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Name                                    Book & Page              Notes/Description
MCCLELLAN, GEORGE     Johnny Reb         226   Union commander of the Army of the Potomac, woken at night                                                                                      with news of the Confederate plans.  George Brinton McClellan
                                                                               commanded the Union forces in the east until replaced in 1862.
MCDOWELL, IRWIN         Johnny Reb          85    First commander of the Union forces in the US Civil War.                                                                                              Replaced as overall commander by McClellan after Bull Run.
McGould, Lt. John             Confederate           16    Union office at Sharpsburg/Antietam, held the dying Mansfield in
                                                                               his arms after the general had been shot.
McGuire, Ann                    Halls of Mont.        10   Irish girl, fell in love with Casca who rejected her advances.  Later
                                                                              married Sean Brady and gave birth to Billy.
McGuire, Bridget               Halls of Mont.        10   Ann's sister, was too promiscuous which ended with her death.
McGuire, Elizabeth            Halls of Mont.        10   Youngest of the family, had to be rescued by Casca from Whitby.
                                                                              In Johnny Reb became Casca's lover, but then kidnapped by the
                                                                              Brotherhood of the Lamb.
McGuire, Lucy                   Johnny Reb           37    Married Patrick McGuire.
McGuire, Mary                  Halls of Mont.        10    Mother of the four children.
McGuire, Patrick               Halls of Mont.        10    Ann's brother, tutored by Casca.  Later married Lucy.

Madorg                                Barbarian             46    Quadii raider killed by Glam.
Magaly                                Mongol                101    Dancing girl from Khotan that Casca took up residence with
                                                                                during his time with Temujin.
Mahmud                              Defiant                 88    Old acquaintance of Casca in Hormuz killed by troops for
                                                                                sheltering Casca's party.
Malgak the Killer                God of Death         42    Brigand leader killed in his disastrous attack on Helsfjord.
MALIK SHAH                     Assassin                53    Sultan of Baghdad, sentenced Casca to the mines.  His reign
                                                                                (1072-1092) inaugurated the decline of the Seljuk Turks.

Mama Chin                         African Mercenary 55    Tonkinese woman, owner of a restaurant/bar in Kuala Lumpur
                                                                                 where Casca regularly ate when in that city.
Mamud ibn Hassani             Desert Mercenary  46    Sharif of Wadi Jebel, was Casca's informant on many occasions.
                                                                                Helped in rescuing the two young Americans from Sunni Ali
                                                                                 but died on the way back.
Mamud ibn Said                   Assassin                  1    Arabic slaver, captured Casca in Persia, listened to his story
                                                                                 during the journey to Baghdad.
Mancken, von                      Panzer Soldier      117    Colonel of Jaegers, debriefed Casca and his men after their
                                                                                  escape from Soviet territory.  Killed in action by being run over
                                                                                  by a JS-1 tank.
Manius                                Avenger                 78    Green rider beaten by Casca in the races.  Also a Brotherhood
                                                                                 agent, killed by Casca later.
MANSFIELD, MAJ GEN.     Confederate           15    Union general killed at Sharpsburg/Antietam.

MANSTEIN, ERICH VON     Panzer Soldier       92     Field Marshal, personally awarded Casca the Knight's Cross.
                                                                                 Manstein lived between 1887-1973, and was the architect of many
                                                                                 blitzkrieg campaigns.  Captured in 1945 and released in 1953.

MARCIAN                           Damned               173    Eastern Roman emperor who distracted Attila by releasing his
                                                                                 army to attack the Hun rear.  Marcian ruled 450-457.  
MARCUS AURELIUS           Barbarian              10    Roman emperor 161-180.  Ruled when Casca took part in the
                                                                                 Ctesiphon campaign.  During his rule he personally directed
                                                                                 many Danubian campaigns.  In the book he is depicted as
                                                                                 worrying over his son, Commodus.
Maria                                  Halls of Mont.      166    Whore in Matamoros.
MARINA                              Conquistador        64     Aztec slave girl acting as interpreter for the Spanish.  She
                                                                                 recognised Casca as the Quetza.  (Dona) Marina figures heavily
                                                                                 in Mexican history as a traitress who betrayed her race to Cortes
Marja                                   Defiant               149     Mongol woman at Khaidu Khan's camp ordered by Tangut to
                                                                                 feed Casca and his companions upon their arrival.  
Marksby                              Cursed                  26     Young 2nd lieutenant ordered by his CinC to cut Marshman
                                                                                 down from the flagpole.  He threw up and fainted.

Marshman                           Cursed                   9      British lieutenant who killed Casca's favourite whore in Hong
                                                                                 Kong.  Casca hung him from the camp flagpole in revenge.
Martina, Sister                    Cursed                 97      Nun at Tsungkow, a member of the Brotherhood of the Lamb.
                                                                                 She whipped Casca as he lay recovering from water torture.
                                                                                 Later she rescued Casca as the British crushed the rebellion.  
Martine, Felix                     Desert Mercenary 96      British mercenary recruited to help rescue the two young
                                                                                 Americans from the Tuareg.
MARY                                Eternal Mercenary 24     Mother of Jesus, asked Casca after the crucifixion if she could
                                                                                 have her son's body.
Mason, Sgt.                        Halls of Mont.       141     Camp sergeant at Corpus Christi.
Masuul                                Persian                110     Casca's house servant in Nev-Shapur.  Left after clashes with
                                                                                 Anobia.
MATASUNTHA                   Avenger               121     Gothic queen who tried to seduce Casca but was rejected.

