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A Secret Of The Sphinx
Spring of 1798: Young Rory MacHugh leaves his Blackfoot World for an Ancient World. There determination, versatility, and several unique friends enable him to survive many new lives -- a British sailor, an Egyptian Mameluke, a convict, a Secret Agent, a French Grenadier, a Highland soldier, and a forbidden lover in an Egyptian court. But the most devastating is his first encounter with the man destined plunge the world into war and to become Rory’s own personal demon, the young General Napoleon Bonaparte
On Secret Service
It is 1810, shortly after the British victory over the French invaders of Portugal. During the winter lull, MacHugh is sent to London to track down a beautiful French spy. Things do not work out as planned and he ends up kidnapped and imprisoned in France. He soon encounters, among others, the notorious Joseph Fouché (head of Napoleon’s Secret Police), the future King George IV, and the Duke of Wellington. MacHugh even finds himself embroiled in American plans to invade Canada.
The Fugitives
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The Fugitives
The MacHugh Memoirs 1810
1810: The French Invasion of Portugal
By James L. McWilliams
Lieutenant Rory MacHugh, the British Army’s only Blackfoot Highlander, is about to depart the fortress of Almeida when one of the greatest man-made disasters in history turns him into a fugitive. Fate brings MacHugh together with a small band of fugitives, each with his own secret. Joined by a bewitching and mysterious Spanish widow, their perils increase until only three remain to take a vital role in the epic Battle of Bussaco.
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