The Devil's Brigade

Silent as shadows, deadly in the dark

In the darkest days of World War II, a top-secret experiment unites the
toughest outdoorsmen: lumberjacks, cowboys, prospectors and hunters from
across Canada and the United States.

Their goal? To forge the First Special Service Force - an elite airborne
commando unit designed to strike deep behind enemy lines - taking them
utterly by surprise.

Damien Mahoun, a Canadian Scottish woodsman joins the Force, looking for
action, keen to be tested in combat. First, he and his mismatched
brotherhood of outsiders must make the grade, surviving the gruelling,
unorthodox training regime in the harsh mountains of Montana.

Pushed to their physical and psychological limits the men learn
devastating hand-to-hand killing techniques and endure terrifying
live-fire battle conditioning - but what grows in these hard months of
toil is an unwavering, deep-rooted bond between them.

A bond which will be tested to the limits as Mahoun's squad of scouts
is sent to spearhead the deadly assault on the frozen Aleutians, the
only part of the United States invaded during World War II.

Praise for Patrick Larsimont:

'For anyone who likes a good tale filled with action and heroes' -
Griff Hosker, author of The Rifleman series

'A great read from cover to cover. Superb.' Reader Review