MAXIMIN                          Barbarian             130     Roman emperor (235-238) mentioned by Corio after he had been
                                                                                 bought by Casca.  Maximin came to power due to an army mutiny
                                                                                 and his reign began half a century of strife and civil war.
Maxtali                              Conquistador          90     Aztec captain killed by Casca when he tried to stop him
                                                                                 following the Aztecs to Tenochtitlan.
MAY, MAJ. CHARLES     Halls of Mont.        163     Dragoon officer who fought against the Mexicans.   
Mbolo                                Warrior                  43     Old Navolese villager who welcomed the crew of the
Rangaroa to
                                                                                their island. 
McAdams                           Pirate                      3     Plantation owner who hired Casca to rescue his niece, only for
                                                                                him to betray Casca.  He was killed as a result.
McLean                              Pirate                    73     Marooned Englishman who joined Casca's escape party from the
                                                                                island.

Mei Cho                             Warlord                121    Slave girl from Ch'ang-an, bathed Casca on his arrival.  Soon
                                                                                after became his personal slave, then was given to and married
                                                                                Sung-Ti Aman.
Menzies, Robert Gordon     Trench Soldier          8   Captain and barrister, dropped his wallet in his cab in London
                                                                                which was swiftly picked up by Casca before it was missed.
Mercoux                              Liberator               17    Brother of Lefont, shared his fate.
Messenger, Albert               Johnny Reb           98    Confederate soldier in Casca's unit.  Killed at Seven Pines.
Metah                                 God of Death        107    Pretty Teotec girl who served Casca during his time in
                                                                                Teotihuacan.  Became his lover but died when Casca tried to give
                                                                                his blood in a transfusion in order to try to save her life.
Mettelius                            Eternal Mercenary  70    Roman official.  Member of the tribuni militarium that
                                                                                 sentenced Casca to the copper mines in Achaea.

Meyer                                 Panzer Soldier       173    Obersturmfuhrer in the Totenkopf unit.  Received the prisoner
                                                                                 Casca upon his return to Germany.
Miklos                                 Sentinel                130    See Aeolius.  Was later killed by Sicarus in The Avenger.
Minh Tran Quan                  Phoenix                  46    Viet interpreter for Colonel Tomlin, also one of Ho's assassins.
                                                                                  Shot by Sgt. Ferguson as he went to kill Tomlin.
Minitre, Lucius                   Eternal Mercenary  78    Overseer in the copper mines of Achaea, rescued by Casca
                                                                                  during the cave-in and became good friends.  Helped Casca in
                                                                                  freeing himself from the mines.
Miriam                                Assassin                 51     Jewish dancer and whore in Baghdad, also one of Faisal ibn
                                                                                  Said's agents.  Made Casca's journey from Baghdad in the
                                                                                  wagon pleasurable.  

Mitsuko                               Samurai               107     Yoshiko's aunt, met her in the castle of Kujo Yoshimitsu.
MOCTEZUMA                     Conquistador          21     Aztec king who believed Casca to be the Quetza.  Casca killed
                                                                                  him mercifully when he was dying.  Moctezuma (1466-1520)
                                                                                  became ruler in 1502 and is famous for allowing Cortes to
                                                                                  dominate him during the first Spanish occupation.
Moh Chen                           Phoenix                   12    Bihnar chief of village that Casca killed 3 VC soldiers in.  Made
                                                                                  no move to stop Casca when he saw what was happening.
Molvai                                 Sentinel                  44     Hogar's grandson, village leader when Ireina brought Casca
                                                                                   down from the mountain.
Monpelier, Claude               Desert Mercenary     4     Casca's contact for the desert rescue job.  Was killed in the
                                                                                   airstrip ambush.

Montfort                              African Mercenary  79     South African army major, was the official liason between
                                                                                   Casca's mercs and the government whilst training.
MOORE, PATRICK             Johnny Reb             53     Colonel of the regiment Casca joined as a Confederate.  Was
                                                                                    invalided out of the war at Williamsburg.
Morella, Frey Francisco        Conquistador            3     Junior inquisitor terrified of Casca during his torture.  Had to
                                                                                    defer to Torquemada.
MOSBY, MAJ. JOHN          Confederate            122    Confederate raider who rescued Casca and his group from
                                                                                    enemy forces.  Mosby was one of the most successful Rebel
                                                                                    raiding commanders in the Civil War.
Moynihan, Tommy               Soldier of Gideon      1      Irishman who joined the Israeli army in New Zealand together
                                                                                    with Casca.  Killed by bedouins after the war ended.
Mtuba, Lawrence                 African Mercenary  119    NFLK colonel who was foiled by Casca when he tried to ambush
                                                                                    the mercs outside Kimshaka City.  He pursued Casca and his
                                                                                    men, and after losing most of his men was killed by Casca by
                                                                                    being thrown out of a helicopter at 3,000 feet.
Mulherne, Jimmy               Halls of Mont.           133   Close friend of Casca in the army unit in the Mexican war.
Munford, Major                   Johnny Reb               81    Adjutant to General Longstreet.  Was told Casca was a man to
                                                                                    rely on.
Munz, Hermann                  Johnny Reb               64    Confederate soldier in Casca's unit.  Promoted to corporal.
Muramasa, Jinto                 Samurai                      2    Japanese warrior who rescued Casca from the sea.  Befriended
                                                                                    him and together they battled against the Taira.  Cast Casca
                                                                                    out to sea after the final victory but cut his bonds so he could
                                                                                    swim.
Murphy                               Cursed                      30    Corporal ordered by Casca to bring the parade to order.
Murray, Captain                 Confederate               20    Union orderley at Sharpsburg/Antietem at McClellan's HQ.   
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