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The Devil's Own
Sergeant Crossman is in the Connaught Rangers who had been sent to the dirt and chaos of the Crimean War. The regiment was known as 'The Devil's Own'. Crossman is picked out to lead a covert operation that might determine the outcome of the war.

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The Valley of Death
This is the second book in the 'Fancy' Jack Crossmand series. The Sergeant is witness to the carnage of the Light Brigade at the battle of Balaclava.

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Soldiers in the Mist
This is the third book in the 'Fancy' Jack Crossmand series. As the Crimean War drags on, Sergeant Crossman is sent to cut Russian supply lines. But the conditions are deteriorating for all combatants.

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The Winter Soldiers
This is the fourth book in the 'Fancy' Jack Crossmand series. After the battle of Inkerman the British Army face a terrible winter with inadequate provisions and clothing. Sergeant Crossman is given instructions to blow up the magazine in the Russian Star Fort. Yet this is not Crossman's main mission. His true task is to spy on a British general accused of corruption.

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Attack on the Redan
The fifth book sees Sergeant Crossman launch his last raid in the Crimea where he witnesses one final massacre before the war comes to an end. After the war however, he is posted to India...

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Brothers of the Blade
The sixth book sees 'Fancy' Jack Crossman promoted to Lieutenant. His journey across India to join his regiment becomes far more complicated as the Mutiny breaks out.

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Rogue Officer
The sixth book sees Lieutenant Crossman still involved in the Mutiny, but also plagued by a brother officer who seems to have a grudge against 'Fancy' Jack.

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Kiwi Wars
Captain Fancy Jack Crossman has been sent to New Zealand, where the Maori Wars are in progress. His remit is to map the bush country and to set up a network of spies. During conflict he finds that the Maori are an honourable people. However, nefarious Europeans are at work, enriching themselves as land agents. Jack realizes just how heinous these crimes are, and he must hunt down and destroy these monstrous elements

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