In 1943, Lieutenant Colonel Kurt Steiner leads a small unit of German paratroopers on a mission to kidnap Winston Churchill from a remote Norfolk village. Disguised as Polish soldiers, the commandos infiltrate the English countryside assisted by Liam Devlin, an IRA operative working for the Abwehr. The operation is orchestrated by Admiral Canaris and Colonel Radl, who discover a lapse in British security during a strategic planning session. When a local accident exposes their true identities, the mission collapses into a violent domestic siege as Steiner's men face off against American Rangers stationed nearby.
Readers of historical fiction and wartime thrillers choose this title for its technical focus on clandestine operations and military tactics. The narrative shifts the perspective toward the internal logic of the German soldiers, moving away from standard Allied heroics. Readers finish the book with a detailed understanding of how logistical failures and chance encounters can dismantle an intelligence operation. It serves as an example of the alternate history subgenre, illustrating the tension between individual military honor and the political machinery of a global conflict.
Practical, outward-looking, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Curious Generalist. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 1975
- Language
- EN
