Desperate Times

ISBN: 0595178553

Author: Johnson, Pat

Condition: New

Excerpt. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Hopkins turned to face Harry as he said: " We have very good reason to believe that you folks have improved on the Polish decoding techniques of the German Enigma ciphering machine. The intelligence derived from this is of the highest priority. It could greatly assist in countering Hitlers moves. Unfortunately, under your current situation, you cannot take advantage of it. If Churchill is ousted, we need you to get that intelligence before the Germans realize you have it and take it from you." "What the hell is an Enigma machine?" a confused Harry asked..... Product Description Harry Lloyd, a former British officer turned diplomat andcurrently assigned to the British Embassy in Washington as military laison, is called upon to retrieve the best kept secret of the war; the Enigma ciphering machine. The Germans will soon occupy the British Isles and they must not discover the existence of the machine. Harry, at the request of Churchill and the American president, returns to England to recover the machine. Harry discovers that the new government, for fear he may try to rally the British people from exile, is detaining Churchill. Harry knows that the arrival of the Germans spells grave danger for Churchill and altershis plans to include the rescue of the former Prime Minister.Harry allies with Anthony Eden, British Foreign minister and friend of Churchill, and William 'Wild Bill' Donovan, an American on an observation mission in England, to retrieve the Enigma and rescue Churchill. Time is short and together with George, a former bodyguard for Oswald Mosley, the leader of the British Fascist Union, they put Harry's plan into action. An attack on Harry and a close encounter with a German SS General are some of the obstacles overcome by the men in accomplishing Harry's mission. From the Publisher What if Britain had fallen in WW2? British soldier/diplomat Harry Lloyd fights to free his homeland. WW2 was won by the allies with overwhelming industrial power, courageous soldiers and a lot of luck. This story tells us what happens if luck had differed from that which the allies enjoyed during the war years?