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Jack Windrush Books in Order

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Find the Jack Windrush books in order by Malcolm Archibald, with short summaries, series background, reading order, and advice on where to begin.

Last updated: July 1, 2026

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Jack Windrush books in publication order

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12 books

1

Crimea

by Malcolm Archibald

2016

Jack and the notorious 113th Foot fight their way toward Crimea, where ambition, battle, and a dangerous romance collide. As the Russian army closes in, Jack learns that survival can demand far more than courage.

2

Windrush

by Malcolm Archibald

2016

In the Burmese War of 1852, young officer Jack Windrush is posted to the disgraced 113th Foot and sent into action at Rangoon. War quickly strips away his ideas about glory, duty, and the empire he serves.

3

Blood Price

by Malcolm Archibald

2017

At Sevastopol, Jack Windrush and the 113th Foot face storm, siege, and the grinding cost of the Crimean War. When Helen Maxwell reappears among shipwreck survivors, the campaign becomes even more personal.

4

Cry Havelock

by Malcolm Archibald

2017

India, 1857. After sepoys revolt and slaughter their officers, Jack Windrush gathers survivors and fights clear of the cantonment. To save the besieged, he must march toward Havelock with too few men and too little time.

5

Jayanti's Pawns

by Malcolm Archibald

2018

Still trapped in the Indian Mutiny, Jack is ordered to hunt a mysterious warrior named Jayanti. Betrayal, hard fighting, and a deadly chase push him toward a final reckoning in the ruins of empire.

6

Warriors Of God

by Malcolm Archibald

2019

Years after leaving the 113th, Jack is sent to India's Northwest Frontier to investigate gun-running among Pashtun tribes. The mission turns into a struggle against rebellion, shifting loyalties, and enemies who were once friends.

7

Agent Of The Queen

by Malcolm Archibald

2020

Jack Windrush infiltrates the Fenian Brotherhood as mutiny threatens the British Army. His pursuit carries him through England, Ireland, North America, and a web of intrigue that reaches uncomfortably close to Helen.

8

The City Of Dreadful Death

by Malcolm Archibald

2020

Shipwreck strands Jack Windrush and his wife Mary on the Gold Coast just as war breaks out with the Ashanti. While Jack fights with the West India Regiment, Mary battles to protect refugees inside Cape Coast Castle.

9

Beyond The Frontier

by Malcolm Archibald

2021

Jack and the 113th Foot join the 1878 invasion of Afghanistan, training for a war built on fear of Russian influence. Between spies, hard fighting, and doubtful allies, Jack has to get his men home alive.

10

Farewell To Afghanistan

by Malcolm Archibald

2021

Afghanistan, 1880. Jack Windrush is sent to win over a local khan, only to be swept into a fresh crisis when Ayub Khan threatens a British garrison. Battles, feuds, and a punishing march test him to the limit.

11

A Ditch In Egypt

by Malcolm Archibald

2022

In 1882, Jack must balance command of the Royal Malverns with covert work for General Hook during the Egyptian rebellion. Heat, politics, and old Fenian enemies turn the campaign into something far more personal.

12

Baptism Of The Sword

by Malcolm Archibald

2022

Sent as an observer to a British-backed expedition in Sudan, Jack soon finds himself deep in the fighting. When he is ordered to hold an isolated desert village, failure could doom an entire withdrawal.

Jack Windrush books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Windrush"

    Windrush

    by Malcolm Archibald

    2016Jack Windrush, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Crimea"

    Crimea

    by Malcolm Archibald

    2016Jack Windrush, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Blood Price"

    Blood Price

    by Malcolm Archibald

    2017Jack Windrush, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "Cry Havelock"

    Cry Havelock

    by Malcolm Archibald

    2017Jack Windrush, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "Jayanti's Pawns"

    Jayanti's Pawns

    by Malcolm Archibald

    2018Jack Windrush, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "Warriors Of God"

    Warriors Of God

    by Malcolm Archibald

    2019Jack Windrush, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "Agent Of The Queen"

    Agent Of The Queen

    by Malcolm Archibald

    2020Jack Windrush, Book 7
  8. Book cover for "The City Of Dreadful Death"

    The City Of Dreadful Death

    by Malcolm Archibald

    2020Jack Windrush, Book 8
  9. Book cover for "Beyond The Frontier"

    Beyond The Frontier

    by Malcolm Archibald

    2021Jack Windrush, Book 9
  10. Book cover for "Farewell To Afghanistan"

    Farewell To Afghanistan

    by Malcolm Archibald

    2021Jack Windrush, Book 10
  11. Book cover for "A Ditch In Egypt"

    A Ditch In Egypt

    by Malcolm Archibald

    2022Jack Windrush, Book 11
  12. Book cover for "Baptism Of The Sword"

    Baptism Of The Sword

    by Malcolm Archibald

    2022Jack Windrush, Book 12

Series background & context

The Jack Windrush novels are wide-ranging military adventures set across the nineteenth-century British Empire. The series begins with Jack as a young officer in the disreputable 113th Foot and follows him through a long career shaped by war, travel, promotion, divided loyalties, and the slow loss of easy illusions.

He grows up fast.

The early books throw him into Burma, Crimea, and India, where he learns that service is messier than the speeches make it sound. Later novels send him to the Northwest Frontier, West Africa, Afghanistan, Egypt, and Sudan. Archibald uses those campaigns for action, but also for argument. Jack is often caught between what he has been taught to believe and what he can plainly see in front of him, whether that means incompetent superiors, political meddling, covert work, or enemies who make more sense than the men giving orders.

That tension is what gives the series its shape. Jack is brave and capable, but he is not blindly obedient, and the books are better for it. He wants recognition, rank, and a place in the world, yet the closer he gets to power the more complicated the empire looks. Friends return in new roles. Old flames and family ties keep tugging at him. So do spies, rebels, and rival officers. The result is not just a string of battles, but a long character arc about what duty costs over time.

The scale is one of the pleasures here. These books move from regimental life and small-unit fighting to espionage, frontier politics, and full military campaigns. They still keep a personal center, though, because Jack's choices matter as much as the history around him. Archibald is good at showing how a career soldier can be both shaped by events and trapped inside them.

If you want historical war fiction with a lot of momentum, plenty of movement, and a hero who changes as the decades pass, the Windrush series is one of Archibald's biggest and most rewarding projects.

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