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The By Air, By Land, By Sea Collection

by Max Hennessy 3 books in this series

The By Air, By Land, By Sea Collection brings together three independent military novels linked by different forms of wartime movement. The Lonely Voyage follows a young seaman whose life converges on Dunkirk, Light Cavalry Action reconstructs a disputed mounted charge during the Russian Civil War, and The Thirty Days’ War centres on an improvised RAF defence in the Middle East.

The collection is thematic rather than a continuous narrative series. Its books contrast maritime survival, the final age of horse cavalry and the resourcefulness of airmen fighting with obsolete equipment.

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Books in this series (3 books)

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1. The Lonely Voyage

Max Hennessy

First published 1951

4.1(1,029)

Jess Ferigo grows up with few prospects beyond the town he has always known, but he is determined to make a life at sea. Against his family’s wishes he joins the crew of a battered trawler, where hard work, danger and the influence of the educated…

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2. Light Cavalry Action

Max Hennessy

First published 1967

4.2(243)

A military hero? Or a traitor to his comrades and his country? A gripping thriller full of suspense and intrigue, from master author Max Hennessy. When, in 1939, a letter cast doubts on the military reputation of a man likely to become Commander-in-Chief of the British…

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3. The Thirty Days’ War

Max Hennessy

First published 1986

4.0(177)

Kubaiyah is an isolated RAF airstrip between a desert plain and a steep ridge, vulnerable to a concentrated Axis assault. Flying Officer Anthony Boumphrey is given forty obsolete trainers and biplanes with which to defend it. He turns the improvised force into a fighting squadron and…

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