They had taken no more than a dozen steps away from the cot… - John Jakes

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They had taken no more than a dozen steps away from the cottages when a musket barrel came smashing through an unbroken window in one of the cottages ahead. The door flew open, three more muskets poked out. The muskets boomed, killing two of th surprised soldiers a yard to Orry's left.

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John William Jakes (March 31, 1932 – March 11, 2023) was an American writer, best known for American historical fiction.

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Alternative Names: John William Jakes • Jay Scotland

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An astonishing story," Bomfils said. "I regret to say that I do not believe it.

He saw it all summed up in the blind marching of that nameless unit. A vision of gaunt shapes, sharp shiny steel, dim lamps flaring in the rain. The war machine was rolling.

Iron can destroy anything: families, fortunes, governments,whole countries. It's the most powerful stuff in the universe."
"Oh?" Orry's skeptical glance fell down on the Plain below. "You really think it's more powerful than a big army?"
"Without weapons - without this - there are no big armies.

They had taken no more than a dozen steps away from the cottages when a musket barrel came smashing through an unbroken window in one of the cottages… - John Jakes

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