A single battle will decide the future of Portugal.
A lone French garrison holds out in Portugal at the fortress of Almeida. Marshal Messena has regrouped in Spain and now leads a reinvigorated army of fifty thousand troops to relieve the encircled French troops. Craven is tasked with disrupting enemy movements aLisbon is safe and now it’s time to chase the French out of Portugal
The French suffered a bitter defeat at the Lines of Torres Vedras and had to wait out a horrendous winter with few supplies. But Marshal Masséna is not finished and means to build a bridge across the river Tagus and bypass Lisbon entirely as he attempts to combine with French forces to the South and flood the country with French troops. Captain Craven is soon despatched on a daring and dangerous mission to sabotage French plans, but it soon becomes clear the enemy look to bolster their forces further with new alliances and hold their ground. With Spring fast approaching the war is about to recommence and all of Portugal is at stake. Craven must go to hell and back to ensure the French are driven from the country.
‘To Hell and Back’ is the seventh novel in the ‘Craven’s War’ series, telling the exciting adventure of one rogue’s journey through the Napoleonic Wars as he tries to stay alive and make his fortune.nd resources to weaken their force to give Wellington’s army some hope as they march out to meet the larger French force, knowing if they cannot win the next battle the war will be lost.
‘Unbreakable’ is the eighth novel in the ‘Craven’s War’ series, telling the exciting adventure of one rogue’s journey through the Napoleonic Wars as he tries to stay alive and make his fortune.
