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	Tripoli: The United States' First War on Terror 3.51 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2006 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Road to Kandahar: A Novel of the Second Afghan War, 1878-80 4.19 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dark Side of Paradise: A Kit Carlyle Novel 3.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Egypt Campaign: A Novel of Napoléon's Invasion of Egypt and Syria, 1798-1801 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Egypt Campaign: Chapter Nine

Suddenly, the boom of cannons shook us from our thoughts as the earthworks of Embabeh erupted in flames and smoke. The Mamelukes shelling Vial and Bon’s divisions, two squares of tightly packed men. The square was designed to protect us from the Mameluke cavalry, but presented a ripe target for Murad’s gunners. A stunned look appeared on the faces of my men as we saw the Read more of this blog post »

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Jan 22, 2015 10:41AM

I just published two new titles on Amazon Kindle:

Hollywood Props: One Man's Experience With Conservation and Destruction in Remotest Central America (http://www.amazon.com/Hollywood-Props...)

The Road to Kandahar: A Novel About the Second Afghan War, 1878-80. (http://www.amazon.com/Road-Kandahar-S...)

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