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22 June 1940. Britain stands alone. The French have signed an armistice with Hitler's Germany. Prime Minister Winston Churchill foresees looming danger. The French Navy-fourth largest in the world, comprised of dozens of powerful battleships, cruisers and destroyers-is scattered in ports throughout the Mediterranean. If French ships fall into German or Italian hands, the whole of the Mediterranean will yield to the Nazi war machine. To preserve its independence, the British must secure vessels of the French fleet moored in the harbor at Mers-el-Kébir. Amid the treachery and dark intrigue of…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
22 June 1940. Britain stands alone. The French have signed an armistice with Hitler's Germany. Prime Minister Winston Churchill foresees looming danger. The French Navy-fourth largest in the world, comprised of dozens of powerful battleships, cruisers and destroyers-is scattered in ports throughout the Mediterranean. If French ships fall into German or Italian hands, the whole of the Mediterranean will yield to the Nazi war machine. To preserve its independence, the British must secure vessels of the French fleet moored in the harbor at Mers-el-Kébir. Amid the treachery and dark intrigue of North Africa, agents Douglas and MacLeod are dispatched to Oran.
Autorenporträt
Writer and illustrator Susan C. Turner's recent work concentrates in the crime/mystery arena. She prefers to set her narratives in Europe in thepre- and postwar periods of the 1930s and 1940s. Assignment in Oran is the third in a series featuring characters Harry Douglas and Mick MacLeod. The first and second books in this collection, The Truth About Otis Battersby and Mission Budapest were published in 2022 and 2023 and are available in both print and eBook formats. Born in New York, she has lived in Miami and London, and now resides in Tampa with husband John, and the furry, endearing Duffy.