{"product_id":"a-shred-of-honour-a-markham-of-the-marines-novel-paperback","title":"A Shred of Honour: A Markham of the Marines Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Donachie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of Patrick O'Brian's adventure novels and C.S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower series, \u003ci\u003eA Shred of Honour\u003c\/i\u003e is an epic of eighteenth-century warfare that introduces Lieutenant George Markham of His Majesty's Royal Marines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIrishman, papist, reputed coward: Markham is a man with something to prove. The death of his commander--killed by a lucky French musket ball to the throat--provides him with a chance to lead his men to glory. But it's not that easy. Markham, a foot soldier by training, is no sailor, and he is suddenly left with a band of surly, disgruntled conscripts under his command. The salty marines aboard the frigate \u003ci\u003eHebe \u003c\/i\u003ederide his ignorance and undermine his authority. The soldiers from Markham's old regiment who have been transferred to the \u003ci\u003eHebe \u003c\/i\u003eblame him for the fact that they now must spend their days crammed on a ship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorse, as the winter of 1793 comes, Markham and his troublemaking men must face the expansive terror of Revolutionary France. The fighting takes Markham to the city of Toulon, where he makes the acquaintance of a French soldier named Napoleon Bonaparte.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed author David Donachie follows Markham through bloody battles, lively seductions, fights with superiors, and run-ins with French spies to offer a stirring tale of derring-do that heats the blood and fires the imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Donachie\u003c\/b\u003e (1944-2023) was born in Edinburgh. He always had an abiding interest in military history, including ancient Rome, the Middle Ages, the British navy of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and the clandestine services during the Second World War. He had more than fifty published novels to his credit, with over a million combined sales. David lived in Deal, the historic English seaport on the border of the English Channel and the North Sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 7.72 x 5.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53593211928883,"sku":"9781493076116","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/STRj5Nrgr89781493076116.webp?v=1782893343","url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/a-shred-of-honour-a-markham-of-the-marines-novel-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}