Last Message to Berlin by van Rjndt, Philippe - 1985

Charter Books. Good. 1985. Paperback. The spine and both covers, next to the spine, are creased from reading. The pages are clean, no tears or soiling. The pages and binding are tight. Both covers have several creases including the corners. There are watermarks on the middle page edges that do not harm the text, but go on to about page 79.; Thick 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 533 pages; It is the spring of 1940. German Panzer divisions have overrun Belgium and Holland, Allied troops are being evacuated from Dunkirk-but that's just headline fodder. The real action is going on behind the scenes. ' All messages flashing between Washington, London and Berlin that season deal with Prometheus, code name for a secret agreement to transfer England's gold reserves and negotiable securities to America. If you doubt the urgency of this operation, Hitler's most trusted adviser spells it out: ''Dunkirk is only a battle. Prometheus could well be the war. '' Making sure that everything goes right is Jonathan Cabot, agent extraordinaire, sent to London by F. D. R. Himself. Making sure that everything goes wrong is Eric Guderian, head of an elite German task force assigned to steal gold bullion for the Reich. Guderian was also responsible for the death of Cabot's Jewish fiancée and, when he slips into England disguised as a Canadian corporal, the chase is on. Complicating matters are two beautiful women, one per agent, and an assortment of double agents. Both Cabot and Guderian make some rather long intuitive leaps and engage in the usual feints and deceptions. Getting their fingers burned by Prometheus are Joseph Kennedy, Allen Dulles and that gentleman spy Kim Philby. Will combine shipping on more than one book. .