The Desert Jackal – Modern Warfare Military Fiction Ebook

North Africa, 1940. The desert is about to become a battlefield—and Sergeant Tom Mercer and his men are heading straight into it.

The Italian Army has advanced into Egypt, establishing a chain of heavily fortified camps across the Western Desert. Outnumbered but determined to strike back, British and Commonwealth forces prepare what is officially described as a five-day raid.

Sergeant Tom Mercer knows better.

A veteran haunted by memories of France and Dunkirk, Mercer finds himself leading a small, mixed group of soldiers drawn from across the British Empire and Commonwealth—men who begin as strangers but are rapidly forged into a fighting unit by shellfire, exhaustion and survival. The Desert Jackal

Their first major objective is Nibeiwa.

Behind the armour of the Matilda tanks, Mercer and his men advance through artillery fire, minefields and fortified Italian positions. What follows is brutal close-quarters fighting where courage is measured not in speeches, but in whether the man beside you keeps moving. The Desert Jackal

But Nibeiwa is only the beginning.

The planned raid becomes Operation Compass, one of the most dramatic campaigns of the early desert war. Mercer and his men are driven westward through a succession of battles, pursuits and desperate marches—from Sidi Barrani and the Libyan frontier to Tobruk, Derna, Mechili and beyond. The Desert Jackal

Every victory carries them farther from home.

Every battle leaves another empty place in the ranks.

Alongside Mercer fight unforgettable men: the irreverent Alfie Briggs, hard-fighting Scotsman Angus MacLeod, Australian Bill Lawson, the calm and experienced Arjun Singh, young Eddie Palmer, Māori soldier Hemi Rangi, and South African mechanic Pieter van Wyk.

Different countries. Different backgrounds.

One platoon.

As the desert war gathers momentum, they discover that survival depends on something stronger than orders.

Trust.

Because in the Western Desert, the enemy isn't the only thing trying to kill them. There is thirst, exhaustion, mechanical failure, freezing nights, scorching days and an endless landscape where a wrong turn can be as deadly as a machine gun.

And through it all, Mercer carries one responsibility above everything else:

Bring his men through.

The Desert Jackal is a sweeping historical military adventure combining fictional characters with the real events and battlefields of the North African campaign.

Packed with infantry combat, tanks, desert warfare, comradeship, sacrifice and hard-fought battles, it is ideal for readers who enjoy Second World War historical fiction, North African campaign novels, British military fiction and fact-inspired war stories.

Across the desert, victory is measured in miles. Survival is measured in men.