The Alpha raid

by Alan Scholefield

Dust jacket illustration by Ian Robertson. A World War l adventure story based on the Naval Africa Expedition of 1915.

197 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1976

About the author

Alan Scholefield was born in 1931 in Cape Town, South Africa. After leaving university he became a journalist and travelled widely in southern and central Africa, Europe, and America. He now lives in Hampshire with his wife and has three daughters. Most famous for his Macrae and Silver series, Scholefield has also written other novels, including Venom, which was made into a film in 1981.

Reviews

[Chaplain Stanley Chapin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thoroughly enjoyable

A very interesting portrayal of a World war 1 action, showing the emotion and thus somewhat prevented nature of various personalities and military discipline.

[Graeme Bell · Rating 2 out of 5]

Rubbish! AS is not Wilbur Smith . Don't even try.

[Graham · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another piece of historical fiction that reads like a rip-roaring adventure story by Scholefield. He has the ability to bring incidents of history to vivid life with characters to whom the reader can relate. His settings are based on research and are realistic. A great read.