Patrick Mercer: 6 books

'A storyteller who knows the humour, the fear and the frenzy of men in battle.' - Bernard Cornwall As their ship docked in Bombay, the shocking news of the rising by the Indian mutineers and their massacre of women, children and civilians reached Anthony Morgan and his company.  Even...

'A storyteller who knows the humour, the fear and the frenzy of men in battle.' - Bernard Cornwall The year is 1854. A brutal war is being fought in the Crimea war, and the stench of despair hangs heavy in the air. Anthony Morgan is a young officer in the 95th Regiment. His...

'A storyteller who knows the humour, the fear and the frenzy of men in battle' - BERNARD CORNWELL Afghanistan again. The filth, the fighting, the fierce enemy, the unconquerable terrain. They are all familiar... but this story happened more than a century ago. Brigadier-General Anthony...

The day after the Battle of Balaklava, the Russians attempted an armed reconnaissance of the Allied right flank aimed at the exposed Inkermann position, but the remnants of the British 2nd Division bloodily repulsed them. This book describes the battle.

Pennsylvania's mid-20th-century Route 6 brought together appealing natural environments, historical events, and cultural landscapes. The eastern length of the route crosses an area featuring rolling mountains and tranquil valleys dotted by farms and towns. To the west, Route 6 traverses a more level...

Engineering the Climate: The Ethics of Solar Radiation Management discusses the ethical issues associated with deliberately engineering a cooler climate to combat global warming. Climate engineering (also known as geoengineering) has recently experienced a surge of interest given the growing likelihood...