Eagle in the Snow (Author's Autobiography)

At the Roman Empire's farthest outpost a veteran soldier, Maximus, defends the Wall of Britannia from the onslaught of belligerent tribes. But the forts are overrun, and his people are killed. His stoic loyalty to Rome is rewarded with the command of a legion. It is the fulfilment of a life's ambition, but also the beginning of an uncertain future - Maximus is ordered to defend the Rhine frontier against terrible odds, and must depart for the forests of Germania. It is the year 406, and Rome is on the defensive everywhere. The single Roman legion under Maximus's command stands desperate guard on the cold frontier...

"'Wallace Breem belongs to that very short list of writers whose work elevates historical fiction and sets it alongside the best writing of any kind, in any period' - Steven Pressfield, bestselling author of Gates of Fire"