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Patrol
Philip Macdonald
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Description for Patrol
Paperback. A lost British army patrol in WWI Mesopotamia is gradually picked off one by one in this suspenseful thriller. Series: Casemate Classic War Fiction. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 191 x 23. Weight in Grams: 230.
‘Already loose sand had drifted over the stamped-down square which momentarily had distinguished the subaltern’s grave: no there was no sign, no mark, no indication whatsoever. There had been, here, eleven men. Now ten rode away’ In the Mesopotamian desert during World War I, the leader of a British patrol is shot and killed, by an unseen enemy. The officer is the only one who knows their orders and has not told anyone else where they are located. From then on the sergeant has to try to lead the men through a hostile desert landscape which ... Read more
‘Already loose sand had drifted over the stamped-down square which momentarily had distinguished the subaltern’s grave: no there was no sign, no mark, no indication whatsoever. There had been, here, eleven men. Now ten rode away’ In the Mesopotamian desert during World War I, the leader of a British patrol is shot and killed, by an unseen enemy. The officer is the only one who knows their orders and has not told anyone else where they are located. From then on the sergeant has to try to lead the men through a hostile desert landscape which ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Casemate Classic War Fiction
Condition
New
Weight
229g
Number of Pages
246
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781612003788
SKU
V9781612003788
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About Philip Macdonald
Philip Macdonald was the grandson of the writer George MacDonald. During World War I he served with the British cavalry in Mesopotamia. He later trained horses for the army, was a show jumper, and moved to Hollywood in 1931. He was one of the most popular mystery writers of the 1930s, and wrote over 25 novels. Fifteen film adaptations were ... Read more
Reviews for Patrol
The basis for films by Walter Summer and John Ford, this bestselling novel is a suspenseful tale of the Great War for readers of Robert Graves or Ford Madox Ford—or anyone who enjoys an action-packed war story. Author Philip MacDonald, who served in Mesopotamia with the British cavalry, went on to become one of the most popular writers of thrillers ... Read more