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Hunting the Eagles
Hunting the Eagles | Ben Kane
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From 'the rising star of historical fiction' (Wilbur Smith) a new Eagles of Rome novel, by the Sunday Times bestselling author of Eagles at War. JUSTICE , HONOUR, REVENGE AD 14: Five long years have passed since the annihilation of three legions in the wilds of Germania. Demoted, battle-scarred and hell-bent on revenge, Centurion Tullus and his legionaries begin their fightback. Ranged against them is the charismatic chieftan Arminius, determined to crush the Romans for a second time. Convinced that the eagle belonging to his old legion is close at hand, Tullus drives ever deeper into enemy lands. But with Arminius and his warriors closing in on the Romans, a murderous battle is about to begin...
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Germanicus puts down a mutiny on the death of Augustus and then crosses the Rhine in search of revenge on Arminius.

Again, we alternate between the viewpoint of the Romans and that of the Germans, which sometimes led to a loss of focus. I found the PTSD on the part of some of the survivors from the previous book touching. Ancient soldiers must have had to contend with it, but it's not something we hear about much.

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