Blood of Honour - James Holland

Readers of Robert Harris, Bernard Cornwell and Ken Follett will love this all-action, blood-pumping wartime thriller from bestselling author and historian James Holland. Full of wholly convincing battles scenes and expert characterisation, as well as a compelling, high-octane storyline, this is one you won''t be able to put down!''Absorbing and thoughtful as well as tense and exciting'' -- Daily Telegraph''Fantastic - unputdownable!'' -- ***** Reader review''Great stuff. Highly entertaining and well written'' -- ***** Reader review''Once you start you cannot put this down'' -- ***** Reader review''Another cracking Jack Tanner novel'' -- ***** Reader review***********************************************************Crete, 1941: THE NAZI HAMMER IS ABOUT TO FALL ONCE MORE...In the face of a German invasion, Sergeant Jack Tanner is embroiled in a deadly game of survival that will test his resolve more than ever before. Not only has he fallen out with his commander but he has mortally offended Alopex, a powerful local chieftain.As if that wasn''t enough, Tanner and the rest of his battalion are caught in vicious close-quarter fighting against crack German paratroopers. Before long, they find themselves in bitter retreat to the mountainous interior where only one man can help them - Alopex.Although whether he will come to their rescue or not remains to be seen...Jack Tanner''s adventures continue in Hellfire.