Silver Wings, Iron Cross
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4.6 • 40 Ratings
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
A gripping WWII thriller in the bestselling vein of Ken Follett, Daniel Silva, and Jack Higgins that draws on the author Tom Young’s military expertise to create a edge-of-your-seat WWII thriller.
Lieutenant Karl Hagan earned his wings the hard way. But when his plane is shot down behind enemy lines, he’s forced to make the hardest decision of his life: trusting the enemy.
Oberleutnant Wilhelm Albrecht wore his Iron Cross with pride. But when his U-boat is attacked in a devastating air raid, he abandons ship and finds an unlikely ally: the pilot who bombed him.
It is November of 1944. The tides of war have turned. Allies have taken back France, and German troops have retreated. But for Karl and Wilhelm, the war is far from over. Each must be prepared to lie for the other, fight for the other, or die with the other. But their short-lived alliance won’t truly be put to the test until they reach the end of the line—inside a POW camp . . .
“A rip-snorting adventure story.Two men on opposite sides of the global hostilitiesare thrust together by wartime fatesand forced to trust and help each other for their mutual survival. . . . If you read only one story about World War II,this is a great one to choose.”
—New York Journal of Books
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This exciting WWII thriller from Young (The Hunters) follows the careers of two enemies, Lt. Karl Hagan, an American B-17 pilot, and Oberleutnant Wilhelm Albrecht, second in command of the German submarine U-351. Hagan, who's of German heritage, is feeling tremendously conflicted about his last assigned mission, because it's a bombing run over Bremen, Germany, where his aunt and uncle live, but of course he obeys orders. After Albrecht receives a suicide order for the U-351 and his men while the boat's in dry dock in Bremen, he decides to desert during the B-17 raid on the city. Hagan's plane is shot down, and he parachutes into Germany. In an unlikely twist, Hagan links up with Albrecht and the two of them go on the run together, but Young makes it work thanks to authentic detail and plenty of convincing background information on the two principals as well as on almost every one of the secondary characters. Genre fans will find a lot to like.
Customer Reviews
Outstanding
This historical novel is remarkably well written. It is captivating and exciting! Thank you Tom Young!!