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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
"An absolute home run! You will never look at WWII the same way again." --Brad Thor, #1 bestselling author "Meltzer and Mensch are masters." --Jon Meacham, author The Soul of America "A true story that reads like a thriller." --Alexander S. Vindman, LT. Col., U.S. Army (Ret.) "An outstanding and memorable reading experience....a true page-turner from beginning to end." --Bookreporter"This is a riveting sub-plot in the middle of the greatest cataclysm in human history -- the Second World War. It's told with confidence and mastery and is what we all crave -- a page turner!" -Ken Burns
"History is full of fascinating twists and near twists--and Meltzer and Mensch are masters of the tales of such moments." --Jon Meacham, author The Soul of America: The Battle for our Better Angels, Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power, and American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House