Can Bob Cowan survive the icy killing fields of the Russian Civil War?
It is 1919, and Bob Cowan Lieutenant Commander, RNR is serving with the Royal Navy in the Black Sea.
A fluent Russian-speaker, he has been tasked to rescue two young British girls caught up in the Russian Civil War, working as nurses with the White Army.
News of defeat at the Front reaches Cowan, but the importance of his mission is unchanged; he must push on into the snowbound killing fields
Exciting, fast-paced and with meticulous historical research, Look to the Wolves is a masterpiece of action which will appeal to fans of Douglas Reeman and Philip McCutchan.
A thrilling historical adventure in the shadow of the Russian Revolution.
In the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, Lieutenant Bob Cowan of the British Royal Navy must rescue a party of five women, including two of the Tsar’s daughters. With the women holed up in a refuge a hundred miles up the Astrakhan river, this will be easier said than done.
Astrakhan, where the Volga empties into the Caspian, was a Bolshevik stronghold, sizeable naval base and army command of half a million men. And the British Navy is here to fight Turks and Germans, not Bolsheviks.
How can anyone be sure in a climate of treachery and deception that this isn’t some kind of a trap? Getting in there will be difficult enough, what chance will he have of getting out?
With high-tension action and excellent historical detail, Bloody Sunset is ideal for fans of Douglas Reeman and Philip McCutchan.