Frontiers of Fire : A Military Historical Novel (The Paraguayan War Series Book 1)

In the tradition of the hectic heroes from Bernard Cornwell’s Sharpe and The Last Kingdom, comes Frontiers of Fire. A historical novel bursting with valor and vengeance in the heart of the South-American marshes. Inspired by true events.

Luis Caetano thought it was his last week as a lieutenant at the remote Fort of Coimbra.

He believed that after the New Year of 1865, he would return home to reunite with his father and little sister on the idyllic 3-Estados farm.
But the Paraguayan fleet appeared on the horizon, and the lieutenant saw he was wrong.

Terribly wrong.

Now, instead of waltzes and violins, he must dance at the sound of cannons, the taste of agony, and the sight of splitting bones.
Luis and his daring native soldiers will form a desperate resistance to delay the massive enemy. To buy time to evacuate civilians, they will put their lives at stake.
One last stand encircled in the middle of nowhere, with no hopes of aid or extra ammo.
Nearby, a man watches the deadly struggle of the 155 besieged Brazilians against a crushing force of 3500 invaders. He is the smuggler Gaspar from Corrientes.
A citizen from a neutral state, his only worry is how the conflict may trouble his business. This war is not his war—or at least he thought so.
But fate and the call of duty will bring them together, in an unlikely alliance, to survive against a cold-blooded, vast, and merciless enemy.
The odds are heavily stacked against them, and the obstacles are beyond their imagination.

Excellent intertwining action with characters.

Good story about a historical event that has escaped non South Americans. It describes events with peoples, and customs and mores of the region and times. Note: Spanish and Portuguese words are not pronounced correctly marring what is a very good novel.