The Blue Max - Hardcover

Hunter, Jack D.

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0912608994 ISBN 13: 9780912608990

Publisher: Middle Atlantic Pr, 1995

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Bruno Stachel is a nobody, a newly recruited junior officer in a First World War German combat squadron. But he is determined not to remain a nobody for long. He has his sights on the Blue Max - the most coveted of all German decorations - and he will do anything to get it. From the very moment he shoots down his first plane, everything he does is aimed in that direction: bedding his commander's wife, courting publicity at every turn, even arranging the deaths of his competitors.

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About the Author:

Jack D Hunter worked during the Second World War as a counter-intelligence officer for the American military. He is author of sixteen novels, including the bestselling THE BLUE MAX. He lives in Florida.

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The surface of this brooding novel is the story of a young German air ace in WWI. Deeper layers address ambition, corruption, media manipulation, the causes of WWII, and alcoholism. Tom Parker's reading, which seems a little flat at first, proves effortlessly engaging as the listener becomes absorbed in a story so well written that it needs little interpretive assistance. Parker is one of those readers who can become transparent, leaving no distinct impression of themselves, only the text. This is no small accomplishment, requiring as it does an execution free of any distracting flaws. J.N. An AUDIOFILE Earphones Award winner (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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