El Alamein

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The third and final novel in Jack Murray's <em>Danny Shaw/Manfred Brehme</em> series sees two soldiers battle their demons - not all of which are visible.</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>1941 - Operation Crusader has ended pushing the Axis forces back into western Libya. But with the Eighth Army's supply lines stretched and their forces spread out over miles of desert this complicated and bitter warfare is far from over.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Manfred Brehme exhausted by Rommel's relentless pursuit begins to question the war and his original motives as a member of the Hitler Youth. But while confronting his own uncertainties and the new and superior tanks of the Allied Forces he must find the strength to keep going.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Still struggling from the loss of friends and comrades in Operation Crusader and disillusioned by the leadership of the Allied forces Danny battles his own fears and exhaustion while fighting a seemingly unstoppable enemy: an enemy that has pushed the Allies back across North Africa winning battle after battle.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Under their new leader Montgomery the Allies make a stand at a remote railway station El Alamein. With the fate of the war hanging in the balance Danny Shaw and Manfred Brehme face the ultimate battle for survival...</span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>As the closing novel in the <em>Danny Shaw/Manfred Brehme</em> trilogy this is a must-read for that series' many fans. It will also appeal to all readers of historical fiction particularly those interested in the military and World War II.</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Jack Murray</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> lives just outside London with his family. Born in Ireland he has spent most of his adult life in England. His first novel </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Affair of the Christmas Card Killer</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> was a global success. Five further Kit Aston novels have been published:</span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Chess Board Murders</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The French Diplomat Affair</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Phantom</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Frisco Falcon</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Medium Murders</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>and </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Bluebeard Club</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>. Jack has also written other detective series:</span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Agatha Aston Mysteries are set in the mid-Victorian era and theDI Nick Jellicoe police series is set in the late 1950s/early 1960s.</em></p>