Death or Glory I: The Last Commando
Author | : Michael Asher |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 425 |
Release | : 2009-05-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780141924380 |
ISBN-13 | : 0141924381 |
Rating | : 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: In the heat 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 ...