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Darkest Hour

by James Holland Book 2 in the Jack Tanner series.

First published 2009

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4.4(1,131)

In May 1940, Jack Tanner’s battalion is sent into Belgium as German armoured forces break through the Ardennes and cut the Allied armies away from their supply lines. Tanner recognises that the official orders no longer match the battlefield and attempts to keep his men together during the retreat.

A German agent working among the Allies adds betrayal to the danger of encirclement. Tanner must identify the spy while fighting towards Dunkirk, where evacuation is uncertain and the beaches remain under attack. The novel places personal loyalty and counter-espionage inside the confusion of France’s military collapse.

Historical Periods

Nazi Germany1933–1945

Genres

Espionage Historical Thriller War Fiction

Historical people

Adolf Hitler1889–1945 Winston Churchill1874–1965

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