It was sudden, and it was explosive. Captain Markus Kazanowski awoke abruptly in the early hours of September 1st, 1939, and without warning, thrown into a desperate defence against the murderous invasion by a hostile nation. Isolated at his border post and unable to connect with his Command Centre, he undertakes a daring plan. Together with his 2IC, Lieutenant Piotr Bulkowski, his trusted Sergeant, Berek Saks, and the other members of his command, he is determined to hold the enemy, even if only for a short while. Vowing never to surrender, Markus embarks on a journey of conflict, comradeship, tragedy, love and compassion in a resolve to continue the fight, in the vain hope of liberation. Excerpt:
I was breathing heavily, my heart pounding. The acrid smell of gun-smoke hung in the still night air. I surveyed the dark-grey lumps lying on the sides and across the railway track. The absence of colour in the darkness of the night gave the scene an eerie strangeness. Other shadowy shapes were struggling to retreat and stumbled over dead comrades in their eagerness to escape the same fate. Cries for help went unheeded. I loosened my grip on the stock and let my arm drop to my side. The weapon felt lighter - its heat warming my thigh
A compelling and gritty story that will enthral the reader.
- | Author: J.J.Kaminski
- | Publisher: Jjkaminskinovels
- | Publication Date: Oct 01, 2019
- | Number of Pages: 596 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1527250016
- | ISBN-13: 9781527250017