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After serving as young officers in Paris, Major Frank Paddock and Barnes Kilrone find themselves exiled to a remote frontier in the American West. In this harsh environment, survival is a daily battle. When Paddock chooses to lead a company of soldiers into pursuit of a Bannock war party, Kilrone remains to guard the post’s women and children. The looming conflict tests their loyalty, courage, and the bonds that keep them fighting for their lives and those they protect.
First publish date: 1973
Genre: Western Fiction/Historical Western
Authors: Louis L'Amour
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