Book description
August, 1942. North Africa.
The desert war hangs in the balance. When the commander of the
Eighth Army, General Gott, is killed, it's clear that foul play is at
work. An impenetrable Axis spy circuit is compromising any hope the
Allies have of stemming the Nazi tide. Jack Tanner, recovering from
wounds in a Cairo hospital, is astonished to receive a battlefield
commission which will propel him into a very different world when he
returns to action. Fit once more, he finds himself facing the full
onslaught of Rommel's latest offensive.
In its aftermath, Tanner and his trusty sidekick Sykes are recruited
to work behind the Axis lines in a desperate attempt to fight back.
But the murky world of deceit and murder they find themselves in is a
million miles away from the certainties of the battlefield. Somehow
they must discover who they can trust in the cat-and-mouse world of
counter-espionage before it's too late...
James Holland was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, and studied
history at Durham University. A member of the British Commission for
Military History and the Guild of Battlefield Guides, he also
regularly contributes reviews and articles in national newspapers and
magazines.
He is the author of five historical works - Fortress Malta,
Together We Stand, Heroes, Italy's Sorrow and The Battle of
Britain - and three other Jack Tanner novels, The Odin
Mission, Darkest Hour and Blood of Honour.His many
interviews with veterans of the Second World War are available at the
Imperial War Museum and are also archived on www.
secondworldwarforum. com .
