Max Hennessy 5 Books Collection Set (Army of Shadows, Swordpoint, The Lion at Sea, The Dangerous Years)

Titles in this Set : Army of ShadowsSwordpointThe Lion at SeaThe Dangerous YearsBack to Battle Condition: BRAND NEWFormat: Paperback ISBN: 9789124084196 Army of Shadows: France, Winter 1944: The long-awaited liberation is at hand.The bombing missions had gone well, and the crew of the Lancaster bomber had begun to relax. Then the Messerschmitt came out of the darkness, its guns blazing.Of the nine-man crew only Neville and Urqhart survive, parachuting into the heart of occupied France.Swordpoint:Famous for its ancient hilltop monastery, Monte Cassino achieved a new and grimmer renown in the Second World War when it became a German bastion against the Allied advance through Italy.Even in February 1944, when the abbey buildings had been reduced to rubble by aerial bombardment, the mountain itself continued to command the adjoining river valleys and to block the road to Rome.The Lion at Sea:A young recruit; a legendary battle; a cataclysmic war; a baptism by fire... Confident and strong willed, Kelly Maguire knew from a young age that he could accomplish great things. A constant and abiding love of the ocean would prove to be the making of him.The Dangerous Years:Fresh from his triumph in the Great War, Kelly Maguire returns to battle. Hero of Jutland in World War I, Kelly Maguire progresses rapidly through the ranks during the dangerous post-war years, despite the government's decision to cut down the Navy.Back to Battle:The crescendo of war; a crushing blow; a path to redemption... Peacetime political maneuverings are threatening Kelly Maguire's ambitions for captain's rank. But the outbreak of war, and the need for those who are willing to risk everything, changes all that.