A Shred of Honour: A Markham of the Marines Novel

David Donachie

$24.95

Publication Date: August 1st, 2023

Publisher:

McBooks Press

ISBN:

9781493076116

Pages:

320

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Description

An epic of 18th-century warfare by land and sea, this first novel in the Markham of the Marines trilogy introduces George Markham, lately of the 65th Regiment of Foot, now Lieutenant of Marines on His Britannic Majesty's frigate Hebe. As the winter of 1793 comes to the Mediterranean coast of France, Markham will have to prove he is a worthy officer . . . or die in the attempt.

About the Author

David Donachie (1944-2023) was born in Edinburgh. He always had an abiding interest in military history, including ancient Rome, the Middle Ages, the British navy of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and the clandestine services during the Second World War. He had more than fifty published novels to his credit, with over a million combined sales. David lived in Deal, the historic English seaport on the border of the English Channel and the North Sea.