Philip Macdonald was the grandson of the writer George MacDonald. During World War I he served with the British cavalry in Mesopotamia. He later trained horses for the army, was a show jumper, and moved to Hollywood in 1931. He was one of the most popular mystery writers of the 1930s, and wrote over 25 novels. Fifteen film adaptations were made of his novels, and he also wrote many screenplays.
The basis for films by Walter Summer and John Ford, this
bestselling novel is a suspenseful tale of the Great War for
readers of Robert Graves or Ford Madox Ford—or anyone who enjoys an
action-packed war story. Author Philip MacDonald, who served in
Mesopotamia with the British cavalry, went on to become one of the
most popular writers of thrillers and detective fiction.
*Books Monthly*
It works perfectly well as a suspense-driven thriller, but it also
tells us something as a historical document. Written in 1927 by
Philip MacDonald, one of the most popular authors of inter-war
potboilers, it has the whiff of authenticity about it, and with
good reason. MacDonald served in Britain’s largely calamitous
Mesopotamian campaign during WW1 and Patrol (with its story of a
directionless, doomed mission) seems to be his angry response to
that military misadventure.
*History of War Magazine*
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