It's November 1776: George Washington has just lost the campaign to save Manhattan and its environs from capture by a massive British naval and ground invasion force. Thousands of his men have been killed or captured. The Continental Army is a shadow of its former strength and even worse, is disintegrating through massive desertions and expiration of enlistments. General William Howe's combined British-Hessian army is poised for the kill. Meanwhile, certain generals are conspiring to replace Washington as army commander. He knows that to remain in command, he must find a refuge to rebuild his shattered force. In this critical hour, he turns to his trusted friend and fellow Virginian, General Hugh Mercer, to work out a plan for survival.
Mercer taps Captain Wend Eckert and his company of light foot from the Shenandoah Valley to scout out the path for retreating through New Jersey to safety behind the Delaware River in Pennsylvania. Then, as the retreat progresses, Eckert and his men become the go-to unit for critical rear-guard actions and bold special missions. And when the army is finally across the Delaware, a spy with access to Washington's plans must be found and stopped from warning the British of the coming attack on Trenton.
In this fifth novel of the Rebellion Road Series, Robert J Shade has woven a story of sharp combat, political intrigue and espionage against the background of the Continental Army's most desperate days. So don your marching kit and join Wend Eckert, Joshua Baird, Simon Donegal, and all their staunch comrades for a tale of gripping adventure.
