The Scorpions of the Desert – Vol. 1 Autumn 1940, in the desert on the border between Libya and Egypt. The protagonists of the story are a group of men that belong to the fighting elite of the British Army: the Long Range Desert Group, aka the Scorpions of the [...]

Piccolo Chalet – Vol. 2 January 1941. Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.The war, the desert, the regular Italian and English armies—all these elements appear and disappear in the vibrant mirage on the far horizon and set a distant scene for the story of three solitary men: Koïnsky, the cynical Polish lieutenant [...]

The Spades of Danakil – Vol. 3 Lieutenant Koïnsky,  who has been promoted to commander of the Desert Scorpions, is now on board an airplane, on his way to the British military summits for an important meeting with the Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie. His flight is intercepted by [...]

Dry Martini Parlor – Vol. 4 Captain Koïnsky must persevere on his mission to reach Djibouti and then Harar. This time the trip begins in a jeep with the French lieutenant De La Motte. Theirs is a strange journey; the intense colors of the desert gradually fade, and after having [...]

Brise de Mer – Vol. 5 An adventure in the yellow sands of North Africa, following the coast of the blue sea toward Djibouti and Dire Dawa, Captain Koïnsky’s final destination. The journey features a colorful theater of characters in succession. The Polish officer starts out with two degenerate Indochinese [...]