Jedburghs
Jedburghs is the second novel featuring the fictional Captain Jim Cain’s exploits during World War Two. In this novel, Cain joins the Special Operations (SOE) branch of the Office of Strategic Services. Headquartered in London, the SOE assigns Cain to be parachuted into France along with Lieutenant Colonel Henry and the French emigré Josephine.
After a frightening and difficult training in parachute jumping, the team of three is assigned to parachute from a Whitley bomber into occupied France, where they are warmly welcomed by members of the French Resistance. The celebration of their arrival is cut short by the arrival of German troops assigned to wipe out all the local resistance in that area. Skirmishes and sudden death follow as Cain, along with Josephine and Henry, desperately try to escape the country.
The author, with 15 other books to his name, has given his readers a war novel that will delight anyone with an interest in military fiction. Given facts so detailed as to be almost minutiae, the reader reaps the benefit of Camp’s extraordinarily deep and focused research. This authenticity lends a clarity to each scene, making the action more vivid and immediate.
Plot and action are the strengths of this novel, written by a man whose own military exploits have earned him a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. Camp’s knowledge of both military strategy and the visceral reactions to witnessing (or inflicting) sudden death make this a compelling and immersive read.
