{"product_id":"the-desert-jackal","title":"The Desert Jackal – Modern Warfare Military Fiction Ebook","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNorth Africa, 1940. The desert is about to become a battlefield—and Sergeant Tom Mercer and his men are heading straight into it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSergeant \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTom Mercer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e knows better.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Desert Jackal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheir first major objective is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNibeiwa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBehind 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Desert Jackal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut Nibeiwa is only the beginning.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe planned raid becomes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOperation Compass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSidi Barrani\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the Libyan frontier to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTobruk, Derna, Mechili and beyond\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Desert Jackal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvery victory carries them farther from home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvery battle leaves another empty place in the ranks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlongside Mercer fight unforgettable men: the irreverent \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlfie Briggs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, hard-fighting Scotsman \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAngus MacLeod\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Australian \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBill Lawson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the calm and experienced \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArjun Singh\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, young \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEddie Palmer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Māori soldier \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHemi Rangi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and South African mechanic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePieter van Wyk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDifferent countries. Different backgrounds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne platoon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs the desert war gathers momentum, they discover that survival depends on something stronger than orders.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrust.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecause in the Western Desert, the enemy isn't the only thing trying to kill them. 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