Under the eagle: a tale of military adventure and reckless heroism with the roman legions - simon scarrow

In this first book of a new historical fiction series, a crack Roman legion invades Britain in this brazen tale of military adventure, political intrigue and heroism It is the year 42 AD, and Centurion Macro, battle-scarred and fearless, is in the heart of Germany with the Second Legion, the toughest in the Roman army.

Cato, a new recruit and the newly appointed second-in-command to Macro, will have more to prove than most.

In a bloody skirmish with local tribes, Cato gets his first chance to prove that hes more than a callow, privileged youth.

As their next campaign takes them to a land of unparalleled barbarity - Britain - a special mission unfolds, thrusting Cato and Macro headlong into a conspiracy that threatens to topple the Emperor himself.

Filled with the kind of historical details that brings the adventure to life, Simon Scarrows Under the Eagle is destined to become a military fiction classic.