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Tin Can Tommies: Darkest Hour
BURNS THROUGH EUROPE…
Trapped at Dunkirk in the carnage, Corporal Jack Stone and his sidekick, Billy Briggs, escape France by the skin of their teeth leaving Germany with its prize in sight across the English Channel: Great Britain – a stubborn little island that now stands alone.
With his country’s invasion imminent, Prime Minister Winston Churchill reactivates a decades old weapons project, enlisting Jack to lead a team of rusty mechanical warriors – four veterans of the Great War nicknamed the Tin Can Tommies.
Aided by sassy American scientist Cammy Sullivan, Jack, Billy and the Tommies must venture into battle once again on an audacious mission deep behind enemy lines. But with dissention in the ranks, a traitor in their midst and Jack’s nemesis hot on his heels, the odds are stacked against them.
Whatever happens the Tommies will be in the thick of it, but with time running out, Jack will find himself locked in a deadly struggle for survival as he battles against not only his own demons, but an enemy whose diabolical plan for world domination threatens the freedom of mankind itself…
Echoing the great British war films of the seventies, DARKEST HOUR is the first in a series of gripping wartime adventures featuring Jack Stone and Tin Can Tommies; with explosive action, twists, thrills and characters readers will love, it’s retro military sci-fi with a pulp comic WW2 twist.
TIN CAN TOMMIES – BRITANNIA’S JUST WAIVED THE RULES!
Trapped at Dunkirk in the carnage, Corporal Jack Stone and his sidekick, Billy Briggs, escape France by the skin of their teeth leaving Germany with its prize in sight across the English Channel: Great Britain – a stubborn little island that now stands alone.
With his country’s invasion imminent, Prime Minister Winston Churchill reactivates a decades old weapons project, enlisting Jack to lead a team of rusty mechanical warriors – four veterans of the Great War nicknamed the Tin Can Tommies.
Aided by sassy American scientist Cammy Sullivan, Jack, Billy and the Tommies must venture into battle once again on an audacious mission deep behind enemy lines. But with dissention in the ranks, a traitor in their midst and Jack’s nemesis hot on his heels, the odds are stacked against them.
Whatever happens the Tommies will be in the thick of it, but with time running out, Jack will find himself locked in a deadly struggle for survival as he battles against not only his own demons, but an enemy whose diabolical plan for world domination threatens the freedom of mankind itself…
Echoing the great British war films of the seventies, DARKEST HOUR is the first in a series of gripping wartime adventures featuring Jack Stone and Tin Can Tommies; with explosive action, twists, thrills and characters readers will love, it’s retro military sci-fi with a pulp comic WW2 twist.
TIN CAN TOMMIES – BRITANNIA’S JUST WAIVED THE RULES!
- GenresScience Fiction
375 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 1, 2018
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June 7, 2020
I don't do book reviews.....
I don't do book reviews like you keep seeing, as I find that some give too much of the plot away and I personally hate that, as it makes the book not worth reading. I much prefer to take the authors back cover write up as a review as it can either intrigue you enough to read the book of provide you enough information to make you decide that the book is not for you.
My review rules are: The more stars, the more I liked it.
If there are too many typos or errors the less stars I give
If the storyline or plot is poor or contains too many errors, the characters are too weak, the ending lacking something, then the less stars I give.
Simple, uncomplicated and to the point without giving anything away.
Some of the books I read have been given to me by the author as a pre-release copy and this does not bias my reviews in any way
I don't do book reviews like you keep seeing, as I find that some give too much of the plot away and I personally hate that, as it makes the book not worth reading. I much prefer to take the authors back cover write up as a review as it can either intrigue you enough to read the book of provide you enough information to make you decide that the book is not for you.
My review rules are: The more stars, the more I liked it.
If there are too many typos or errors the less stars I give
If the storyline or plot is poor or contains too many errors, the characters are too weak, the ending lacking something, then the less stars I give.
Simple, uncomplicated and to the point without giving anything away.
Some of the books I read have been given to me by the author as a pre-release copy and this does not bias my reviews in any way
June 7, 2019
Light reading featuring stereotyped characters and a strange WW2 timeline.
An amusing boys own adventure that bounces along bringing a troubled hero and his sidekick(s) through adventures. A pastiche of Indiana Jones, In Her Majesty's Name, mixed with a touch of steam punk set in WW2.
An amusing boys own adventure that bounces along bringing a troubled hero and his sidekick(s) through adventures. A pastiche of Indiana Jones, In Her Majesty's Name, mixed with a touch of steam punk set in WW2.
July 19, 2020
Loved this book and cannot wait to read any more the author releases. The ending seemed a little rushed possibly. The chemistry, present throughout, seemed missing I think. Something was off and I'm not quite sure what it was. Still, the book was worth every penny and I loved it!
October 5, 2019
Superb
What an exciting tale to make you feel empathy for machines as well as the people involved is simply astounding recommend it to all
What an exciting tale to make you feel empathy for machines as well as the people involved is simply astounding recommend it to all
April 13, 2023
Tons of fun. Felt like a Joe Johnston movie.
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