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Kaiserschlacht: The Spring Offensive
(2018)(The fifth book in the Pals War series)
A novel by A A G Whitehead
It is 1918 and the Germans are planning one last roll of the dice. They think they will win the Great War. The Knaves have other ideas...
In the early months of 1918 both British and German forces are exhausted, but the war to end all wars shows little sign of abating. Until, that is, the Kaiser decides to give it one last roll of the dice. Determined to stop him, the allies call upon the Knaves, a crack team of covert operations and intelligence-gathering operatives drawn originally from the Pals regiments of the north-east of England.
Yet as the Knaves risk life and limb to carry out the strategic sabotage required and gather intelligence vital to the war effort, back in Blighty the politicians are getting involved - and that's not always a good thing. As political ambitions clash with military expertise, the Knaves see at first hand what the effects of war - of starvation, exhaustion, constant distress and imbalances of power - can do to fighting men.
As the German war machine gathers momentum, will the Knaves manage to stop it with subterfuge, or are there forces much closer to home that will do the job for them, albeit rather more brutally?
Pals War: Kaiserschlacht, the Spring Offensive paints an unflinching and highly accurate portrait of the Great War, focusing particularly on the strategic and practical elements of its final year, when the very nature of war changed forever. It is bound to appeal to fans of modern and military history, particularly those who have read other titles in the author's 'Pals War' series of novels.
"You truly get a sense of the stupidity of politicians dabbling in military matters. Great action as our boys, out-numbered and out-gunned, hold back the flood of Imperial Germany" - Bob Clarke
Andy Whitehead was born in the West Riding of Yorkshire and originally trained in engineering, then spent many years in the fire service. He has written several novels, largely on historical themes, including the Pals War series and Passchendaele Calling, all of which are set during Word War I.
Genre: Thriller
In the early months of 1918 both British and German forces are exhausted, but the war to end all wars shows little sign of abating. Until, that is, the Kaiser decides to give it one last roll of the dice. Determined to stop him, the allies call upon the Knaves, a crack team of covert operations and intelligence-gathering operatives drawn originally from the Pals regiments of the north-east of England.
Yet as the Knaves risk life and limb to carry out the strategic sabotage required and gather intelligence vital to the war effort, back in Blighty the politicians are getting involved - and that's not always a good thing. As political ambitions clash with military expertise, the Knaves see at first hand what the effects of war - of starvation, exhaustion, constant distress and imbalances of power - can do to fighting men.
As the German war machine gathers momentum, will the Knaves manage to stop it with subterfuge, or are there forces much closer to home that will do the job for them, albeit rather more brutally?
Pals War: Kaiserschlacht, the Spring Offensive paints an unflinching and highly accurate portrait of the Great War, focusing particularly on the strategic and practical elements of its final year, when the very nature of war changed forever. It is bound to appeal to fans of modern and military history, particularly those who have read other titles in the author's 'Pals War' series of novels.
Praise for AAG Whitehead
"You truly get a sense of the stupidity of politicians dabbling in military matters. Great action as our boys, out-numbered and out-gunned, hold back the flood of Imperial Germany" - Bob Clarke
Andy Whitehead was born in the West Riding of Yorkshire and originally trained in engineering, then spent many years in the fire service. He has written several novels, largely on historical themes, including the Pals War series and Passchendaele Calling, all of which are set during Word War I.
Genre: Thriller
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