Nightrunners of Bengal
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A fictional account of the events which led up to the Indian Mutiny, with descriptions of the fighting and its aftermath.
Masters ontpopte zich als een krachtige literaire stem, die zijn uitgebreide militaire ervaringen omzette in meeslepende verhalen. Zijn schrijven put diep uit zijn dienst bij het Indiase leger en de gevechten tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog, gekenmerkt door een diepgaand begrip van de realiteit van het conflict. Door zijn werk verkent Masters meesterlijk thema's als moed, verlies en menselijke veerkracht ondanks tegenspoed. Zijn stijl, gekenmerkt door compromisloze eerlijkheid en scherpe observaties, resoneert bij lezers die op zoek zijn naar authentieke en ontroerende verhalen.






A fictional account of the events which led up to the Indian Mutiny, with descriptions of the fighting and its aftermath.
Enter the world of the Dragon Knights!Evil General Vayn gained power twelve years ago on the Islands of Alariss, defeating the Dragon Knights, an elite force with the ability to transform into dragons, using dark magic to bind them in their human forms.
Part Two Of Two PartsBY THE GREEN OF SPRING is the third and final volume in John Masters' trilogy Loss of Eden.The trilogy, starting with NOW GOD BE THANKED, depicts the impact of WW I on British life. HEART OF WAR carries the saga into the conflict's desperate middle years. BY THE GREEN OF SPRING brings the war to its close and casts the survivors (half the war-time generation was killed) on the barren shores of peace."An impressive, large-scale work. Masters never shifts his focus from the human element...his storytelling gifts, convincing characterization and skilled organizaton have never been more tellingly displayed." (John Barkham Reviews)
The memoirs of Field-Marshal Sir John Durham provoke a profound crisis within his family and the British government as the layers of secrecy and lies are peeled away from his decades long Army career and personal life.
Slightly scuffed paperback with lightly worn spine ends and leading corners. Page block has minor marks. Pages are clean and binding is sound throughout. Illustrated by documentary photographs. T