Lieutenant Rupert St. John-Shaftesbury was reckless - or so many disapproving senior officers said. They gasped at the risks he took, and muttered darkly about his poor chances of surviving the week... never mind the war.
But what very few realised was that Rupert calmly weighed up the odds every time. He had plans - big plans - to run his own private army behind enemy lines. And that would call for a lot of cool courage...
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