It had been some years since Private Jack Wilmot had seen any action, although as orderly to a fiery Brigadier, he’d more than once accompanied the officer to front-line positions. This time, however, it looked as if they’d bitten off more than they could chew — they had been shot down in the depths of […]
Greece, 1941. Fatigued by a losing battle, four British soldiers take shelter in the home of a local hunter, who tells them a tale that has been passed down through his family for generations. In ancient times, a young blacksmith was exiled from his home by an invading tyrant. Unsure of his fate, he wandered […]
Sergeant Ben Lockner was always the first into action and the last out — a fighting machine, a soldier who knew no fear, the type of NCO whose men would follow him anywhere. Some folk wondered what made Ben tick, what special courage kept him cool as ice in the hottest action. They all had […]
The men of Kampfgruppe Falken were expendable, a cannon fodder unit easily replaced — or that’s what General Heiss thought. More than anything, Heiss wanted to replace the king of the cannon fodder – Major Heinz Falken himself! For this, Heiss had a devious plan to force Falken to face his toughest battle yet – […]
When in Belgium, do as the Belgians do — or die! That was good advice for Ray Verheyen, a young pilot stranded in enemy-occupied territory with Germans everywhere. Luckily, he was in a position to take it, for he’d grown up there and could speak the language fluently. But Ray knew, with good reason, even […]
Normandy, 1944. Superstitious young soldier, Sam Draper, has just joined a new unit. Unfortunately, the bullying Corporal Eric Grimes seems to have it in for Sam from the offset! Things only get worse when his unit are sent to Normandy to fight the SS, and Sam’s placed in charge of a Bren light machine gun. […]
In a Nazi Air Ministry building in Berlin, a heavy file of documents and blueprints contained the secrets of a weapon which had been designed to win the war for Hitler. British Intelligence knew it by two words only — two words which could mean death and destruction for every man, woman and child in […]
SIX… Special Operation Executive agents went on the mission to destroy a German radio base on the coast of occupied France. FIVE… of them were French, the final was their British liaison, Captain Mark Bradshaw. FOUR… of the agents were men. Excluding Bradshaw, their names were Ronald, Veran and Yves. THREE… of the six wanted […]
Night after night, fierce, no-quarter battles were fought in the narrow waters of the English Channel and the North Sea by small craft of the British and German navies. As Lieutenant Hugh Humbert was to find out, the smallest mistake could have a high toll on ships and men’s lives. The only way to be […]
Enemy-infested jungles are unnerving places at the best of times, but when you’ve been washed from the bridge of a submarine, swam several miles to the nearest beach, have no weapons and no food – the situation is ten times more frightening. That’s precisely what happened to Lieutenant Stan Baker and Able Seaman “Scruffy” Waterman. […]
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