#1 – A War for King and Empire
Early 1915. The Great War is only just beginning…Ypres, Belgium. Malcolm MacPhail enlisted in the army to fight the Hun and get out of town – not necessarily in that order. Now he’s arrived in the infamous Ypres Salient. It’s pouring, he’s up to his shins…
#2 – Vicissitudes of War
War was hell. Then they sent him to the Somme.September 1916. The Battle of the Somme is raging. Newly-promoted lieutenant Malcolm MacPhail arrives in Albert, France feeling himself lucky to have left behind the sodden trenches of the Salient. Until he glimpses the battlefield. The Boche…
#3 – A Summer for War
Some battles you can’t escape… The summer of 1917. Near Lens, France. The vaunted Vimy Ridge has been taken. Lieutenant Malcolm MacPhail has settled into his position on the divisional staff. Yet there will be no peace for him and his comrades this summer. Far from…
#4 – Malcolm Macphail’s Great War
FALL 1917. THE WESTERN FRONT IS IN STALEMATE.Captain Malcolm MacPhail of the Canadian Corps has been in the trenches for longer than he cares to remember. He’s just landed a new job on the intelligence staff, but if he thinks staying alive is going to become…
#5 – My Hundred Days of War
He just wanted to go home. The generals had other plans.August 1918. Amiens, France. Allied armies have driven a massive hole in the German lines. But the enemy is regrouping. Major Malcolm MacPhail is an intelligence officer, a veteran of countless battles and too outspoken for…