John Wilcox
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The Shangani Patrol
This gripping new military adventure featuring Simon Fonthill brilliantly depicts one of the last and most tragic of all battles in the 'Scramble for Africa'.…
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Siege of Khartoum
The eyes of the world are on the fate of General Gordon and the English-held Khartoum as it comes under siege, in this latest novel…
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The Guns of El Kebir
1882. Lieutenant General Sir Garnet Wolseley is under pressure. News of an uprising against the British powers in Egypt has reached London, and he must…
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Last Stand At Majuba Hill
It is 1881, and General George Pomeroy-Colley, commander of the British forces in Natal, is planning to stamp out a rebellion. He is convinced the…
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The Diamond Frontier
It's 1880, and the atmosphere is explosive in the South African province of the Transvaal. The discovery of diamonds has bred greed and violence, while…
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The Road To Kandahar
The year is 1879, and Captain Simon Fonthill is ready for another challenge. Having survived the Zulu onslaught at Rorke's Drift, he is sent to…
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The Horns of the Buffalo
In 1879 the redcoats of the British Army are universally regarded as the finest fighting force in the world. Among them is Lieutenant Simon Fonthill,…