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American military forces are scrambling to vacate France and find
new bases in West Germany after Premier Charles De Gaulle's 1966
mandate. While the international community focuses on the
conflagration in Vietnam, General Blake Rutter and his Soviet pal,
Ivan Petrovski form a Society of high-ranking NATO officials to
sell stolen weapons to enemies behind the Iron Curtain. Unless army
intelligence can stop them, a handful of greedy officials may
succeed in setting a match to the Cold War's fuse. Bill Conley,
Military Intelligence Commanding General, recruits multi-talented
Joe Wolf. A humble country boy from Virginia, Joe defies odds to
identify the villainous Society members and uncover their plans.
How he does that astounds his mentor, and especially thugs and
bullies sent to destroy him. Joe is an expert marksman with
hand-to-hand combat skills beyond his army instructors. But even
his recruiter and mentor, General Bill Conley, is not aware of his
special gifts of memory and intelligence that allow him to piece
together the puzzle of the Society operation and outthink the bad
guys. Villains run him off the road, physically assault him, kidnap
his girlfriend, Sara Matthews, and attempt to kill Joe. But nothing
deters him from completing his mission. He is incensed by the
corruption at the very top of the army, and relentless in defeating
the Society. Yet even heroes need a balance and Sara does that for
Joe in a heated romance that keeps him centered on his goals and
ambitions. Does he strive for a military career and a life of
crime-fighting? Or, does getting shot and nearly killed in action
change his goals, force him to accept a simpler lifestyle? But
playing it safe is not in his make-up. If Joe has a weakness it's
found in his idealism and the desire to stop all crime. He
confesses to his mentor, Bill Conley, People aren't paying
attention to what matters. There's a war in Southeast Asia and GIs
are being killed. Students are revolting in the States, yet a
four-star, commander in chief becomes a greedy common thief making
extra money on the side off Uncle Sam's nickel. General Conley
advises his young champion that not even Superman stops all the bad
guys from their evildoings. The 350-year tradition of the burning
of the Heidelberg castle serves as its ultimate diversion as the
Society makes its final push for one last major arms transaction.
Joe Wolf is challenged to stop the crooks and bring crushing defeat
to Rutter and Petrovski.
General
Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2012 |
First published: |
March 2012 |
Authors: |
Bill Ellis
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
364 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4681-3786-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Adventure / thriller >
General
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LSN: |
1-4681-3786-7 |
Barcode: |
9781468137866 |
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