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The True Soldier

American Civil War, Battle of Bull Run, 1861

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Roguish hero Jack Lark - dubbed 'Sharpe meets the Talented Mr Ripley' - travels to America to reinvent himself as the American Civil War looms.... A must-listen for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Simon Scarrow.

'This ain't the kind of war you are used to. It's brother against brother, countryman against countryman.'

April, 1861. Jack Lark arrives in Boston as civil war storms across America.

A hardened soldier, Jack has always gone where he was ordered to go - and killed the enemy he was ordered to kill. But when he becomes a sergeant for the Union army, he realises that this conflict between North and South is different. Men are choosing to fight - and die - for a cause they believe in.

The people of Boston think it will take just one, great battle. But, with years of experience, Jack knows better. This is the beginning of something that will tear a country apart - and force Jack to see what he is truly fighting for.

©2017 Paul Fraser Collard (P)2017 Headline Audiobooks
Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction War & Military War Solider Civil War Boston

Critic reviews

"Enthralling." ( The Times)
"Nobody writing today depicts the chaos, terror and brutality of war better than Paul Fraser Collard." (Matthew Harffy)
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Great change of scenery, loved the story line was getting a bit tiered of Jack and his winning ways.

Love to know how much of the story reflected the events at the time no footnotes after.

Look forward to the next

Really enjoyed the change

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Brilliant story and tremendously read.
Loved the pace of the book with Jack Karl at his heroic best.

No Larking about with Jack

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Huge fan of the Jack Lark series. Found this book to be very slow indeed compared to others. Great performance by narrator

Not the best of the series

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The action to on and on and the twists spiral out of control
Once again week narrated
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Wonderful

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Brilliant. Full of detailed description. The story and narrations put you on the battlefield. If you like Sharpe, then these books are for you.

Jack lark. True action hero !

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