[Jack Windrush 02] • Crimea

After being assigned to Malta in 1854, Jack and his disreputable 113th Foot have to resort to ungentlemanly actions to get themselves posted to Crimea.

A lieutenant in the worst regiment in the British Army, Jack hankers for promotion and recognition to regain what he sees as his true station in life. At the Battle of the Alma, Jack is sent to General Campbell of the Highland Brigade to offer the assistance of the 113th. Having buried the dead, Jack meets the beautiful Helen Maxwell, but soon after receives orders to leave the country.

With the formidable Russian army and the savage Major Kutozov as their enemies, Jack soon finds that life in the front is tough, with only the wayward Helen to alleviate the horrors of war.

Windrush: Crimea is the second book in Malcolm Archibald's series of 19th century military novels.