Empire and Honor
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4.2 • 31 Ratings
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Publisher Description
October 1945. The war is over. The OSS has been disbanded. But for Cletus Frade and his colleagues in the OSS, the fight goes on…
In the closing months of the war, the United States made a secret deal with Reinhard Gehlen, head of German intelligence’s Soviet section. In exchange for a treasure trove of intelligence on the Soviets and their spies within the U.S. atomic bomb program, Gehlen’s people would be spirited to safety in Argentina.
Only a handful of people know about the deal. If word got out, all hell would break loose—and the U.S. would lose some of the most valuable intelligence sources they possess. It is up to Frade and company to keep them safe.
But some people have other ideas...
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bestseller Griffin's seventh Honor Bound book, co-written with son Butterworth like the previous entry, 2011's Victory and Honor, continues the series' tradition of bringing espionage's shadow wars to vivid life. Though WWII is over, the pressure on OSS Lt. Col. Cletus Frade is not, due to Operation Phoenix, a long-festering Nazi contingency plan against wartime defeat that aims to establish South American bases from which to launch the Reich's resurrection. U.S. intelligence becomes concerned that U-boats are bringing weapons-grade uranium to conspirators waiting in Argentina to carry on Hitler's legacy. Frade launches a covert op, which Truman "could not have ordered" (to preserve plausible deniability), to prevent the makings of a nuclear weapon from reaching the wrong hands. The pages fly by as the authors mix action and intrigue with a fascinating look at Juan Per n and the Argentina of 1945.
Customer Reviews
Review
I am a retired businessman, and was, what now seems a lifetime ago, an officer cadet in the Royal Canadian Navy. I am a huge fan of W.E.B. Griffin, and suspect that I have read every one of his books. This latest is, in my not so humble opinion, among the best. Until starting this "Honour" (sorry, but that is the proper spelling) series, I had thought the "Brotherhood of Arms", was Griffin's best. I now have come to believe that the continuing saga of Cletus Frade and company is truly the best of a very good collection of military fiction that I have ever had the enjoyment of reading. I recommend this book, and the series in which it is but the latest chapter, as a most enjoyable read. My very great thanks to the author(s) for many hours of enjoyment.