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Bill Walker is a staff sergeant in the Royal Military Police, a Redcap. After a patrol turns deadly, Walker, trying to sort out how his team could possibly have been ambushed, discovers that his commanding officer, Major Steadman, may be a little ... well, unbalanced. At its heart, Callison's novel dramatizes a protracted duel between Walker, a good man, and Steadman, a sadistic psychopath. Spanning a decade (late 1950s to late 1960s), the story is epic in scale.
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- Author
- Brian Callison
- First published
- July 18, 2006
- Pages
- 256
- Publisher
- Severn House Publishers, ISIS Audio Books
- Editions
- 5
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780727876140
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