This series plunges you into the heart of World War II, commencing with the dramatic events in Norway in 1940. Follow the journey of Sergeant Jack Tanner as his path navigates through the turbulent battlefields of Europe. Experience the tension, heroism, and humanity faced during some of history's darkest hours. It's a compelling narrative of survival, camaraderie, and an unbreakable spirit.
'Tanner is a chiselled protagonist straight out of the pages of the old Commando comics. With the odds stacked against them and the temperature dropping fast, they are not only fighting for their lives, but also to protect a mysterious Norwegian professor in whose hands lies the outcome of the war.
Sergeant Jack Tanner has been posted to a training company on the south-east coast of England where the mysterious deaths of two Polish refugees lead him to believe there has been foul play.
Not only has he fallen out with his commander but he has mortally offended Alopex, a powerful local chieftain. Before long, they find themselves in bitter retreat to the mountainous interior where only one man can help them - Alopex.
Jack Tanner, recovering from wounds in a Cairo hospital, is astonished to receive a battlefield commission which will propel him into a very different world when he returns to action. But the murky world of deceit and murder they find themselves in is a million miles away from the certainties of the battlefield.
Sicily, 1943 - to fight the Nazi rearguard, old foes like the Mafia must become new friends for Jack Tanner and his crew...