Death and Honor [electronic resource] :

Titel:

Verfasser:

Griffin, W.E.B.; Butterworth, William E..

Beschreibung:

June 1943. Many Germans—some of them high-ranking officers—believe the tides of war have turned against them. Increased activity suggests there may be truth to whispers heard by Office of Strategic Services spies: that the Nazis are extorting Jews outside Germany to buy their relatives’ freedom from extermination camps, then smuggling the ransom in Operation Phoenix to fund safe havens in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay for senior Nazi officials when Germany falls. With so much money and more at stake, lives are, too, and it’s up to USMC Major Cletus Frade—the top OSS spook in “neutral” Argentina—to find out. That is, before the ruthless Nazis order his murder...

Verlag:

Penguin Publishing Group,

Datum:

2008

Digitales Format:

CLOUDLIBRARY EPUB

Sprache:

Englisch

Zusammenfassung

June 1943. Many Germans--some of them high-ranking officers--believe the tides of war have turned against them.

Increased activity suggests there may be truth to whispers heard by Office of Strategic Services spies: that the Nazis are extorting Jews outside Germany to buy their relatives' freedom from extermination camps, then smuggling the ransom in Operation Phoenix to fund safe havens in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay for senior Nazi officials when Germany falls.

With so much money and more at stake, lives are, too, and it's up to USMC Major Cletus Frade--the top OSS spook in "neutral" Argentina--to find out.

That is, before the ruthless Nazis order his murder...

Rezensionen (3)

Publisher's Weekly-Rezension

The solid fourth Honor Bound thriller from bestseller Griffin and son Butterworth picks up where 2000's Secret Honor left off, with OSS agent Cletus Frade still tangling with high-level Nazis in supposedly neutral Argentina in 1943. Fans of WWII-era military fiction, many of whom will likely know little about the South American theater during this period, will welcome this encyclopedic tome, which leaves no small or large historic fact unturned, including recently discovered information exposing the involvement of future Argentine leader Juan Peron in the Nazi cause. In a story that's more spy-vs.-spy than military action, the authors meticulously recreate place and time. Those seeking an easier entry into Griffin's military novels might be advised to start with one of the better-known series such as Presidential Agents (By Order of the President, etc.) or Men at War (The Last Heroes, etc.). Author tour. (June) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

Booklist-Rezension

This is Griffin's fortieth novel, the fourth in the Honor Bond series, and the third written with Butterworth. It involves one Cletus Frade, a Marine fighter pilot who is also a spy in the Office of Strategic Services in 1943. Frade's father was murdered by the Nazis, and Frade is asked to set up an airline in Argentina using Lockheed Lodestars. The story concerns two secret German operations a Nazi scheme for German Jews to purchase freedom for their relatives in concentration camps and where that dirty money is really going, a plan labeled Operation Phoenix. The aim of this plan is to set up safe havens in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay for top Nazis who realize they have lost World War II. As in his other books, Griffin's new novel deals with honor and courage. And, as always, his many fans will want to read this one.--Cohen, George Copyright 2008 Booklist

Library Journal-Rezension

A return to Griffin's "Honor Bound" OSS series, with marine pilot Cletus Frade countering German operations in neutral Argentina. With a national tour. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.