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"August, 1942. North Africa. The desert war hangs in the balance. Although their retreat has finally been halted, morale in the British Army is at rock bottom. When the commander of the Eighth Army, General Gott, is killed, it seems that foul play is at work. An impenetrable Axis spy circuit could be compromising any hope the Allies have of stemming the Nazi tide. Jack Tanner, recovering from wounds in a Cairo hospital, is astonished to receive a battlefield commission which will propel him into a very different world when he returns to action. Fit once more, he finds himself facing the full…
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4 editions- Other · English · 2012Penguin Random House · 576 pages · 9780552773997
- Other · English · 2012Magna Large Print · 629 pages · 9780750535847
- Other · English · 2011Transworld Publishers Limited · 576 pages · 9781409011477
- Other · English · 2011Bantam Press · 352 pages · 9780593058404
CampaignsWorld War, 1939-1945Jack Tanner (Fictitious character)SoldiersMilitary campaignsFictionWorld war, 1939-1945, fictionEgypt, fiction













