The burning sky
By: Jack Ludlow
Series: Roads to war -- 1
Publisher: Allison & Busby Limited
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 399
ISBN-13: 9780749008321
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Historical fiction; Fiction
Description: "1935. Cal Jardine, former British Officer and current soldier of fortune, breaks off his assignment smuggling Jews out of Nazi Germany when an old army colleague proposes a new commission. A mysterious group of anti-Fascist British backers want to help the Abyssinians in their fight against Mussolini's Italy, specifically to get them much-needed arms. Gunrunning under the noses of the Germans is a risky job but with a bit of luck and chutzpah, Jardine gets the weapons into Africa. That's just the start of his troubles though for as the rumbles of war get louder, he falls under the notice of the Italian army ..."--Amazon.com.