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'Wonderfully imaginative' Bernard Cornwell, author of The Last
Kingdom. Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow and Bernard Cornwell.
Meet James Keane of the 27th Foot: an ill-disciplined card sharp
and ladies' man - and one of the finest soldiers of Wellington's
army. Keane's task, assigned directly by Wellington, is the
creation of an intelligence unit operating behind the French lines.
He and his company are trusted with the secrets of the generals -
and viewed with hostile suspicion by regular troops. In a bid to
recruit men with uncommon skills, Keane springs soldiers from
military jails and liberates them from their regiments. It's up to
him to form this band of blackguards into an elite unit. Deep in
enemy territory, they must negotiate with dangerous guerilla groups
and forge new routes for their army if they are to succeed - and
survive. Based on the true activities of the first British military
intelligence unit, Keane's Company presents an unusual and
fascinating picture of the Peninsular War: a nineteenth-century
Dirty Dozen and a worthy companion to Sharpe.
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