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Zusatztext ' I absolutely loved this book from the first to the past page! and that is down to the writers style! the story is well crafted and flows at a pace to keep the pages turning... beautifully crafted into a mesmerising story' Informationen zum Autor Simon Scarrow is a Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author. His many successful books include his Eagles of the Empire novels featuring Roman soldiers Macro and Cato, most recently TRAITORS OF ROME, THE BLOOD OF ROME, DAY OF THE CAESARS, INVICTUS and BRITANNIA, as well as HEARTS OF STONE, set in Greece during the Second World War, SWORD AND SCIMITAR, about the 1565 Siege of Malta, and a quartet about Wellington and Napoleon including the No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller THE FIELDS OF DEATH. He is the author with T. J. Andrews of the bestselling novels ARENA, INVADER and PIRATA. Find out more at www.simonscarrow.co.uk and on Facebook /officialsimonscarrow and Twitter @SimonScarrow Klappentext The fierce courage of the men and women of the Greek Resistance is brought to vivid life in Sunday Times bestseller Simon Scarrow's powerful new novel of World War II.1938. A perfect summer on the Greek island of Lefkas for three young people untroubled by the simmering politics of Europe. Peter! visiting from Germany while his father leads an archaeological dig! has become close friends with locals Andreas and Eleni. As the world slides towards conflict and Peter is forced to leave! they swear to meet again.1943: Andreas and Eleni have joined the partisan forces resisting the German invasion. Peter has returned - now a dangerously well-informed enemy intelligence officer. A friendship formed in peace will turn into a desperate battle between enemies sworn to sacrifice everything for the countries that they love...'Simon Scarrow has done it again: another barnstorming book that speaks not only of the horror of war! but the ultimate heroism and self-sacrifice of those caught up in it. The glory of Simon's books is that they can be read on so many levels: yes! they are thrilling in its truest sense! there are characters we care about deeply and they are under constant threat. But alongside this are the vignettes of a life clearly viewed! the threads of sharp social observation that set his historical thrillers apart from the greater mass.' Manda Scott Vorwort From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a powerful and compulsive drama set in the Greek islands during the Second World War. 'What an amazing roller-coaster of a ride . . . A cracking historical thriller' MANDA SCOTT Zusammenfassung From a Sunday Times bestselling author comes a powerful and compulsive drama set in the Greek islands during the Second World War. 'What an amazing roller-coaster of a ride... So startlingly good, so utterly readable... A cracking historical thriller' Manda Scott...
