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Baptism Of The Sword (Jack Windrush Book 12) Kindle Edition
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Jack and his regiment, the Royal Malverns, are heavily involved. Things become more complicated when Jack is ordered to hold a village deep in the desert as an escape route for General Gordon and the beleaguered garrison of Khartoum.
The twelfth book in Malcolm Archibald's 'Jack Windrush' series of historical military novels, Baptism of the Sword is an action-packed historical adventure set in the period when Britain stretched her imperial muscle, despite the misgivings of some politicians and soldiers. It shows the bravery of the ordinary fighting men on both sides, as well as the futility of war.
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateNovember 2, 2022
- File size2507 KB
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- ASIN : B0BL9477V8
- Publisher : Next Chapter (November 2, 2022)
- Publication date : November 2, 2022
- Language : English
- File size : 2507 KB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 414 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #236,470 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #139 in Historical African Fiction
- #934 in Historical British Fiction
- #968 in Military Historical Fiction
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About the author

Born in Edinburgh, Scotland and educated at the University of Dundee, I write in a variety of genres, from academic history to folklore, historical fiction to fantasy. I won the Dundee International Book Prize with my novel 'Whales for the Wizard' in 2005 and was a winner in the People's Book Prize with 'The Darkest Walk' in 2011. In 2021 my 18th century military novel, 'Blood Oath' won the military fiction prize awarded by the Society for Army Historical Research.
Happily married for 41 years, I have three grown children and live just outside Dundee in eastern Scotland.
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The desert, the Sudan, Gordon at at Khartoum, holding a door open for escape.
And Jack Windrush using all his talents.
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