Clive Hawkswood is a British author of historical military fiction and, to a lesser extent, contemporary mysteries. He has had numerous books published, both traditionally and independently. In addition, he has written multiple short stories and articles. The latter have been on subjects as diverse as military history, historical figures, gambling, and software. All have appeared in mainstream magazines and journals.
Having studied military history and politics at university, he brings his passion for the subject to fiction in the shape of books such as the Quintrell series set in World War One, and the recently published Cutter’s Feud.
Clive Hawkswood is a British author of historical military fiction and, to a lesser extent, contemporary mysteries. He has had numerous books published, both traditionally and independently. In addition, he has written multiple short stories and articles. The latter have been on subjects as diverse as military history, historical figures, gambling, and software. All have appeared in mainstream magazines and journals.
Having studied military history and politics at university, he brings his passion for the subject to fiction in the shape of books such as the Quintrell series set in World War One, and the recently published Cutter’s Feud.
1832: Two young cousins are shipwrecked off the African coast. Only one survives. Half-blind and close to death he is rescued by British Royal Marines. Homeless and penniless, he is taken in by the men who found him, but there is no escaping his past. One man demands blood for blood. It is the start of a feud that will threaten Lucas ‘Patch’ Cutter...
1914. The Imperial German Army is sweeping through Belgium.
Quintrell, an English renegade freshly arrived from Africa and recently enlisted as a captain in the Belgian Army stumbles into the chaos of the British retreat after the fall of Mons.
While avoiding old enemies and making new ones, Quintrell is coerced into taking command of a...
October 1914: Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, arrives in the besieged city of Antwerp to bolsters its defence and ensure that the wealth of a nation does not fall into German hands.
After learning that a train packed with gold coins has been hidden behind enemy lines he gives orders for it to be retrieved. Captain John Quintrell,...
The history of the British Empire is littered with small wars, but for the most part they have been largely forgotten. One such is the British Campaign in Syria, where a large force was sent to support its ally, the Ottoman Sultan.
At the time, and for many years preceding it, the vast Ottoman Empire had been in decline. On paper it was still huge covering modern day Turkiye, nearly all of the Middle East, and Egypt. However, holding the disparate parts together was increasingly difficult and...
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