Stalemate (The Red Gambit Series) - Plot & Excerpts
The artillery, the rockets, the air strikes, all had been merciless and unceasing, the last two hours filled with the orchestral sounds of an Army stirring itself for the advance. The Allied front had been bathed in high explosives, rear positions carpeted with Katyusha rockets; huge quantities of munitions were expended to break the ex-SS soldiers that faced the 19th Soviet Army. On the receiving end, the legionnaires of ‘Alma’ and ‘Camerone’ took their punishment like the veterans they were, some dying in a flash of white light, others just hugging the welcoming earth more closely, guardian angels and gods called upon in equal measure. True to the latest policy, the Red Air Force was operating mainly above friendly soil, either protecting against Allied incursion, or standing ready to swoop to the relief support of a ground formation in difficulty. Only if conditions proved favourable, would the ground attack regiments venture outside the protective comfort of ground anti-aircraft cover.
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