Nobby Clarke marched his captives along the quay . Presently , footsteps were heard . Two men were seen approaching . When challenged they opened fire . The British replied with grenades but the intruders succeeded in getting behind a ...
But when Lieutenant Alan Lucas, accompanied by LanceCorporal Hancock, landed on Lussin, he was informed that no less than twelve Italians desired to surrender. The detention and evacuation of prisoners being no part of Lucas's programme ...
In one harrowing day, Viking raiders capture Bree and her brother Devin and take them from their home in Ireland.
Thirteen-year-old Bree asks God for protection when she and her brother Devin are captured and taken from their home on the Irish coast by Viking raiders in the late tenth century.
Thirteen-year-old Bree asks God for protection when she and her brother Devin are captured and taken from their home on the Irish coast by Viking raiders in the late tenth century.
John Lodwick took part in the SBS Mediterranean campaign and writes from personal experience with the panache and verve of the squadron itself.
This book is third in a series, following The Black Bull of Ardalba (Mercier 2002), and The Fiery Chariot (Mercier 2003). Each book describes complete, separate adventures in magic Ardalba.