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The novel that inspired John Ford’s The Lost Patrol A band of World War I soldiers fights to survive in the desert after their leader is shot and killed.

There had been, here, eleven men. Now ten rode away. . . .

In the Mesopotamian desert during the First World War, an unseen enemy guns down the leader of a British parol. The officer was the only one who knew their orders, and he did not told anyone else where they are located.

Now the sergeant must lead his men through a hostile desert landscape full of invisible Arab snipers. One by one, they are being picked off, and the group of diverse men with different backgrounds must try to come together in order to survive. The decision-making process proves far from easy as tensions and prejudices from their former lives come to a head.

The basis for films by Walter Summer and John Ford, this bestselling novel is a suspenseful tale of the Great War for readers of Robert Graves or Ford Madox Ford—or anyone who enjoys an action-packed war story. Author Philip MacDonald, who served in Mesopotamia with the British cavalry, went on to become one of the most popular writers of thrillers and detective fiction.

Patrol Casemate Classic War Fiction Book 2 edition by Philip MacDonald Literature Fiction eBooks

If you have seen the movie, you will recognize the plot and, in fact, much of the dialogue from the first 2/3s of the movie. An 11 man British patrol is marooned at a desert oasis during the Great War when their officer, who arrogantly refused to tell anyone of their actual mission or their location, is killed by a sniper. The ranking sergeant must fashion a defense and come up with a course of action to return the patrol to friendly lines. During the days and nights of the defense, the various characters reveal their motivations for being soldiers and relate some of their fondest memories to combat the bleak yet terrifying boredom. Excellent insights into the minds of soldiers that sound authentic a 100 years on.

Product details File Size 9132 KB Print Length 246 pages Publisher Casemate Publishers (August 2, 2016) Publication Date August 2, 2016 Sold by  Digital Services LLC Language English ASIN B01HFUTPXA

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Patrol Casemate Classic War Fiction Book 2 edition by Philip MacDonald Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews

I do not often stop reading a book but in this case I did. The writer paints an elaborate background to each character but as a reader you loose track. It probably would work out well in a movie when you know who is who by seeing their face. Now I had the feeling I had to make notes.
Trapped in a small oasis by snipers and no horses, a small British desert patrol made up of representatives from differing classes and walks of life, endure desert heat, their need for constant vigilance and the occasional Arab sniper.

PATROL has one of those classic closed settings from which there seems to be no escape, perhaps made most popular by Agatha Christie in her AND THEN THERE WERE NONE and by the film, ALIEN. This is an effective means of generating suspense in part through the setting, along of course with a lurking danger.

PATROL comes a bit earlier than either Agatha Christie’s mystery or the much later sci-fi film, but is equally as effective. The central question for the reader here is, ‘Who will survive?’

Or will all die?

Read it – and find out!
Hard to read, and boring.
Short work, quick read. Somehow, not a lot of surprises, but that's because it's a tale that's been often told. Not, however, when Philip MacDonald first wrote it!

The characters are not fully developed - they're archetypes; but they're not boring. The story keeps you wondering, what and how? What's really going on? How is it happening? How are the characters going to come out of it? In a nutshell, the Patrol is trapped in the desert in WWI and surrounded. As they they try to stay alive stress pulls at them - both internally and externally.

MacDonald writes cleanly. The only other book of his I've read is "The List of Adrian Messenger," after years of seeing the film with George C. Scott. (also starring and produced by Kirk Douglas!) Enjoyed the book. Judging by these two, I would read other books by him.
If you have seen the movie, you will recognize the plot and, in fact, much of the dialogue from the first 2/3s of the movie. An 11 man British patrol is marooned at a desert oasis during the Great War when their officer, who arrogantly refused to tell anyone of their actual mission or their location, is killed by a sniper. The ranking sergeant must fashion a defense and come up with a course of action to return the patrol to friendly lines. During the days and nights of the defense, the various characters reveal their motivations for being soldiers and relate some of their fondest memories to combat the bleak yet terrifying boredom. Excellent insights into the minds of soldiers that sound authentic a 100 years on.