Warriors of the Storm: A Novel Free Audiobook Download by Bernard Cornwell


In the novel, "Warriors of the Storm", Cornwell presents a fictionalized history of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. His protagonist is Captain John Ross, who is fighting as part of a unit called The Rifle Brigade. He spends two years training with his regiment before he and his comrades are sent to Belgium. There, they are deployed at only one hour's notice in order to take control of a ridge near the village of Mont-Saint-Jean. After their initial failure against the French cavalry and frightening retreat during which many members die or are captured with no hope for rescue, they struggle to hold on while retreating over level ground towards Wavre in Belgium.

In the 10th century, Christianity was just beginning to take hold in Britain. In this battle between the Christian faith and pagan beliefs of old, one man stands out as a warrior whose legendary exploits changed the course of history: Uhtred Bon

In a world where the oceans have retreated, England is a hot mess of feuding tribes and empires. The Roman Empire has been reduced to a bleak and barren island overrun with Anglo-Saxon invaders. When Brutus, grandson of the legendary founder of Rome, hears word that his aunt Octavia's family is being attacked by Saxons at their remote coastal fortress he travels there to defend them with two friends: Fulbert, the son of a pirate king and recently converted Christian; and Leofric, hunted outlaw and pagan priest who wears the mask representing his people's ancient god. They're accompanied by an enigmatic monk named Wulfstan who seems more interested in recording history than in helping anyone survive it.

This is a fictional account of the British Invasion of Normandy in 1944. It follows the struggles of various characters throughout this period, including a 14-year old boy who is obsessed with war and tries to enlist in the British Army, a young school teacher who decides that she will be better off if she joins the French Resistance, an aviator that does not want to fight for Britain but reluctantly becomes involved anyway and realizes that it will cost him dearly, and a German soldier caught between the lines who debates his own personal moral code.

Warriors of the Storm is a novel by Bernard Cornwell that tells the story of three English boys all of whom are part of the British resistance. After their small-town lives are torn apart, they decide to form a band and try to help England fight Hitler's armies. The book was made into a movie in 2011

^In this audio download, Matt Bates is an English soldier during World War I. He has been in the trenches for almost a year and his wife has written him back home to say that she can't live without him. As the story opens, he sees a German soldier throwing a grenade into the trench where he's hiding and Mills dives on top of him, saving his life while sacrificing his own.

Published Date 2016-01-19
Duration 12 hours 0 minutes
Author Bernard Cornwell
Narrated Matt Bates
Reviews
(46 Reviews)
Abridged No
Is It Free? 30-days Free
Category Fiction & Literature
Parent Category War & Military, Action & Adventure, Historical Fiction

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