The King of Dunkirk
The King’s Germans Book #2
By Dominic Fielder
Publication Date: 24th February 2024
Publisher: Dominic Fielder
Page Length: 507 Pages
Genre: Historical Fiction
As quickly as they had come, the Foot Guards had gone.
Krombach turned to salvage his musket and back-pack when he saw Sergeant-Major Winckler looking most agitated. Behind him twenty or more guardsmen, the personal staff of the Duke of York’s headquarters were tumbling out of the building, followed by a junior officer, in the process of trying to clip a sword belt around his waist while trying not to trip down the small series of steps that led from the chateau.
“Every man you can find, Sergeant-Major!” the officer whined.
Krombach looked to see the Winckler blow out his cheeks in mild disbelief.
“Grab your musket, Krombach. General Lake’s orders: every man, including you!” Winckler paced past. “...And me…What a bloody waste this could be!”
May 1793: The French border.
Valenciennes, Paris then home! Every common soldier knows the popular refrain so why can’t the commanders see sense? The protracted siege of Valenciennes exposes the mistrust between the allies. National interests triumph over military logic. The King’s Germans find themselves marching north to the coast, not east to Paris. Dunkirk has become a royal prize, an open secret smuggled to the French, who set a trap for the Duke of York’s army. Lieutenant Erich von Bomm and Captain Werner Brandt find themselves in the thick of the action as the 14th Nationals, the Black Lions, seek their revenge. In the chaos of battle, Sebastian Krombach, working alongside Major Trevethan, the engineer tasked with capturing Dunkirk, must make a dreadful choice: to guide a battalion of Foot Guards to safety across the Great Moor or carry a message that might save the life of a friend. The King’s Germans and the Black Lions do battle to determine who shall be crowned the King of Dunkirk.
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Dominic Fielder
The King’s Germans is a project that has been many years in the making. Currently I manage to juggle writing and research around a crowded work and family life. The Black Lions of Flanders (set in 1793) is the first in the King’s Germans’ series, which will follow an array of characters through to the final book in Waterloo. The King of Dunkirk will soon be released and I hope that the response to that is as encouraging as the reviews of Black Lions have been.
While I’m self-published now, I have an excellent support team that help me to produce what I hope is a story with professional feel, and that readers would want to read more than once. My family back-ground is in paperback book sales, so I’m very keen to ensure that the paperback design is something that I would be proud to put on my bookshelf.
I live in just outside of Tavistock, in Devon where I enjoy walking on the moors and the occasional horse-riding excursion as both inspiration and relaxation.
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I have added your series to my to-read list. I am really looking forward to reading it. If I may as, what inspired you to write about this era of history, and the King's Germans in particular?
ReplyDeleteI do love your images, they really make the books stand out. Is this book a standalone or do I need to start with book 1?
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