描述
Dunkirk. May 1940.
Second Lieutenant Harry Curtis is wounded.
Curtis becomes desperate to hit back against the Nazis.
He is invited to join Churchill’s elite regiment, the Leopards. They will later be given a name that becomes legendary.
Commandos.
They are ordered to cause maximum damage in minimum time, surprising the Germans and increasing morale for the Allies.
Harry becomes involved in a raid on the Lofoten Islands where he captures the mysterious Veronica Sturmer, daughter of Germany’s leading code expert.
A plan develops to capture her father, currently in Calais, and to bring him to England.
But danger, betrayal and some of the most terrifying, gruelling events of the war lie ahead for the Commandos before their objective can be realised.
Praise for Christopher Nicole
“Told with smooth authenticity” – Publishers Weekly
“His action-packed war story will appeal to squadrons of readers” – Library Journal
Christopher Nicole was born and brought up in British Guyana and the West Indies. His output of books has been prolific and many of his novels are historical with a Caribbean background. This book was previously published under the pseudonym Alan Savage.
Second Lieutenant Harry Curtis is wounded.
Curtis becomes desperate to hit back against the Nazis.
He is invited to join Churchill’s elite regiment, the Leopards. They will later be given a name that becomes legendary.
Commandos.
They are ordered to cause maximum damage in minimum time, surprising the Germans and increasing morale for the Allies.
Harry becomes involved in a raid on the Lofoten Islands where he captures the mysterious Veronica Sturmer, daughter of Germany’s leading code expert.
A plan develops to capture her father, currently in Calais, and to bring him to England.
But danger, betrayal and some of the most terrifying, gruelling events of the war lie ahead for the Commandos before their objective can be realised.
Praise for Christopher Nicole
“Told with smooth authenticity” – Publishers Weekly
“His action-packed war story will appeal to squadrons of readers” – Library Journal
Christopher Nicole was born and brought up in British Guyana and the West Indies. His output of books has been prolific and many of his novels are historical with a Caribbean background. This book was previously published under the pseudonym Alan Savage.