The Road to Kandahar (Simon Fonthill Series)
Editorial Reviews
Northern Echo
Rip-roaring stuff…Wilcox shows a genius for bringing to light the heat of battle.
Book Description
In the tradition of C.S. Forester and Bernard Cornwell, this rousing 19th-century British army adventure introduce Lieutenant Simon Fonthill, a hero fit to stand shoulder to shoulder with Hornblower and Sharpe.
Blood is spilled and honor earned as Queen Victoria's soldiers battle the tribes of Afghanistan.
In 1879, the North West Frontier, India's border with Afghanistan, provides the greatest opportunity for action and advancement for any officer in the British army. But it also guarantees the most risk. The Pathan warriors of the Afghan hills-notorious for their ferocity and cruelty-are a constant threat to the Queen's men. But what worries the army most is the rumor that the tribes are planning an uprising. Captain Simon Fonthill is ready for a new challenge. Having cut his teeth in battle in the Zulu War, he accepts the hazardous mission of riding into the hills and passing vital intelligence back to camp. Accompanied only by his unconventional servant, "352" Jenkins, and an eccentric but fearless Sikh translator, known as W.G. Grace, Fonthill steels himself for what is surely the most dangerous posting of his career…
The Road to Kandahar (Simon Fonthill Series),John Wilcox,Headline Book Publishing,0755309855,19th Century English Novel And Short Story,Classics,Fiction,Fiction - Historical,Historical - General,Literature - Classics / Criticism,War & Military,FICTION_HISTORICAL,Fiction / Historical,Historical fiction
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