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    By Blood Spilt - Steele's Verdun: By Blood Spilt, #2
    By Blood Spilt - Steele's Death March: By Blood Spilt, #3
    Steele's Dien Bien Phu.: By Blood Spilt, #1
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    By Blood Spilt Series

    By Ricky Balona

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    About this series

    Sergeant Steele stands on the ramparts of the Citadel in Lang Son, watching with growing unease as Japanese troops patrol the narrow streets and artillery points menacingly at his small French Foreign Legion unit. Under the uneasy truce between the French Vichy government and Japanese forces in Indochina, tensions are about to erupt into all-out war.

    On March 9, 1945, the Japanese launched a coup d'état, Meigo Sakusen (Operation Bright Moon), attacking French garrisons across the country as Japan faced inevitable defeat in World War II. Despite Steele's warnings, senior French officers enter a deadly trap at a Japanese-hosted dinner, leaving Steele and his battle-hardened troops to resist overwhelming odds.

    Witnessing the massacre of prisoners along the riverbanks, Steele's unit must fight through Japanese lines to link up with surviving French units at Son La and Dien Bien Phu. Separated from the main column, Steele leads his men through enemy territory, battling hunger, disease, and dense jungle, while pursued by relentless Japanese forces.

    Their mission: hold off the Japanese long enough for French Regulars and civilians to escape to China.

    Based on historical facts and firsthand survivor accounts, this novel vividly depicts the brutal Japanese coup and the Legionnaires' extraordinary courage. Steele's eternal feud with his nemesis, Jean—now leading a Japanese unit—adds another layer of peril. As gunfire erupts ahead, Steele wonders how many of his men will make it to China. The march to safety has begun, and it will be one hell of a journey.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRicky Balona
    Release dateJun 2, 2018
    By Blood Spilt - Steele's Verdun: By Blood Spilt, #2
    By Blood Spilt - Steele's Death March: By Blood Spilt, #3
    Steele's Dien Bien Phu.: By Blood Spilt, #1

    Titles in the series (3)

    • 1

      Steele's Dien Bien Phu.: By Blood Spilt, #1
      Steele's Dien Bien Phu.: By Blood Spilt, #1

      Steele's Dien Bien Phu.: By Blood Spilt, #1

      Ricky Balona
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      While fighting as a Knight Templar in the Holy Land, Steele discovers the Ark of the Covenant and is cursed with an eternity of military servitude. Centuries later, Steele finds himself in the French Foreign Legion, battling at Dien Bien Phu. Amid the chaos, he faces his nemesis, Jean, a fanatical monk determined to seize the Ark. As Steele and his Pathfinders parachute into the fray, they endure relentless Viet Minh attacks, from the initial attempts to draw the enemy out to the desperate final hours of human wave assaults. Steele must navigate a tightening noose, potential betrayal, and the Brotherhood's sinister plans. Can he protect the Ark's secret and lead his men to safety? Based on historical events, Steele's Dien Bien Phu chronicles the harrowing battle's timeline.

      While fighting as a Knight Templar in the Holy Land, Steele discovers the Ark of the Covenant and is cursed with an eternity of military servitude. Centuries later, Steele finds himself in the French Foreign Legion, battling at Dien Bien Phu. Amid the chaos, he faces his nemesis, Jean, a fanatical monk determined to seize the Ark. As Steele and his Pathfinders parachute into the fray, they endure relentless Viet Minh attacks, from the initial attempts to draw the enemy out to the desperate final hours of human wave assaults. Steele must navigate a tightening noose, potential betrayal, and the Brotherhood's sinister plans. Can he protect the Ark's secret and lead his men to safety? Based on historical events, Steele's Dien Bien Phu chronicles the harrowing battle's timeline.

    • 2

      By Blood Spilt - Steele's Verdun: By Blood Spilt, #2
      By Blood Spilt - Steele's Verdun: By Blood Spilt, #2

      By Blood Spilt - Steele's Verdun: By Blood Spilt, #2

      Ricky Balona
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      Sergeant Steele is thrust into the carnage of World War One with the French Foreign Legion, moving from North Africa's desert outposts to the mud and blood of Europe's trenches. At Verdun, the seasoned veterans fight a desperate battle, blending historical fact with gripping fiction. Steele must face both the German enemy and his nemesis, Jean, who has allied with the Imperial German Army and mentors an ambitious Austrian corporal. Jean's promise of unlimited power to the young corporal and his own thirst for blood set the stage for a harrowing clash.   In vivid detail, the novel portrays the brutal realities of trench warfare and the Legion's incredible advance through heavily defended German positions. Steele, along with 8000 Legionnaires who arrived in Europe in 1914, faces unimaginable horrors. By the war's end, fewer than 200 survive to return to Africa, and Steele is among them. This tale of courage, betrayal, and relentless conflict captures the essence of the Legion's sacrifice and glory in World War One.

