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Jones, Geraint,

Blood forest / - London Michael Joseph 2017. - 378 p. illustrations, maps 25 cm

In Northern Europe an army is dying, and an empire is
being brought to its knees. The Roman Empire is at the
height of its power. Rome's soldiers brutally enforce
imperial rule, and its legions are the most efficient and
aggressive fighting force in the world. Governor Varus
leads 15,000 seasoned legionnaires north to subdue the
Germanic tribes. To Rome these people are savages, ripe
for conquest. But the Romans know little of this densely
forested territory governed by fiercely independent
chieftains. Rome's supposed ally, Arminius, has unified
the disgruntled tribes, leading the would-be conquerors
towards a deadly trap. As the army marches deeper into
enemy territory, one small band of soldiers must face the
deadliest of foes, alone.

ISBN: 0718184815 9780718184810

Subjects--Personal Names:
Arminius, Prince of the Cherusci --Fiction.
Varus, Publius Quintilius--Fiction.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Generals--Rome--Fiction.
Soldiers--Rome--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Rome--History--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Historical fiction.
Adventure fiction.
War stories.