Captainhellrazor member, 67 posts tue 29 sep 2020 at 07. Lost regiment is moving forward with cruisewagner productions and paramount studios. Exciting and moves like a bullet with good characters and battle scenes. We are using a customised set of rules based on the star frontiers system and including elements of boot hill and gurps old west. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading terrible swift sword the lost regiment series book 3. New the lost regiment and destroyermen see more joshua chamberlain.
The setting of the book combines a solid level of historical u. After reading this on alternate history discussion, i realized this fic was too good to stay dead. Forstchen 2000, mass market at the best online prices at ebay. The lost regiment and american civil war alternate histories see more. Forstchen is the author of more than forty books, including the award winning we look like men of war, a young adult novel about an africanamerican regiment that fought at the battle of the crater, which is based upon his doctoral dissertation, the 28th uscts. We dont have an article named fanficrecs thelostregiment, exactly.
Colonel andrew keane and his bluecoated soldiers were not the first humans timespacewarped to a world so familiar yet so foreign. Good luckthese lost regiment books are getting harder to. Indianas africanamericans go to war, 18631865 and the lost regiment series. Based on the idea given to me by bobby lee, i am going to make a scenario series based on the lost regiment books, the first one is the landing of the americans, from now on called yankees, and their struggle to surviv in the first few months of their landing. It sets up a new enemy and the wider reaches of the world they inhabit. The first thing you need to understand about the lost regiment series is that it s a series to extreme. Now that the end is in sight for game of thrones, what do you think about the idea of hbo or showtime taking a crack at bringing william forstchens the lost regiment to the screen. Terrible swift sword the lost regiment series book 3 ebook. The lost regiment roc september 24, 1992 edition open. Terrible swift sword the lost regiment series book 3 kindle edition by forstchen, william r download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Jan 14, 2019 learn more about the 308th regiment and the men of the lost battalion. The lost battalion is the name given to the nine companies of the 77th division, roughly 554 men, isolated by german forces during world war i after an american attack in the argonne forest in october 1918. For the last six months then men of the lost regiment.
Luckily for the regiment, there are other humans here, unluckily, there are also three tribes or hordes of alien humaneaters. See the complete lost regiment series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Terrible swift sword the lost regiment series book 3 english edition ebook. The last battle audio book by cornelius ryan part 3 multinational business. Literaturethe lost regimentif you meant one of those, just click and go. He is also the author of over fifty books, ranging from fantasy to traditional historical. This is a revised and edited adaption of gbws great fanfic the lost regiment of videssos. While some of the books are better than others, they must be read in order. This game is set in the world of the lost regiment, a series of books written by willian r forstchen using a home brewed gaming system for beginner and experienced role playing gamers.
The action in these books is always great and engrossing. My only criticism is that in rally cry, the first lost regiment installment, forstchen included a map which helped me visualize the battle field, however, here no map is included. With the children of the original regiment members reaching adulthood they face a new threat from across the southern sea, the kazars, aliens who have an early 20thcentury level of technology and who also have a selectively bred slave race of human assassins, the shiv. Lost patriots in the grimke files journal of the american. When union colonel andrew keane and his soldiers were sent through a spacetime warp, they end up in an alternate world where their rifles were centuries advanced over swords, spears and crossbows. But have lost my paperback copies so was happy to see forstchens series starting to appear as an e book. Terrible swift sword the lost regiment series book 3. Book is in nice condition with edge wear and coverspine creasing.
The second book in the lost regiment series is one of the worst. Terrible swift sword represents the low point of the 35th maines war against the giant alien nomads. The hordes are surprised when they bump into human forces for the first time ever in real battle. Civil war elements with an alternate world landscape. A startling series that merges history with intrepid military. Forstchen is the first book in the lost regiment series. Forstchen includes books rally cry, the union forever, terrible swift sword, and several more. Kindle store select your cookie preferences we use cookies and similar tools to enhance your shopping experience, to provide our services, understand how customers use our services so we can make improvements, and display ads. Men of war lost regiment, book 8 by william r forstchen. If you want to start a fanficrecs thelostregiment page. All i can say is this book is written by the cleverest person of a cult because it will change and manipulate.
