It’s August 1944 and as the Allied forces gain momentum in Europe, a group of loyal German expatriates trapped in Brazil hatch a desperate plan to return to the Motherland. Twenty-seven of them crowd aboard a 19th century, three-mast schooner, the Deutschland in a desperate journey to return home. They must cross five thousand miles of rough sea, and slip past both the American and British navies.
A captured U-boat ace, a female American doctor caught up in the nightmare, a veteran gun boat commander and a rear admiral determined to get back into the action. Allies and enemies, men and women, the hunters and the haunted all drawn inescapably into the eye of the storm.
“The waves crash across the decks so wildly you will find yourself sinking into your armchair for protection.” —Philadelphia Bulletin
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"I liked this book a lot.It will keep you guessing until the end.Also,The terrorist for hire named Sean Dillion is planning on assassinating,the leaders of Britain,but can he do it?He is a heartless man,and appears to be the best at what he does,he also wants to set fire to the world. " — Travis (5 out of 5 stars)
"I liked this book a lot.It will keep you guessing until the end.Also,The terrorist for hire named Sean Dillion is planning on assassinating,the leaders of Britain,but can he do it?He is a heartless man,and appears to be the best at what he does,he also wants to set fire to the world. "
" sangar, seperti karya2 higgins lainnya, tp ada roman2nya jg (tumben...) "
" I thought from page one it was a good read but the last forty pages were a wonderful race to the end. Well written, informative without boring me, and multiple storylines that converged very nicely at the end. Good Book! "
" This is my own favourite.I have read this many times and it still keeps me interested.A real page turner. "
" I was rather surprised how much I enjoyed this book, and I was quite sad as to the fate in the end for some of the characters. That just shows how much I came to care about them. This was my first Higgins book and I'm willing to read another one. "
" This book was well enough written, but I didn't like the ending of the ending of the story at all. "
" A struggle with the sea, set at the end of World War 2. Very good pacing, in two stories which join at the end. The two stories are a little disparate for my tastes. "
" Sad ending to a great story "
" This is a good read. Kept my interest and stayed up too late to finish it. Not quite "REALLY LIKED" but good. "
" During World War II, a group of German expatriates trapped in Brazil must sail across five thousand miles of tempestuous water to reach their homeland--and face the deadly barricade of American and British military power. "
" The evocation of a travel in wartime through a big ocean is heartwarming and hopeful for the love of humanity. "
" a lot of new words "
" Interesting neither riveting nor boring. What could have been the cause of the attempted bombing of 10 Downing Street in 1991. "
" Sean Dillon is at his best in this book "
" Read before Thunder point. My other favorite book. "
" This is based on a real event - the mortar attack on 10 Downing street in 1991. This is a fictional account of how it might have been done. Guess I'm just not that excited about 20 year old terrorist attacks. "
" It was a very nice quick read and very well written. "
Jack Higgins is among the world’s most popular authors. Since the publication of The Eagle Has Landed, every novel he has written has become an international bestseller, including Day of Reckoning. He has had simultaneous #1 bestsellers in hardcover and paperback and has been published in thirty-eight languages worldwide. Many of his books have been made into successful movies, among them To Catch a King and The Valhalla Exchange.
Michael Page has been recording audiobooks since 1984 and has over two hundred titles to his credit. He has won numerous Earphones Awards and the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. As a professional actor, he has performed regularly since 1998 with the Peterborough Players in Peterborough, New Hampshire. He is a professor of theater at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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