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Too Few For Drums - Softcover

R. F. Delderfield

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Synopsis

They set out as ten who must wend their way out from behind French lines in Portugal and back to the British army. This tale of the Peninsular campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars offers an unforgettable adventure.

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About the Author

R. F. Delderfield, a respected author, playwright, screenwriter, and newspaperman, was born in Greenwich, England in 1912 and became a full-time author after a stint as a small-town reporter and an RAF hitch in World War II. According to The New York Times Book Review, Delderfield wrote "with vigor, unceasing narrative drive, and a high degree of craftsmanship," and he described himself as "a compulsive teller of tales, a real chronic case." Delderfield died in 1972.

Review

"A tough and convincing story. . . . [Delderfield] marches his tattered troopers through hardship and hellfire, across a wild and ravaged landscape, sparing us any fairytales about the joys of battle en route."  —The New York Times Book Review

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