Men of war lost regiment, book 8 by william r forstchen book cover, description, publication. Spine is tight, pages are supple and book lays flat. Locus magazine one of the most intriguing writers today in the field of historical and military science fiction. But the hordes weapons and technology are now more advanced, following the recent arrival of three members of the bantag horde via the mysterious tunnel of. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading union forever the lost regiment series book 2. The lost regiment is a series of science fiction novels by william forstchen. After the battle of gettysburg, the 35th maine volunteer regiment is swept into a portal and lands on an alien world. The lost regiment sequence beginning with rally cry. I first read the lost regiment series years ago, and reread it many times afterwards. Rally cry the lost regiment series book 1 kindle edition by forstchen, william r download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Stranded on a distant world ruled by alien creatures, union colonel andrew keane and his regiment must rely on brute force when a human traitor among them gives the aliens the secret to air power. So far i enjoy the series and i recommend the books to readers that enjoy some science fiction mixed with historical fiction. It also had three field officers on its rolls, but the colonel was a titular officer, the lieutenant colonel often served as a. This reboot of sorts has the next generation involved after the peace of the war of the previous novel.
When union colonel andrew keane and his soldiers were sent through a spacetime warp, they end up in an alternate world where their rifles were centuries. Harry turtledove, author of the guns of the south and how few remain the lost regiment series is a parallel world of majestic sweep and gripping. None of the books make sense unless read in strict chronological order. Having had the privileged to read the book series, i must admit that unlike other world war books, the alien characters featured in the lost regiment are fairly imaginative and very properly defined as well. The lost regiment, book 8 unabridged on apple books. Or perhaps outfitting one hundred or so artillerymen was more achievable than providing garb for hundreds of infantrymen. The final book in the series, down to the sea, takes place a generation after the arrival of the 35th maine.
Find the complete lost regiment book series by william r. Roughly 197 were killed in action and approximately 150 missing or taken prisoner before the 194 remaining men were rescued. Roster of the lost battalion longwood central school district. I loved the lost regiment series and its epic conflicts. The next several books take up the story a few years later. The lost regiment series moves like a bullet an exciting read. The good news for them is that there are other humans on the planet russians, romans, carthaginians, japanese, chinese, and others who entered the same way the 35th maine did.
Youll get monthly emails about research discoveries, book updates, and more. When colonel keene and his union army heroes first came to this strange world, they had the privilege of liberating the rus from their tugar masters. With the children of the original regiment members reaching adulthood they face a new threat from across the southern sea, the kazars, aliens who have an early 20thcentury level of technology and who also have a selectively bred slave. Keane has learned from his mistakes, and new battle plans are made to repel the enemy. The basic singlebattalion british infantry regiment chart 3 was far less formidable than the continental regiment despite an aggregate strength of 809. Union forever book 2 lost regiment numbered forstchen, william r. Forstchen author, patrick lawlor narrator, audible studios publisher 4.
See the complete the regiment series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Before the invention of planes they were using balloons and airships. Can a desperate force led by civil war soldiers survive a campaign of annihilation by a deadly alien foe. The lost regiment, book 2 unabridged 2010 more ways to shop. Jul 11, 2017 the lost regiment series moves like a bullet an exciting read. The destroyermen series is a series of alternate history books, written by american writer and historian taylor anderson.
The series consists of eight books, with a ninth one that takes place after a time skip. I would post it right now, except i need a couple of suggestions on unit art. Union forever the lost regiment series book 2 kindle edition by forstchen, william r download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Ballantine booksdel rey, 1995 omni of the above three. The book was first released in 2000 which fits with the op picking it up from the airport in 2001. A sortable list in reading order and chronological order with publication date, genre, and rating. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading rally cry the lost regiment series book 1. The lost regiment, book 3 audible audiobook unabridged william r.
Alternate history, fantasy, fiction, historical, historical fiction, military fiction, military science fiction. At noted wing commander author william forstchens website, there was recently a news post announcing that his series of lost regiment books will be turned into a movie. The story of the 308th regiment and the saga of the lost battalion is told in my book, never in finer company. The first novel was compelling because the rus were such a simple, earthy people, and because the civil war infantry tactics were. The lost regiment, with its sympathetic, colorful characters surviving and overcoming seemingly impossible odds, remains one of the most loved and respected american series. Find rally cry lost regiment, book 1 0451450078 by forstchen, william r. The lost regiment is a series of science fiction novels written by william r. The lost regiment series stranded on a distant world ruled by alien creatures, union colonel andrew keane and his regiment must rely on a brute force when a human traitor among them gives the aliens the secret to air power. We are using a customised set of rules based on the star frontiers system and including elements of boot hill and gurps old west and new developments. Forstchen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
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