Malcolm MacPhail

Fall 1917. The Western Front is in stalemate. Captain Malcolm MacPhail of the Canadian Corps has been in the trenches for longer than he cares to remember. He's just landed a new job on the intelligence staff, but if he thinks staying alive is going to become any easier, he's sorely mistaken. The rain is pelting down, the shells are flying and the dreaded battle for Passchendaele looms. Malcolm reckons matters can still get worse. Which proves to be an accurate assessment, especially as his unruly tongue has a habit of making enemies all on its own. The Allies are fighting desperately to swing the tide of war, and Malcolm's future hangs in the balance, so keeping his head down is simply not an option...

August 1918. Amiens, France. Allied armies have driven a massive hole in the German lines. But the enemy is regrouping. Major Malcolm MacPhail of the Canadian Corps is an intelligence officer, a veteran of countless battles and too outspoken for his own good. Now he's worried. Every Fritz on the Western Front seems headed their way, bent on preventing the breakthrough that might just end the war. As the attack resumes and friends start to fall, Malcolm fears his own luck may finally be running out. It doesn't help that he's somehow stomped on another general's toes. So when captured German booty goes mysteriously missing, and the nephew of an old nemesis appears with searching questions for him, the dangers at headquarters suddenly rival those of the battlefield. The Great War is entering a pivotal and deadly new phase. For Malcolm, even victory may not be enough...

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.

SOME BATTLES YOU CAN'T ESCAPE…The summer of 1917. Near Lens, France. The vaunted Vimy Ridge has been taken. Lieutenant Malcolm MacPhail has settled into his position on the divisional staff. Yet there will be no peace for him and his comrades this summer. Far from being on their last legs the enemy is fighting with fresh tenacity. The campaign near Arras grinds on.At headquarters, rivals have surfaced amongst the staff, his superiors are impossible to please, and mysterious goings-on behind the lines could explode into scandal. When Malcolm offhandedly alienates a brigadier and his adjutant, the consequences for him and his closest friend are far-reaching.Meanwhile the field-marshal's eyes have shifted north. His new offensive requires a diversion and he orders the Canadian Corps to capture the key crossroads of Lens. However a single fortified hill stands in the way. As the threats mount, Malcolm must focus on the coming battle, which could be the key to everything…*****Gripping and authentic military historical fiction. A novel of Hill 70 and the Battle of Arras.-- 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.

Early 1915. The most dangerous place on Earth. Malcolm MacPhail enlisted in the army to fight the Hun and get out of town — not necessarily in that order. Now he's arrived in the infamous Ypres Salient. It's pouring, he's up to his shins in mud and he's had his first terrifying acquaintance with the enemy howitzers. The Great War is proving less glorious than he imagined. If he's to survive on the deadly front lines of the Western Front Malcolm must become a soldier. However, when a shady acquaintance from home turns up to remind him of his past and looking for trouble, suddenly he faces enemies in front and behind. Unbeknownst to the Allies the Germans are readying a secret weapon, bent on conquering the Salient. Malcolm and a close-knit band of soldiers are all that stand between them and a devastating victory...*****Chronologically, the first in the series, followed by Malcolm MacPhail's Great War and My Hundred Days of War.-Malcolm MacPhail WW1 series (Book 3), print length 320 pages