The thrillingsequel to"Wounds of Honour"continues this action-packed
series set in Roman Britainfascinatingly authentic stories about the
army from the point of view of the Roman soldierTheBattle of the Lost
Eagle saved Hadrian's Wall, butthe new Roman governor of Britannia must
stamp out the rebellion of the northern tribesor risk losing the
province.Rampaging south with sword and flame under the command of their
murderous chieftain Calgus, they have stretched his forces to the limit.
For Marcusnow simply Centurion Corvus of the 1st Tungrian cohortthe
campaign has become doubly dangerous.As reinforcements floodinto
Britannia he is surrounded by new officers with no reason to protect him
from the emperor's henchmen.Death could result from a careless word as
easily as from an enemy spear. Worse, one of them is close on his
heelswhile Marcus is training two centuries of Syrian archers to survive
a barbarian charge and then take the fight back to their enemy, the new
prefect of the 2nd Tungrians has discovered his secret. Only a miracle
can save Marcus and the men who protect him from disgrace and death."