Vicissitudes of War

September 1916. The battle of the Somme is raging.Newly-promoted lieutenant Malcolm MacPhail arrives in Albert, France feeling himself lucky to have left behind the sodden trenches of the Salient. Until he glimpses the battlefield. The Boche guns are thundering something fierce, the ground for miles around a barren wasteland. If the rumours are true a new offensive is only days away. Malcolm has yet to prove himself as an officer – and chances are he'll need to do it in a mad charge across No-Man's-Land. When an old rival joins the battalion and discovers the secret Malcolm holds, not just life and limb but career and honour are at stake. The Great War is thundering on, the Allies determined to force the elusive victory, and the Germans unwilling to yield an inch. Malcolm and his countrymen have their orders. But can they succeed where so many others have failed? A novel of Vimy Ridge and the Somme. -- Malcolm MacPhail WW1 series (book 2), print length 320 pages Darrell lives in the Netherlands, not far from the battlefields of the First and Second World Wars. He grew up throughout Canada, but spent most of his youth in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains in Calgary, Alberta where he studied Political Science & Economics, and thought briefly of joining the Navy. Instead, he moved to the Netherlands to complete an MBA. After a first career in the European equity markets, he embarked upon a new one writing historical fiction.His debut novel "Malcolm MacPhail's Great War" was published in 2017. Since then he has written four others in the Malcolm MacPhail WW1 series. His most recent work represents a departure from the Great War and is set in WW2.Darrell's novels introduced the world to Malcolm MacPhail, an opinionated young soldier whose penchant for plain-speaking proves almost as lethal as the momentous First World War battles in which he finds himself. Meticulously researched, the books immerse the reader in the epic story of the "war to end all wars".Please visit his site at www.darrellduthie com to sign up for his email list and learn more about his books.