Millard Kaufman

A one-handed stranger comes to a tiny town possessing a terrible past they want to keep secret, by violent means if necessary.

Chrysagon, an 11th century Norman knight and war lord is given command of a Druid peasant village. Battling enemies from the North and from his own ranks the lonely warrior is enamored of Bromwyn, engaged to the son of the tribe's chieftain. Under the influence of a plotting brother he takes advantage of an ancient law permitting nobility the right of first night with any bride. Captivated, he refuses to give Bromwyn up at dawn, and the stage is set...

An O.S.S. commander and his outnumbered Allied guerrilla force must overcome incredible odds as they train the Kachin natives in modern warfare. But jungle combat, particularly against a Japanese army as familiar with the terrain as the Kachin, is more grueling than they had reckoned.