The Gulag Rats

A brutal Second World War adventure novel! Perfect for fans of David Beaty, Alan Evans, Derek Robinson and Max Hennessy. The Gulag Rats head west... 1944 Punishment Battalion 333, the 'Gulag Rats', criminals recruited from the prison camps to fight for Comrade Stalin, have a new mission. With the retreating German army desperate to hold onto Warsaw and keep control of their Eastern Front, the Rats must lead the drive to Praga on the other side of the river. And this time they have tanks on their side. Once again pawns in the political game of the ruthless leader in the Kremlin, the 'cannon fodder' battalion are forced to march or die. This time it is not just the Germans trying to stop them, but renegade bands of Polish and Ukrainian fighters all with a score to settle. THE GULAG RATS is the fourth action-packed historical military adventure novel in the Punishment Battalion Thriller series following the fortunes of renegade Soviet soldiers fighting in the Second World War. THE PUNISHMENT BATTALION THRILLER SERIES: BOOK 1: Baptism of BloodBOOK 2: Cossack AttackBOOK 3: The Steppe WolvesBOOK 4: The Gulag RatsBOOK 5: Blood on the Baltic