley near Salisbury in Wiltshire, with his wife, son, daughter, dog and chickens. To find out more, visit his website: www.secondworldwarforum.com
