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In the turbulent middle of World War II, a clandestine Nazi operation staged in November 1943 seeks to cripple the Allied command structure by abducting Britain's leader, Winston Churchill. Orchestrated by Heinrich Himmler and executed by elite paratroopers under the direction of agent Kurt Steiner, the plot unfolds on British soil. With the help of an IRA gunman named Liam Devlin, the covert team faces unforeseen opposition and a race against time, as loyalties and survival collide amid the high stakes of war.
First publish date: April 1992
Genre: Thriller/Political Thriller
Authors: Jack Higgins
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