Hunting the eagles - Ben Kane

From 'the rising star of historical fiction' (Wilbur Smith) a new Eagles of Rome novel, by the Sunday Times bestselling author of Eagles at War.

AN ARMY DEFEATED

AD 14: Five long years have passed since the
annihilation of three legions in the wilds of Germania. Although the
bones of 15,000 soldiers now moulder in the Teutoburg Forest, not all
the Romans were slain in the bloody ambush.

A CENTURION OUT FOR VENGEANCE

Demoted,
battle-scarred and hell-bent on revenge, Centurion Tullus and his
legionaries begin their fightback. Ranged against them is the
charismatic chieftan Arminius, who is gathering thousands of hostile
tribesmen, and determined to crush the Romans for a second time.

AN EAGLE RECOVERED

The
eagle belonging to Tullus' old legion is still in enemy hands, but as
the Romans' reprisals take their army deep into German tribal lands, he
remains convinced that it is within reach. But Arminius and his warriors
are perilously close. As battle begins, Tullus and his comrades know
they must fight as never before - just to stay alive...