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BOOK: Swordpoint (2011)

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	The Thirty Days War Kubaiyah, a RAF airstrip squeezed between a razor-like ridge and a harsh desert plain, must be defended. But with the Nazis poised to conquer the Middle East and Britain stripped of her allies, Kubaiyah could be lost. Only the eccentric and gifted flying officer, Anthony Boumphrey, can save them. Armed with forty planes, all of which are training machines and biplanes, Boumphrey leads a brilliant squadron of men against the noxious swarms of Hitler's Luftwaffe. Surrounded by sneering Messerschmitts and the hammer of eighteen-pounder guns, Boumphrey and his 'Belles' battle for their freedom and a place in history.

	The Unforgiving Wind Charting the disastrous expedition of Commander Adams, this novel follows the misfortunes of his men across the Arctic. Whatever can go wrong does go wrong as transport, instruments, health and sanity begin to fail. The team seem irretrievably lost in the dark Arctic winter, frightened and half-starving even when they find a base. Only one man can rescue them, the truculent Tom Fife who must respond to the faint radio signals coming from the Arctic shores. A powerful and disturbing novel, this story takes your breath away.

	Up For Grabs The tale of the Desert Ratbags – a concert group stranded behind enemy lines and using unique skills from petty theft to light entertainment in order to survive. The Ratbags outrageously involve themselves in looting, from captured weapons and vehicles to enemy uniforms, and get caught up in some real action in the process!

	Vardy In the Paris of Napoleon III, the beautiful, impetuous Vardy Cutter falls in love with the passionate Colonel Max Cary de Lily, a soldier of fortune and of France. When the Franco-Prussian war begins, Vardy must be rescued from the siege of Paris. But when she returns, it is only to be caught in the wake of violence and to find her lover's career is in ruins as he is faced with a court martial and his life is at risk. This historical drama is a romp through the chaos that is war. John Harris presents a story of battles and armies, proud regiments, love and loss.

	See also John Harris writing as Mark Hebden and Max Hennessy