Death or Glory Vol. 1The Last Commando |
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Author:
| Asher, Michael |
ISBN: | 978-0-7181-5498-1 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2009 |
Publisher: | Penguin Books, Limited
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Imprint: | Michael Joseph |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $32.95 |
Book Description:
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IN THE HEART OF BATTLE YOU HAVE TWO CHOICES- 'DEATH' OR 'GLORY'
Libya 1942 - Rommel's Africa Korps is sweeping across Northern Africa. The ragged Allied forces engage the enemy in brutal fire-fights on the scorched desert sands. Meanwhile, the Allied commander-in-chief sends a desperate coded message to the Prime Minister - the courier is First Officer Madeleine Rose, WRNS - codename Runefish.
When Runefish's plane is shot down deep behind enemy lines - GHQ must...
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IN THE HEART OF BATTLE YOU HAVE TWO CHOICES- 'DEATH' OR 'GLORY'
Libya 1942 - Rommel's Africa Korps is sweeping across Northern Africa. The ragged Allied forces engage the enemy in brutal fire-fights on the scorched desert sands. Meanwhile, the Allied commander-in-chief sends a desperate coded message to the Prime Minister - the courier is First Officer Madeleine Rose, WRNS - codename Runefish.
When Runefish's plane is shot down deep behind enemy lines - GHQ must send in the commandos to pull her out. It looks like no more than a deadly fool's errand - and the man they choose is given one option- take the mission or face court martial.
Battle-hardened Sgnt Tom Caine is a first class soldier who struggles with obeying orders. He must lead his small squad of specialist commandos into the hornet's nest - on a bloody mission that could change the outcome of the war . . .
IN PRAISE OF MICHAEL ASHER-
'Breathtaking . . . astonishing . . . terrific' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
'Absolutely enthralling' SCOTSMAN
THE FIRST SERGEANT TOM CAINE NOVEL, THE LAST COMMANDO.
'A knot of commandos was advancing through smoke and dust, tommy-guns blipping, Lee-Enfields cracking. Caine found himself looking down the barrel of von Karlsruhe's pistol, and felt a round whirr past. He fired his tommy-gun, sowing the officer's broad chest with blood and lead. Von Karlsruhe felt his body go numb, felt the earth come up to meet him, saw his world go black . . .'