The Second Objective

Frost, Mark

ISBN 10: 140130222X / ISBN 13: 9781401302221

Published by Hyperion, 2007

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A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Bestselling author Mark Frost makes a triumphant return to fiction with thi s riveting World War II thriller, based on a shocking real-life German oper ation run by "the most dangerous man in Europe" Fall 1944. Germany is losing, and the Americans are starting to hope theyll be home for Christmas. Lieutenant Colonel Otto Skorzeny, "Hitler's Command o," famed for his daring rescue of the imprisoned Mussolini, has just recei ved orders for Operation Greif: He is to assemble a new brigade of 2,000 me n, all of whom speak English, and send them behind Allied lines disguised a s GIs, where they will wreak havoc in advance of a savage new offensive. An d from those men, Skorzeny is to select a smaller group, made up of the twe nty most highly skilled commandos fluent in American culture, to attempt an even more sinister mission -- the second objective -- which, if completed, not only would change the course of the war, but would change the course o f history. Filled with real characters and details only recently released by the United States military, The Second Objective is historical fiction at its most pulse-pounding, its most unpredictable, and its most compulsively readable. Seller Inventory # RWARE0000067350

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Second Objective

Publisher: Hyperion

Publication Date: 2007

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good/Very Good

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Synopsis:

Bestselling author Mark Frost makes a triumphant return to fiction with this riveting World War II thriller, based on a shocking real-life German operation run by "the most dangerous man in Europe."
Fall 1944. Germany is losing, and the Americans are starting to hope they'll be home for Christmas. Lieutenant Colonel Otto Skorzeny, "Hitler's Commando," famed for his daring rescue of the imprisoned Mussolini, has just received orders for Operation Greif: He is to assemble a new brigade of 2,000 men, all of whom speak English, and send them behind Allied lines disguised as GIs, where they will wreak havoc in advance of a savage new offensive. And from those men, Skorzeny is to select a smaller group, made up of the twenty most highly skilled commandos fluent in American culture, to attempt an even more sinister mission--the second objective--which, if completed, not only would change the course of the war, but would change the course of history.

Filled with real characters and details only recently released by the United States military, The Second Objective is historical fiction at its most pulse-pounding, its most unpredictable, and its most compulsively readable.

About the Author:

Mark Frost is the author of the critically acclaimed The Greatest Game Ever Played, The Grand Slam, and the bestselling The List of 7, The 6 Messiahs, and Before I Wake. He received a Writer's Guild Award and an Emmy nomination for his work as executive story editor on the acclaimed television series Hill Street Blues, and was the co-creator and executive producer of the ABC television series Twin Peaks. He lives in Los Angeles and upstate New York.