This volume narrates the tale of a 100-man French surveying expedition that was ambushed in 1880 by a group of Tuareg, leaving few survivors. The sympathies of the narrative are clearly with the Frenc
Under-armed in hostile territory, and foolishly employing the enemy as guides,the one hundred explorers were ambushed and stranded without camels or suppliesin the deserts of southern Algeria. Many we
Flinders Petrie began his long association with ancient Egypt and the Near East when he went to Giza to survey the pyramids in 1880. Until his death in 1942, he dug almost continuously, having investi
The second thrilling adventure in a gritty, realistic?series?dealing with warfare, combat, heroism, and male bonding?Another day, another mission. Now a full-fledged member of the covert military squa
BAD MEDICINE The town of Medicine Bow, Arizona, gives Clint Adams a sick feeling right from the start. It seems a deadly epidemic swept through, claiming more than a few lives and driving the re
The Apache Indians and the white settlers came face to face after the Mexican War, when the migrations across the continent reached the Southwest. In depicting the long, bitter resistance of the Apac
“The night was heavy with foreboding. The rain, which had been spitting down on us during the late afternoon, grew heavier. It hurled into our faces, borne by a wind that was now gusting between the d
'Fiendishly well-plotted, hugely entertaining - one feels Agatha Christie would have been delighted' - LUCY FOLEY, bestselling author of The Hunting PartyI'm Mrs Christie. I think you are expecting me
