Book description
Thrilling military history from the author of To Do and Die. Perfect
for fans of Andy McNabb and Richard Sharpe.
As the ship docked in Bombay, the shocking news of the rising by the
Indian mutineers and their massacre of women, children and civilians
reached Anthony Morgan and his company. Even so, they were hardly
prepared for what they now faced in this country, so unknown to them,
where they found it hard to understand who was friend or foe among the
native troops.
Morgan himself has another quest. On discovering that the son he had
fathered, his child's mother and her husband, Morgan's old sergeant, are
captives up in the hills where the enterprising Rhani of Jansi is
building up her force against old comers, he is determined to find a way
to rescue them and lead them to safety.
A gripping tale of one of the great challenges to the Victorian Empire,
and the difficult dilemmas of a soldier torn between orders and honor.
Praise for To Do and Die:
'A finely-drawn depiction of battle and the camaraderie of war' Daily Mail
'Mercer's prose is muscular yet silky smooth . His depiction of the
experience of battle is unsurpassed'
Saul David, author of Zulu Dawn Born in 1956, Patrick Mercer read
History at Oxford University before joining the Army. He commanded his
battalion in Bosnia and Canada. Previously receiving a gallantry
commendation, he was awarded the OBE in 1997. In 1999, Patrick Mercer
accepted a post as the Defence Reporter for the Today Programme. In the
2001 election, he won the Tory seat in Newark. A respected historian, he
has already published a non-fiction account of the Inkerman battle
during the Crimean War.
