In the Ranks of Death
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- ISBN 9781803782454
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 26 Nov 2024
- Publisher: Cranthorpe Millner Publishers
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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"In Africa, there are no trees..." - Captain AW McGonagle
As Albert and Jack finally come to embrace their affection for one another, they face the realities of love in war, sharing stolen moments together as they attempt to avoid discovery.
Settling into their place in Fort Penfold, the Royal Engineers must cope on their own separated from the main body, and as the tensions of the Anglo-Zulu war begin to plague the sappers, the relationships between the troops come under strain.
Balancing his familial connection to Captain McGonagle, his platonic camaraderie with lieutenants Knight and Penfold, and the displeasure of bitter Lieutenant Simonides, Albert Bond must tread delicately so as not to exacerbate growing unrest within the combined forces, whilst Jack battles to blend into the company as an enlisted soldier, and avoid animosity due to his increasing closeness with Lieutenant Bond.
Will their forbidden love withstand the trials and tribulations of war, anger, and grief?
DJG Palmer was born in Kent to a pre-war father, who believed boys should explore castles and read books about knights and pirates, rather than play computer games or watch videos, so he grew up playing around ruins and reading dog-eared Ladybird history books. At the age of eight, he opened his grandfather’s chest in the attic to discover the baton, pips, and medals of a WW2 army officer, and came to understand the grim realities that lay behind the martial emblems bestowed upon those who survive their service.
It was during his time in the army, in his early years of manhood, that DJG Palmer embarked upon writing Babanango, resulting in fellowships of the Anglo-Zulu War Historical and Royal Geographical Societies, despite a lack of formal further education. He then set aside the military, and military fiction, for a career in policing, and later found love with a wonderful man, the love and bedrock of his life.
The death of a friend, mentor, and former army officer moved him to dust off the Babanango manuscript and revisit its contents, reawakening the untold story of the men who must have lived, loved, and died together in secret, serving in the armed forces. This story is for those men, whoever they were, and the friends and allies who had their backs.