Four powerful novels of men caught in the violence, passion, intrigue and terror of war, spanning centuries and continents.
SKETCH BOOK OF A CADET FROM GASCONY by James Warner Bellah
Eleven vivid stories of men confronting war on the battlefield—and within themselves. Written while Bellah was still a young man, this acclaimed collection launched the career of the novelist and screenwriter who would later write such classic Westerns as Rio Grande and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.
RAM by John Winchcombe-Taylor
Born on a battlefield in 1706 and raised to become an expert horseman, swordsman and soldier, Ram Anstruther grows into a legendary soldier of fortune whose thirst for adventure, women and revenge carries him from England and Austria to India and the American frontier. It’s an epic tale of warfare, intrigue and a man seemingly destined to live—and perhaps die—by the sword.
WINE OF VIOLENCE by Ralph Ingersoll
First Lieutenant Rowell Reardon is sent to wartime London to help plan the Normandy invasion, then finds himself swept into the brutal reality of combat in Europe. Against the backdrop of D-Day, the Battle of the Bulge and the liberation of Paris, he seeks escape in women before finally confronting love, war and his own fate.
THE COMPASSIONATE TIGER by Hunton Downs
Vietnam, 1954. Soldier of fortune Daniel King takes a job protecting a wealthy plantation owner who plays every side in a country sliding toward war. Surrounded by intrigue, betrayal, sudden violence—and two seductive women with dangerous agendas of their own—King learns that survival means striking first in a world where weakness can be fatal.
Hunton Downs, James Warner Bellah, John Winchcombe-Taylor, Ralph Ingersoll /
Adventure, Anthologies, Espionage, Military Fiction
