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James Stejskal

    James Stejskal is a military historian whose extensive experience as a soldier and intelligence officer, often in far-flung locations, shapes his writing. His works delve into themes of modern British unconventional warfare and the history of clandestine operations, drawing on a deep understanding of strategy and human psychology. Stejskal's style is characterized by meticulous analysis and compelling narrative, transporting readers into worlds of intrigue and hidden conflict. His novels, inspired by his own experiences, masterfully weave the tension of the spy genre with historical context.

    No Moon as Witness
    Special Forces Berlin
    Appointment in Tehran
    Masters of Mayhem
    A Question of Time
    Direct Legacy
    • 2024

      The unique role of Special Forces Berlin in the attempted rescue of the American hostages in Tehran.

      Mission Iran
    • 2022

      A young American Special Forces soldier must find and stop his vengeful former comrade-in-arms before he carries out a devastating terrorist strike for the IRA.

      Direct Legacy
    • 2021

      A history of the perilous missions undertaken by British and American agents in Occupied Europe during WWII.

      No Moon as Witness
    • 2021

      The latest thrilling instalment in the Snake Eater Chronicles fiction series by special forces veteran James Stejskal.

      Appointment in Tehran
    • 2021

      A Question of Time

      • 295 pages
      • 11 hours of reading
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      The CIA's most valuable spy has been compromised. Only an unconventional secret Army unit has any chance of safely extracting him from East Berlin. The Cold War is about to turn hot.

      A Question of Time
    • 2018

      Masters of Mayhem

      • 304 pages
      • 11 hours of reading
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      Explores the early use of modern unconventional warfare by T. E. Lawrence behind the lines in North Africa and Arabia during World War I.

      Masters of Mayhem
    • 2017

      Special Forces Berlin

      • 333 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
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      Special Forces Berlin relates the history of a little known and highly classified US Army Special Forces Detachment that was covertly stationed in Berlin, Germany from 1956 to 1990, poised to act if war ever broke out between the West and the Soviet Union and its allies.

      Special Forces Berlin
    • 2014