Death or Glory I: The Last Commando

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Number of Pages: 496

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 …