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A Miracle of Deliverance: A Dunkirk Short Story Anthology by Patrick Larsimont and others

15 April 2026 By Editor

Seven authors. Nine stories. One Dunkirk collection. This anthology commemorates the Dunkirk evacuation in a series of linked short stories. A young girl flees war-ravaged Belgium, while a German tanker progresses closer to the beaches, and a British soldier reflects on the chaos of war as he faces his final battle. A French artilleryman gets […]

The Rapids and the Alley by Patrick Larsimont

26 December 2025 By Editor

It’s Autumn, 1943, and fighter pilot Jox McNabb is back in command of No. 333 Squadron, the Black Pigs. On the ground, the Salerno landings are bogged down and the enemy’s ‘miracle weapons’ are taking a terrible toll. Allied over-confidence is exposed, as one disaster follows the next in a land which appears perfectly designed […]

The Wire and the Lines by Patrick Larsimont

28 February 2025 By Editor

Summer, 1943, and when fighter pilot Jox McNabb crashes on the wrong side of the straits of Messina, he is captured by the Germans. It seems that for Jox, the war might be over. But Jox is never one to give up. Desperate to escape, he quickly familiarises himself with the camp and gets to […]

The Vulcan and the Straits by Patrick Larsimont

31 May 2024 By Editor

It’s Autumn, 1942, and fighter pilot Jox McNabb has survived the desert and the second battle of El Alamein, but now No 111 Squadron is heading into a fresh new storm. They embark on Operation Torch, the invasion of Vichy North Africa, but adverse weather conditions make flying almost impossible. And their commanding officer, Tony […]

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