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Mercer, Patrick (1998). Inkerman, 1854: The Soldier's Battle. Osprey. ISBN   978-1-85532-618-7.
  • Mercer, Patrick (1998). Give Them A Volley And Charge!: Battle of Inkerman. Spellmount Publishers Ltd. ISBN   978-1-86227-025-1.
  • Mercer, Patrick (2009). To Do And Die. Harper Collins. ISBN   978-0-00-730278-9.
  • Mercer, Patrick (2010). Dust and Steel . Harper Collins. ISBN   978-0-00-730272-7.
  • Mercer, Patrick (2011). Red Runs the Helmand . Harper Collins. ISBN   978-0-00-730275-8.

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    Patrick Mercer
    OBE
    Member of Parliament
    for Newark
    In office
    7 June 2001 –30 April 2014
    Parliament of the United Kingdom
    Preceded by Member of Parliament for Newark
    2001–2014     		Succeeded by
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