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Patrick Mercer


Born
in The United Kingdom
January 01, 1956

Genre
Historical Fiction


Born in 1956, Patrick Mercer read History at Oxford University before joining the Army. He commanded his battalion in Bosnia and Canada. Previously receiving a gallantry commendation, he was awarded the OBE in 1997. In 1999, Patrick Mercer accepted a post as the Defence Reporter for the Today Programme. In the 2001 election, he won the Tory seat in Newark. A respected historian, he has already published a non-fiction account of the Inkerman battle during the Crimean War.

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Average rating: 3.65 · 566 ratings · 62 reviews · 16 distinct works • Similar authors
To Do and Die
3.73 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 2009 — 10 editions
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Doctor Watson's War (The Do...
3.59 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 2012
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Doctor Watson's Charge (The...
3.34 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions
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Dust and Steel
3.73 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 2010 — 11 editions
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Red Runs the Helmand
3.81 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions
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Doctor Watson's Bout (The D...
3.38 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions
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Men of Honour
3.80 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions
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Doctor Watson's Terror (The...
4.10 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions
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Doctor Watson's Battle (The...
3.86 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2016
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Inkerman 1854: The Soldiers...
3.54 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1998 — 3 editions
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Series by Patrick Mercer

Doctor Watson's War Doctor Watson's Charge Doctor Watson's Bout Doctor Watson's Terror Doctor Watson's Battle
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