Returning to the sea for a second adventure, stalwart young sailor Otto Prohaska is amazed when his experiences cause him to test his wings in the air as well. By the author of A Sailor of Austria.

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A bit of luck would come in handy just about now . . .

The second book in the acclaimed series that follows the hapless Lieutenant Otto Prohaska in the waning years of the Austro-Hungarian Empire finds Otto taking an ill-considered break from duties to engage in a mad fling with a Polish actress. In a desperate attempt to elude his lover's husband, he finds himself, instead, mistaken by anarchists as one of their own. Otto soon masters their code names and secret handshakes, but when he also learns of their plans to assassinate the Archduke Ferdinand in Sarajevo, his duty is clear. He must alert his superiors-now, if only he can find someone who will believe him!

With irony, wit, historical accuracy, and telling detail, Biggins brings alive a time and a place that spawned two World Wars, the Cold War, and the Balkan Wars of the late 20th Century.

"Stark realism and finely crafted humor. . . . compelling reading." -Library Journal

"Top notch military fiction with a literary flair." -Publishers Weekly

"Biggins writes with a fine sense of the sea and a truly marvelous wit." -Booklist

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