Rutherford Alex - Fortune's Soldier - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Power ambition corruption the British East India Company rises An old empire at war with itself 1744, Scotland. Young Nicholas Ballantyne's life is turned upside down when his uncle caught up in events far beyond his control announces that for his own safety Nicholas is to set sail for India immediately to join the East India Company. A new power rising After decades of struggle the Company is ready to expand. Nicholas and his new friend and colleague the mercurial Robert Clive rise quickly within the Company's ranks masterminding plans to counter French designs in India. A battle for survival But the fight for India will only be resolved in battle. On the fields of Plassey the two armies draw up for the climactic encounter. For Robert and Nicholas commanding the Company's forces this will be their making or their end Brilliantly crafted and bringing to life the momentous events that shook India in the mid - eighteenth century Fortune's Soldier is an epic tale of a fascinating era by a master storyteller.
Title: Fortune's Soldier
Author(s): Rutherford Alex
Publisher: Canelo
Barcode: 9781800322837
Pages: 400 Pages
Publication Date: 2/25/2021
Series: The Ballantyne Chronicles
Category: Historical Fiction