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Captain Rawson Series by author "Edward Marston" Formats: AZW3, EPUB, MOBI Series of adventure novels featuring Captain Rawson spy, linguist, sportsman, duellist, ladies man and career soldier involved in the campaigns of the Duke of Marlborough during the war of the Spanish Succession.  Volume 1: Soldier of FortuneISBN-13: 9780749080525 ASIN: B004XL5YZI Published: 1/28/2008 'Soldier of Fortune' is the first title in a series of adventure novels featuring Captain Rawson - spy, linguist, sportsman, duellist, ladies' man and career soldier - involved in the campaigns of the Duke of Marlborough during the war of the Spanish Succession.  Volume 2: Drums of WarISBN-13: 9780749079765 ASIN: B006WB2EA0 Published: 11/10/2008 Captain Rawson is called on to succeed in his biggest, most daring mission to date: the rescue of a celebrated tapestry-maker turned spy from inside the fortified Bastille the pride of a despotic France. Now alone behind enemy-lines, the undaunted Rawson must apply all his guile and wit in his rescuing of the renowned prisoner and his beautiful daughter, Amalia a delicate girl to whom Rawson's friendship soon blossoms into something more. However, unbeknownst to Rawson the French and Dutch have already combined to plot both the assassination of Marlborough and the reclaiming of his power.  Volume 3: Fire and SwordISBN-13: 9780749007713 ASIN: B005AF6IU6 Published: 10/05/2009 Returning to camp from a dangerous solo mission behind enemy lines, career soldier Daniel Rawson finds himself stranded on foot with French soldiers in fierce pursuit. With help from a local farmer and the loan of a horse, Daniel manages to escape by the skin of his teeth. But when Daniel returns to thank the man he finds the farmhouse and barn have been set ablaze and the farmer is approaching death, apparently at the hands of English soldiers.  Volume 4: Under SiegeISBN-13: 9780749008178 ASIN: B0077F5WHC Published: 11/01/2010 In the wake of victory at Oudenarde, career soldier Captain Daniel Rawson must take a leading role in the Allies new strategy - to invade further into French territories and lay siege to Lille, the pearl of its fortresses .He fights alongside the Duke of Marlborough, whose position and safety abroad are threatened by politicians in England plotting his downfall and by his outspoken and treasonous wife, Sarah.Meanwhile, Captain Rawson must contend with a new rival for his beloved, the beautiful Amalia Janssen, rescue his comrade-in-arms, Henry Welbeck, and avoid capture by ruthless French soldiers.  Volume 5: A Very Murdering BattleISBN-13: 9780425219768 ASIN: B0030CVQ44 Published: 11/28/2011 1709. Europe is in the grip of the coldest winter for a century. Ports freeze. Cattle die. People starve. Mutiny and desertions rattle the French army leaving Louis X1V to search for peace on almost any terms.Captain Daniel Rawson acts as an interpreter at the negotiations in The Hague, feeling acute frustration when the talks collapse. While the resumption of war looms close at hand again, Daniel is given a personal mission by Marlborough himself which takes him deep behind enemy lines. If he survives, the Battle of Malplaquet, the bloodiest yet, awaits him.  Meet the Authors Edward Marston Edward Marston was born and brought up in Wales. He read Modern History at Oxford then lectured in the subject for three years before becoming a full-time freelance writer. His first historical mystery, The Queen's Head, was published in 1988, launching the Nicholas Bracewell series.  Sharing Widget |
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