Detachment M: A Kaiser's Machines Story

by EA Baker

After a devastating defeat at Kut, the British Army’s advance in Mesopotamia against the Ottoman Empire has come to a standstill…Surviving the disaster of Gallipoli, Lieutenant Edward Goodspeed finds himself before Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Stanley Maude, the recently appointed commander of all Allied forces in Mesopotamia. After spending time in the region as a boy, Edward yearned to return to the deserts around the Tigris and the Euphrates. With a desire to avoid the trenches at all costs, Goodspeed welcomes his new assignment. But he quickly learns that he should be careful what he wishes for. Facing an ever-growing Ottoman army, General Maude tasks Edward to lead a ragtag unit of men across military branches and cultures. Their uncover the truth about a new transportation system enabling the Ottoman Empire to move supplies and men more rapidly than ever into the region. With an ambitious Navy lieutenant, a mistrustful squad of Indian Army soldiers, and a vengeance-seeking group of Armenian rebels, Edward must find a way to lead his mixed unit to accomplish the impossible or else face the prospect of another British Army defeat—only this time, the blood of Allied soldiers would be on his hands. Detachment M is an alternate history military fiction story set during World War I in the deserts of Mesopotamia. Acting as supplemental content to The Kaiser’s Machines, follow the men of Detachment M as they undertake a clandestine operation in the Cradle of Civilization.

305 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 6, 2023

About the author

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EA Baker is the author of The Kaiser’s Machines series, an alternate history story set during the final year of World War I. Kaiser Wilhelm II, Emperor of Germany, was obsessed with his navy. But as the war transformed into grueling trench warfare, he was sold another dream of war machines.

Becoming a believer in a fleet of new armored walkers and digging machines, the Kaiser implemented a top-secret project to build them. He hoped these machines would help end the gridlock on the Western Front and bring victory to the empire, changing warfare forever.

In the Kaiser’s Machines, readers will follow characters from many warring nations on the Western Front as these powerful machines are unleashed. Combing action, suspense, and a dash of mystery, the Kaiser’s Machines captures the imagination of readers with a time and place not so long ago when mechanical monsters roared across a destroyed Western Europe.

Acting as the beginning of a new tangent in history, the Kaiser’s Machines will set up three more series that will follow.

Enter this alternate timeline with the Kaiser’s Machines and join today's battle!

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