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Neil Roberts, a Cornishman who never felt the need to leave the county for more than a few weeks at a time, obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies and in typical fashion has never used it. He has been a professional sculptor, a postman, several different types of clerical-officer and a teacher. He has published numerous factual articles, short-stories and even poetry. He is unmarried, has no children or interesting pets, but does have a collection of DVDs that is large enough to warp reality.

favourite books

"Use of Weapons" by Iain Banks
"Consider Phlebas" by Iain Banks
ALL the Flashman novels
"Tuff Voyaging" by George R R Martin
"Necronomicon" by H P Lovecraft
The Dreampark series by Larry Niven and Steven Barnes
The Preacher series of comics
"The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" by Alan Moore
"Watchmen" by Alan Moore

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As Cruel As Nature

Neil Roberts

A group of Russian soldiers infiltrate German occupied Poland during the winter of 1943 to raid and destroy a research base with a terrible secret.


It is 1943.
It is Stalin's Russia.
Major Miasnikov of the dreaded NKVD and his naïve protégé Lieutenant Volosov bind a group of misfit soldiers into a working unit and, posing as their country’s sworn enemies, travel into the heart of occupied Poland to destroy a weapons research establishment – the Tailleferstab.
An account of a group of Russian soldiers travelling through war-torn Russia and occupied Poland during the winter of 1943 to infiltrate and destroy a German research establishment. Part ‘Saving Private Ryan’ and part ‘Band of Brothers’ it is meticulously researched to be as historically accurate as possible. Through the experiences of this disparate group of men brought together for just one purpose the brutal horror that was part of the conflict of the Eastern Front is brought to vivid and disturbing life.
[please note - Chapter 44 is a glossary of terms and organisations used within the book, including translations of the Russian and German profanity used by the characters, so if you're reading and wondering who the hell the NKVD are just refer to it]

 

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I wrote 315 days ago

Very enjoyable thus far - how could I not read the story of a Cornishman buccaneer? Your characters voice, as has been commented upon by others, has a cadence that gives your writing a ring authenticity, but without rendering it unreadable or even heavy going. I look forward to reading more of it ... view book

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