Death or Glory I: The Last Commando

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!

ISBN 0718154975   Pages 496 ISBN13 9780718154974 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 786 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd   Published in London Imprint Michael Joseph Ltd   Height (mm) 240 Format Hardback   Width (mm) 162 Publication date 07 May 2009   Spine width (mm) 43 DEWEY 823.914   Academic level General DEWEY edition DC22

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