A Kind of Courage [Paperback]

John Harris (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2001

At the heart of this story of courage and might, is Major Billy Pentecost, commander of a remote desert outpost near Hahdhdhah, deep among the bleak hills of Khalit. His orders are to prepare to move out along with a handful of British soldiers. Impatient tribesmen gather outside the fort, eager to reclaim the land of their blood and commanded by Abd el Aziz el Beidawi, a feared Arab warrior lord. A friendship forms between the two very different commanders but when Pentecost's orders are reversed, a nightmarish tragedy ensues.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'A master of the gripping adventure yarn' -- The Daily Telegraph

'A novel of tremendous excitement' -- Scotsman

About the Author

John Harris, who also wrote under the pen names of Mark Hebden and Max Hennessy was born in 1916. He authored the best-selling The Sea Shall Not Have Them. He was a sailor, an airman, a journalist, a travel courier, a cartoonist and a history teacher. During the Second World War he served with two air forces and two navies. After turning to full-time writing, Harris wrote adventure stories and created a sequence of crime novels around the quirky fictional character Chief Inspector Pel. A master of war and crime fiction, his enduring novels are versatile and entertaining.

Product Details

• Paperback: 210 pages
• Publisher: House of Stratus (January 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0755102339
• ISBN-13: 978-0755102334
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,507,261 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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