In a nutshell this is Sharpe (only it’s Sergeant Jack Tanner) for the Second World War, complete with evil nemesis in the shape of a company Sergeant Major (like Hawskwill). It vividly shows the haphazard nature of the battles leading to the Dunkirk embarkation and it is so much better than the first, The Odin Mission.
Comparison: Bernard Cornwell’s Sharpe series, Andy McNab, Allan Mallinson.
May 1940. Sergeant Jack Tanner has been posted to a training company on the south-east coast of England where the mysterious deaths of two Polish refugees lead him to believe there has been foul play. As the Germans launch their Blitzkrieg in Europe, the entire company are sent to join the battle to stop Hitler's drive across the Low Countries.
| Primary Genre | Thriller and Suspense |
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May 1940. Sergeant Jack Tanner has been posted to a training company on the south-east coast of England where the mysterious deaths of two Polish refugees lead him to believe there has been foul play.
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Darkest Hour was written by James Holland and published by Corgi Books an imprint of Transworld Publishers Ltd
Darkest Hour has 524 pages
Yes it is part of Jack Tanner series
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