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Pump Up Your Book Presents I Stood With Wellington and Forlorn Hope Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join James Mace, author of the historical fiction novels, I Stood With Wellington and Forlorn Hope, as he tours the blogosphere January 14 – March 22, 2013 on his third virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!

James Mace ABOUT JAMES MACE

James Mace was born in Edmonds, Washington, and grew up in Meridian, Idaho. He joined the U.S. Air Force out of high school, and three years later changed over to the U.S. Army. He spent a career as a soldier, including service in the Iraq War.

In 2011, he left his full-time position with Army Guard and devoted himself completely to writing. His series, “Soldier of Rome – The Artorian Chronicles”, has been a perennial best-seller in ancient history on Amazon. In 2012 he branched into the Napoleonic Era with the short novella, “Forlorn Hope: The Storming of Badajoz”. This was soon followed by the full-length novel, “I Stood With Wellington”.

He also co-wrote the critically acclaimed screenplay, The Evil That Men Do.

Visit him at www.legionarybooks.net.

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I Stood With Wellington ABOUT I STOOD WITH WELLINGTON

In February, 1815, after nine months in exile, Napoleon Bonaparte, the deposed Emperor of the French, escaped from the Isle of Elba. Seizing the initiative while the European powers bicker amongst themselves at the Congress of Vienna, Napoleon advances towards Belgium with an enormous army, where the combined forces of Prussia and England are cantoned. The French Emperor knows that if he can achieve a decisive capture in Brussels, it will shatter the already fragile European alliance.

Leading the allies is Sir Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington; the venerable British field marshal who defeated Napoleon’s best generals in Spain, yet who the emperor had never personally met in battle. Napoleon knows that if he can draw away Wellington’s chief Prussian ally, Gebhard von Blucher, and destroy his army first, he can unleash his entire might against the British. A victory over the unbeaten Wellington will cripple the alliance even further, as it will then deprive them of both English soldiers and financing.

In Belgium, Captain James Henry Webster has finally returned to a line regiment after being terribly wounded at the Siege of Badajoz three years prior. He is given command of a line company within the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards, the elite of the British Infantry.

A series of indecisive clashes will lead to a collision between the two greatest military minds of the age and the bloodiest single day of the entire century, as Wellington and Napoleon lead their armies to either immortality or oblivion. For Captain Webster, he fights for both his nation and to protect his young daughter in Brussels. Along with the rest of the Guards Division, he finds himself at the apex of the battle, where the fate of the entire world will be decided; at a place called Waterloo.

Forlorn Hope ABOUT FORLORN HOPE

In the spring of 1812, the British army under Sir Arthur Wellesley, Earl of Wellington, has driven the French from Portugal. With Napoleon obsessed by the invasion of Russia, Wellington turns toward Spain. The way is barred by two fortresses, Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz. When Ciudad Rodrigo collapses after a short siege, Wellington prepares to break the fortress of Badajoz, the most formidable stronghold in Europe.

Lieutenant James Webster is in mourning following the loss of his wife, and he volunteers to command the small group that will lead the assault. Second in command is Sergeant Thomas Davis; recently diagnosed with a fatal illness, he prefers a valiant death in battle. Breaches have been blown into the walls of the southern bastions, Trinidad and Santa Maria, and here Wellington will unleash the 4th and Light Divisions, while launching diversionary assaults on the northern San Vincente bastion, as well as the Badajoz castle. Together with one hundred volunteers, the Forlorn Hope, Webster and Davis will storm the breach.

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James Mace Virtual Book Publicity Tour Schedule

Monday, January 14

Interviewed at The Writer’s Life

Tuesday, January 15

Guest blogging at Literarily Speaking

Wednesday, January 16

Interviewed at Examiner

Thursday, January 17

Guest blogging at Allvoices

Monday, January 21

Interviewed at Beyond the Books

Tuesday, January 22

Guest blogging at The Story Behind the Book

Wednesday, January 23

Interviewed at Blogher

Friday, January 25

Interviewed at Digital Journal

Tuesday, February 5

First Chapter Reveal of I Stood With Wellington at Review From Here

Thursday, February 7

Interviewed at Broowaha

Monday, February 11

Forlorn Hope reviewed at My Book Addictions

Tuesday, February 12

Interviewed at Yahoo News

Thursday, February 14

First Chapter Reveal at As the Pages Turn

Friday, February 15

Interviewed at Divine Caroline

Monday, February 18

Book spotlight at The Book Connection

Wednesday, February 20

First Chapter Reveal at Literal Exposure

Friday, February 22

Interviewed at Between the Covers

Monday, February 25

Guest blogging at Newsvine

Wednesday, February 27

I Stood With Wellington reviewed at Vic’s Media Room

Thursday, February 28

Forlorn Hope reviewed at Vic’s Media Room

I Stood With Wellington reviewed at Blooming with Books

Monday, March 4

Forlorn Hope reviewed at Blooming with Books

Tuesday, March 5

I Stood with Wellington reviewed at Unabridged Chick

Wednesday, March 6

I Stood with Wellington reviewed at My Devotional Thoughts

Thursday, March 7

I Stood with Wellington reviewed at Impressions in Ink

Friday, March 8

Forlorn Hope reviewed at Impressions in Ink

Monday, March 11

Guest blogging at She Writes

Tuesday, March 12

Forlorn Hope reviewed at My Devotional Thoughts

Wednesday, March 13

Forlorn Hope reviewed at Review From Here

Thursday, March 14

Forlorn Hope reviewed at Unabridged Chick

Monday, March 18

Guest blogging at My Devotional Thoughts

Tuesday, March 19

Guest blogging at Redroom

Thursday, March 21

I Stood with Wellington reviewed at Review From Here

James Mace’s I STOOD WITH WELLINGTON and FORLORN HOPE VIRTUAL BOOK PUBLICITY TOUR will officially begin on January 14 and ends on March 22, 2013. Please contact Tracee Gleichner at tgleichner(at)gmail.com if you are interested in hosting and/or reviewing his book. Thank you!

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