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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
The title of Turnbull's latest novel (after Big Money is the name of a last-ditch Nazi mission at the end of the war to kidnap Ike in Paris and give Germany a stronger hand at the bargaining table. Three top SS agents, two of whom were raised in the U.S., and one who attended Cornell, pose as American soldiers and move just ahead of the last German offensive in the Ardennes at the end of 1944. The histories of these men are interspersed with scenes of their journey toward Paris, while an additional thread of the story shows a group of green GIs and a young officer trying to understand the growing evidence that American soldiers are killing other Allies. At the same time in Berlin, a young British agent, the mistress of an SS officer, hears pieces of the kidnapping plot and passes her suspicions along to Bletchly Park in England. There another intelligence officer makes the connection between the different bits of information and alerts Allied forces in Paris in time to save the Supreme Commander. Plenty of battlefield action (in Bastogne), some romance (in British intelligence), believable characters and lots of subterfuge are combined in this complex and satisfying tale.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
Set in December 1944, Turnbull's novel traces the events of a top-secret German operation during the Battle of the Bulge. Code-named Gryphon, the German plan uses English-speaking troops disguised in American uniforms to disrupt American combat units, while the Nazi armies push toward Antwerp in a last-ditch effort to divide the Allies. Part of this plan involves the ultra-secret "Claws of the Gryphon" operation aimed at Allied headquarters in Versailles and General Eisenhower. Green young infantry lieutenant David Connor arrives fresh from the United States and is caught up in the daring German gamble. Turnbull focuses on Connor and intelligence personnel on both sides to tell his story. The result is a moderately exciting entry in the already overcrowded field of World War II adventures. Buy as needed. William C. McCully, Park Ridge P.L., Ill.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
The title of Turnbull's latest novel (after Big Money is the name of a last-ditch Nazi mission at the end of the war to kidnap Ike in Paris and give Germany a stronger hand at the bargaining table. Three top SS agents, two of whom were raised in the U.S., and one who attended Cornell, pose as American soldiers and move just ahead of the last German offensive in the Ardennes at the end of 1944. The histories of these men are interspersed with scenes of their journey toward Paris, while an additional thread of the story shows a group of green GIs and a young officer trying to understand the growing evidence that American soldiers are killing other Allies. At the same time in Berlin, a young British agent, the mistress of an SS officer, hears pieces of the kidnapping plot and passes her suspicions along to Bletchly Park in England. There another intelligence officer makes the connection between the different bits of information and alerts Allied forces in Paris in time to save the Supreme Commander. Plenty of battlefield action (in Bastogne), some romance (in British intelligence), believable characters and lots of subterfuge are combined in this complex and satisfying tale.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
Set in December 1944, Turnbull's novel traces the events of a top-secret German operation during the Battle of the Bulge. Code-named Gryphon, the German plan uses English-speaking troops disguised in American uniforms to disrupt American combat units, while the Nazi armies push toward Antwerp in a last-ditch effort to divide the Allies. Part of this plan involves the ultra-secret "Claws of the Gryphon" operation aimed at Allied headquarters in Versailles and General Eisenhower. Green young infantry lieutenant David Connor arrives fresh from the United States and is caught up in the daring German gamble. Turnbull focuses on Connor and intelligence personnel on both sides to tell his story. The result is a moderately exciting entry in the already overcrowded field of World War II adventures. Buy as needed. William C. McCully, Park Ridge P.L., Ill.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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