Paperback (November 2002)
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The adventures of 'Fancy Jack' Crossman and his motley crew of troublemakers from the proud 88th regiment in the brutal Crimean War continue in The Valley of Death. Recovering from their successful first battle against the Russians, the bloody Battle of Alma, the British, French and Turkish allied troops are spread thinly between the city of Sebastopol, fiercely defended by the Russians, and the Balaclava harbour to the south. Sergeant Crossman is again singled out to go on a secret mission to undermine the Russian defenses in the besieged city of Sebastopol. Almost killed in his attempt, he returns just in time to take his place in the 'thin red line' at the most famous battle of the Crimean War, the Battle of Balaclava, where he will witness the tragic and hopeless Charge of the Light Brigade on the heavily protected Russian defenses.
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