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Winter Quarters

Winter Quarters

by Alfred Duggan (Author)

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    Paperback 2004

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    Paperback 1974

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Synopsis

Camul and Acco were both Gauls of the Pyrenees living at the time of Julius Caesar, both young and proud of their noble descent; Acco, also an Ovate training to be a Druid. In avenging the girl he loved Acco brought upon himself the curse of the Goddess; and in consequence both men left home to join the Roman army. The story tells of their adventures and travels which took them to Rome and across the greater part of the Empire as far as its Eastern rim. Duggan includes a brilliant account of the fate of Marcus Crassus's expedition of seven Roman legions and Gallic cavalry which set out to plunder Seleucia and met with the Parthian horse-bowmen under their leader the Surenas. 'WINTER QUARTERS covers a remarkable amount of ground, and covers it convincingly...Mr Duggan throws the strengths and weaknesses of the era into sharp relief...damnably skilful' Sunday Times

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 304
 Edition: New edition
 Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 02 Sep 2004
ISBN 10: 0753818914
ISBN 13: 9780753818916
Book Overview: An author hailed on both sides of the Atlantic for his ability to transport readers back to Ancient Rome His fast-paced narratives have an authenticity and sense of place that have seldom been bettered As accessible as Bernard Cornwell, Valerio Manfredi or Christian Jacq yet with the authority of George Macdonald Fraser or Steven Pressfield 'Duggan looks upon the past with a connoisseur's relish of villainy and violence...An extremely gifted writer who can move into an unknown period and give it life and immediacy' New York Times 'Few novelists can touch Alfred Duggan when it comes to re-creating remote corners of historical time and place' Guardian

Media Reviews
Winter Quarters covers a remarkable amount of ground, and covers it convincingly. Mr Duggan throws the strengths and weaknesses of the era into sharp relief... damnably skillful'
Author Bio
Alfred Duggan was born in Argentina in 1903. He was educated at Eton College and Oxford. He worked for the British Natural History Museum collecting specimens and travelled extensively pursuing his job for the museum. From 1938-1941, when he was discharged as medically unfit, he served in the London Irish Rifles and saw active service in Norway. His first book was published in 1950.