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    Dust Clouds of War
    Dust Clouds of War
    Dust Clouds of War
    Audiobook10 hours

    Dust Clouds of War

    Written by John Wilcox

    Narrated by Peter Noble

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    About this audiobook

    September, 1914. The First World War has broken out on the Western Front. Thousands of miles away on the Rhodesian border, Simon Fonthill is preparing for battle alongside his companion, 352 Jenkins and tracker Mzingeli. The trio come under constant fire from enemy forces. At the bequest of Admiral Herbert King-Hall, they undertake their most dangerous mission yet, sinking the Königsberg, a German cruiser ship hidden deep in the Rufiji Delta. Meanwhile Fonthill’s wife, Alice, in Mombasa sees something amiss in the camp, and takes matters into her own hands. Amidst the chaos of war, treachery is never far away …
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMagna Story Sound
    Release dateMay 1, 2017
    ISBN9781785022876
    Dust Clouds of War
    Author

    John Wilcox

    After a number of years working as a journalist, John Wilcox was lured into industry. In the mid-nineties he sold his company in order to devote himself to his first love, writing. His Simon Fonthill novels have been published to high acclaim and he has also published two works of non-fiction. John sadly passed away in 2018.

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