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Doctor Watson’s War

By Patrick Mercer

Afghanistan. 1880. A bloodied but unbowed young medic must fight in a war that will test both his courage and conscience. Despite his own wound, despite the howling tribesman hounding his every step back to the walls of Kandahar, he will not forsake the injured soldiers and victims of battle who he has sworn to treat and protect. The most difficult to save of all though is Alisha Kahn, the beautiful and enigmatic fighting queen -shot down as she led the Afghans against the British and brought to the dressing station by Private ‘Posh’ Williams, the gentleman ranker. Her warrior brothers want to save her, whilst the retreating troops can see no reason why she should live.

The terror and nobility of the events fought across blood-soaked desert sands – culminating in the Battle of Maiwand – will scar and inspire Doctor John H. Watson forever.

 Patrick Mercer is author of the Anthony Morgan Trilogy, ‘To Do and Die’, ‘Dust and Steel’ and ‘Red Runs the Helmand,’ as well as a number of straight histories of Victoria’s wars. A military historian by training, he was decorated four times as an infantry officer and then was the defence correspondent for BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme before being elected as Member of Parliament for Newark in 2001. 


 




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