The Skirmishers: Feare Series: Book 1

The Skirmishers: Feare Series: Book 1
Author: Alec Merrill
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2016-05-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1483449610

The Frontier - Upper New York 1745 Imagine travelling to your friend's house for a visit only to find him dead. His wife and children are missing. It takes five hours to reach the nearest settlement which doesn't have any authorities. What do you do? Ezekiel Feare, a new struggling homesteader on the Mohawk River was in this situation. His actions dealing with his friend's death result in some unforeseen consequences that jeopardize his livelihood and potentially his very existence. The war between the British and French intensifies, resulting in the call-out of the local militia. Feare learns he is expected to report. With no military training and ill equipped, his expectations of survival look dim. To bolster his chances of survival, Feare takes certain measures that place him in conflict with other militiamen. It all comes to a head when the company receives orders to march north. On the northward march Feare faces two foes; one that might destroy him while the other might kill him. Will he s

The Skirmishers

The Skirmishers
Author: Mick Green
Publisher: Australian Self Publishing Group
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2023-11-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 192308786X

The Skirmishers. An elite military unit tasked to distract, disrupt and confuse the enemy during Special Forces operations in Afghanistan. Banded together as a bunch of misfit soldiers by the British Army, only the charismatic Major Mike Sharpe could successfully reveille these way-ward troops. As their final deployment draws near, the Skirmishers find themselves making tough choices about their futures. However, the mysterious Colonel Tom Sawyer has other ideas. His plan is accelerated when one of the Skirmishers is attacked in an East London pub, carried out by members of an organised crime syndicate. As the team find themselves embroiled in London’s criminal underworld, these violent conflicts reveal secrets which threaten to tear the Skirmishers apart. Join Mike Sharpe, Steph Holgate and the rest of the team in this fast-paced, explosive new novel by Mick Green.