{"product_id":"a-war-for-king-and-empire-a-malcolm-macphail-ww1-novel-9789492843050","title":"A War for King and Empire: A Malcolm MacPhail WW1 novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEarly 1915. The most dangerous place on Earth.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMalcolm MacPhail enlisted in the army to fight the Hun and get out of town - not necessarily in that order. Now he's arrived in the infamous Ypres Salient. It's pouring, he's up to his shins in mud and he's had his first terrifying acquaintance with the enemy howitzers. The Great War is proving less glorious than he imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf he's to survive on the deadly front lines of the Western Front Malcolm must become a soldier. However, when a shady acquaintance from home turns up to remind him of his past and looking for trouble, suddenly he faces enemies in front and behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnbeknownst to the Allies the Germans are readying a secret weapon, bent on conquering the Salient. Malcolm and a close-knit band of soldiers are all that stand between them and a devastating victory... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*****\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChronologically the first in the series, followed by \u003cem\u003eVicissitudes of War\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDuthie, Darrell:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"Darrell Duthie lives in the Netherlands, not far from the battlefields of the First World War. He grew up throughout Canada, but spent most of his youth in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains in Calgary, Alberta where he studied Political Science \u0026amp; Economics, and thought briefly of joining the Navy. Instead he moved to the Netherlands to complete an MBA. After a career in the European equity markets he embarked upon a new one writing historical fiction. Visit his website www.darrellduthie.com to sign up for his mailing list, and learn more about him and his books. The Malcolm MacPhail WW1 books are numbered in the order in which they were written. Each can be read on its own, or in CHRONOLOGICAL order: 1) A War for King and Empire (1915-1916) - 2) Vicissitudes of War (1916-1917) - 3) A Summer for War (1917) - 4) Malcolm MacPhail's Great War (1917-1918) - 5) My Hundred Days of War (1918)\"","brand":"Esdorn Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50918295798034,"sku":"9789492843050","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_481b989e-cfd3-454a-b567-901080788a2b.jpg?v=1738882275","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-war-for-king-and-empire-a-malcolm-macphail-ww1-novel-9789492843050","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}