Can't Catch Camillo: A South African War Novel: 1 (Camillo Ricchiardi)

Camillo Ricchiardi cant help treating foreign wars like swashbuckling adventures.If Winston Churchill wasnt in chains the young reporter may have penned a scathing article about his captors reckless sojourn with the Boers: underdog farmer-warriors fighting for their independence on African soil. Camillo an Italian military maverick seems unfettered in his ego-driven journey to become a household name-wreaking havoc behind enemy lines in whats fast becoming Britains most embarrassing conflict of the nineteenth century.But Camillos luck cant last forever. Britain is rewriting the rules of traditional warfare and the Boers are becoming desperate to maintain their advantage. When tasked to assemble an elite legion of Italians skilled in bridge bombing and guerrilla tactics Camillo puts his best hand forward. He only serves his bulletin-perusing audience-those seeking the weekly wish fulfilment they wont forget in three lifetimes. Camillo must quell mutinies bounty hunts and romantic desires in his thrilling quest to discover his physical and mental limits-at his persistent and ever-nearing peril.