Sword & the Cross by Fergus Fleming

Sword & the Cross by Fergus Fleming

At the end of the 19th century, who would want to conquer the Sahara, a vast and hellish desert? France did, and this is the story of the two fanatical adventurers who made it possible. It is a dark and strange tale of survival in a harsh environment, extreme religious zeal, imperial dreams and violent death. This is a vivid, haunting and sharply witty history of a forgotten episode in Europe's colonial crusade, a narrative of self-sacrifice and cruelty, hatred and friendship, discovery and delusion, set against a backdrop of oceans of burning sand and waterless mountains of black rock.

"ON BARROW'S BOYS: 'Absolutely gripping..part thriller and part black comedy' Ian Hislop 'Gripping, hilarious, often flabbergasting, this is a splendid adventure book' Independent 'This is travel history of the best kind: entertaining, informed and opinionated' Sunday Times 'Fleming has an eye for a ripping yarn and a gift for spinning it. His anecdotal asides are gripping...He is a lively interpreter, with bags of narrative flair' Literary Review

Fergus Fleming is the author of the bestselling Barrow's Boys and Killing Dragons. He lives near Gloucester.

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ISBN 13	9781862075276
ISBN 10	1862075271
Title	Sword & the Cross
Author	Fergus Fleming
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Granta Books
Year published	2003-03-27
Number of pages	400
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