      Sergeant Steele is thrust into the carnage of World War One with the French Foreign Legion, moving from North Africa's desert outposts to the mud and blood of Europe's trenches. At Verdun, the seasoned veterans fight a desperate battle, blending historical fact with gripping fiction. Steele must face both the German enemy and his nemesis, Jean, who has allied with the Imperial German Army and mentors an ambitious Austrian corporal. Jean's promise of unlimited power to the young corporal and his own thirst for blood set the stage for a harrowing clash.   In vivid detail, the novel portrays the brutal realities of trench warfare and the Legion's incredible advance through heavily defended German positions. Steele, along with 8000 Legionnaires who arrived in Europe in 1914, faces unimaginable horrors. By the war's end, fewer than 200 survive to return to Africa, and Steele is among them. This tale of courage, betrayal, and relentless conflict captures the essence of the Legion's sacrifice and glory in World War One.

    • 3

      By Blood Spilt - Steele's Death March: By Blood Spilt, #3
      By Blood Spilt - Steele's Death March: By Blood Spilt, #3

      By Blood Spilt - Steele's Death March: By Blood Spilt, #3

      Ricky Balona
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      Sergeant Steele stands on the ramparts of the Citadel in Lang Son, watching with growing unease as Japanese troops patrol the narrow streets and artillery points menacingly at his small French Foreign Legion unit. Under the uneasy truce between the French Vichy government and Japanese forces in Indochina, tensions are about to erupt into all-out war. On March 9, 1945, the Japanese launched a coup d'état, Meigo Sakusen (Operation Bright Moon), attacking French garrisons across the country as Japan faced inevitable defeat in World War II. Despite Steele's warnings, senior French officers enter a deadly trap at a Japanese-hosted dinner, leaving Steele and his battle-hardened troops to resist overwhelming odds. Witnessing the massacre of prisoners along the riverbanks, Steele's unit must fight through Japanese lines to link up with surviving French units at Son La and Dien Bien Phu. Separated from the main column, Steele leads his men through enemy territory, battling hunger, disease, and dense jungle, while pursued by relentless Japanese forces. Their mission: hold off the Japanese long enough for French Regulars and civilians to escape to China. Based on historical facts and firsthand survivor accounts, this novel vividly depicts the brutal Japanese coup and the Legionnaires' extraordinary courage. Steele's eternal feud with his nemesis, Jean—now leading a Japanese unit—adds another layer of peril. As gunfire erupts ahead, Steele wonders how many of his men will make it to China. The march to safety has begun, and it will be one hell of a journey.

      Sergeant Steele stands on the ramparts of the Citadel in Lang Son, watching with growing unease as Japanese troops patrol the narrow streets and artillery points menacingly at his small French Foreign Legion unit. Under the uneasy truce between the French Vichy government and Japanese forces in Indochina, tensions are about to erupt into all-out war. On March 9, 1945, the Japanese launched a coup d'état, Meigo Sakusen (Operation Bright Moon), attacking French garrisons across the country as Japan faced inevitable defeat in World War II. Despite Steele's warnings, senior French officers enter a deadly trap at a Japanese-hosted dinner, leaving Steele and his battle-hardened troops to resist overwhelming odds. Witnessing the massacre of prisoners along the riverbanks, Steele's unit must fight through Japanese lines to link up with surviving French units at Son La and Dien Bien Phu. Separated from the main column, Steele leads his men through enemy territory, battling hunger, disease, and dense jungle, while pursued by relentless Japanese forces. Their mission: hold off the Japanese long enough for French Regulars and civilians to escape to China. Based on historical facts and firsthand survivor accounts, this novel vividly depicts the brutal Japanese coup and the Legionnaires' extraordinary courage. Steele's eternal feud with his nemesis, Jean—now leading a Japanese unit—adds another layer of peril. As gunfire erupts ahead, Steele wonders how many of his men will make it to China. The march to safety has begun, and it will be one hell of a journey.

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    Ricky Balona

    Ricky Balona is the author of hard hitting and graphic military fiction novels. Steele is a military fiction series centered on the character Sergeant Steele. It charts Steele's experience as a Templar during the Crusades where he is cursed to an eternity of military servitude. We follow Sergeant Steele's battles in the French Foreign Legion, all based on some of the Legion's most epic and bloody battles. French Foreign Legion Adventures is collection of short stories beginning with the Legion's involvement in the Crimean war through the North African desert era, W.W.1 and W.W.2 through Indochina and Kolwezi and Sarajevo. Written from a simple soldiers point of view caught up in merciless combat using the names of fellow Legionnaires I had the honour of serving with as the characters in the stories. Ricky Balona was born in South Africa, now living in Queenstown, New Zealand. Served in 1 Para S.A.D.F and 5 years in 2 Parachute Regiment of the French Foreign Legion. Author of By Blood Spilt series Steele's Dien Bien Phu, Steele's Verdun and Steele's Death March. Show More Show Less

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