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At the height of World War II, 24‑year‑old Cletus Frade finds himself in a Mississippi prisoner‑of‑war camp alongside German Lieutenant Colonel Wilhelm Frogger. Frade’s mission: aid Frogger’s escape and use his knowledge of a German assassination conspiracy.
The Frogger family holds the key to a secret plan that could alter the war’s outcome. While the OSS seeks to leverage this information, a coalition of German and Argentine forces, led by Colonel Juan Perón, wages a deadly campaign to eliminate the Frogger parents and Frade himself. Frade’s brief OSS career may end in a high‑stakes showdown.
The novel combines espionage, military intrigue, and high‑octane action, showcasing the tense world of Cold War‑era intelligence work and the perilous stakes of wartime conspiracies.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: William E. Butterworth III
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