The Devil's Pact

<p>James Holland is an internationally acclaimed and award-winning historian writer and broadcaster. The author of a number of best-selling histories including most recently <i>Brothers In Arms</i> and <i>Normandy '44</i> he is also the author of nine works of fiction and a dozen Ladybird Experts.<br><br>He is the co-founder of the annual Chalke Valley History Festival which is now in its twelfth year and he has presented - and written - many television programmes and series for the BBC Channel 4 National Geographic and the History and Discovery channels. <br><br>With Al Murray he has a successful Second World War podcast <i>We Have Ways of Making You Talk</i> which also has its own festival and is a research fellow at St Andrew's University and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He can be found on Twitter as @James1940 and on Instagram as @jamesholland1940.</p> <p><b><i>Readers of Robert Harris Bernard Cornwell and Ken Follett will love this all-action high-octane wartime thriller from <u>bestselling author and historian James Holland</u>. With its authentic and vivid depiction of war its gut-punchingly realistic battle scenes and its amazing characterisation this is one not to miss!</i></b><br><b><br>'Absorbing and thoughtful as well as tense and exciting' -- <i>Daily Telegraph</i></b><br><b>'A rollicking good and authentic read' -- ***** Reader review</b><br><b>'Fantastic - couldn't put it down' -- ***** Reader review</b><br><b>'Terrific writing' -- ***** Reader review</b><br><b>'Great writer great book. Buy anything by Holland and you will not be disappointed. Excellent!' -- ***** Reader review</b><br><b>'I have read all 5 books and they keep you enthralled from start to finish every time' -- ***** Reader review</b><br><b>***************************************************************</b><br><b>Sicily 1943: TO CHANGE THE COURSE OF HISTORY DIRTY DEALS MUST BE DONE...</b><br><br>With <b>North Africa</b> secured the Allies launch an invasion of <b>Sicily</b> and <b>the 2nd Battalion King's Own Yorkshire Rangers</b> are in the vanguard of the assault on the Italian beaches.<br><br>But promotion to Company Commander has brought fresh trouble for <b>Jack Tanner</b>. Not only has his new Battalion Commander decided to make his life as difficult as possible but they soon find themselves battling against some of the toughest most determined troops in <b>the Wehrmacht</b>.<br><br>In the bitter fighting that follows Tanner witnesses a new reality. Forced to question the cause for which they have fought so long Tanner and his trusted sidekick <b>Sykes</b> find themselves embroiled in a deeply personal fight in which <b>they have to use all their resolve skill and experience if they are to stand any chance of survival...</b><br><b><br>Have you read the other Jack Tanner adventures? Discover <i>The Odin Mission</i> <i>Darkest Hour</i> <i>Blood of Honour</i> and <i>Hellfire</i> now!</b></p>