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Baker, James C.

 
9781438920979: Distant Thunder: The Novel

Synopsis

During World War Two, there was a massive explosion a few miles off the shores of the Gulf of Mexico. It rocked Galveston, Texas City and towns nearby. No ships were reported sunk - nothing is shown in the military records from that period. What was it?Was it another of the many U-boat victims of the Drumbeat campaign?Was it due to the hurricane that struck the coast around that time? - or was it caused by something else?__________________________________________________ Distant Thunder, an action-packed story laced with historical facts, follows the experiences of an elite German unit - whose mission, if successful, could alter the course of the war - and with it the history of the world.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

During World War Two, there was a massive explosion a few miles off the shores of the Gulf of Mexico. It rocked Galveston, Texas City and towns nearby. No ships were reported sunk - nothing is shown in the military records from that period. What was it?Was it another of the many U-boat victims of the Drumbeat campaign?Was it due to the hurricane that struck the coast around that time? - or was it caused by something else?__________________________________________________ Distant Thunder, an action-packed story laced with historical facts, follows the experiences of an elite German unit - whose mission, if successful, could alter the course of the war - and with it the history of the world.

Biographie de l'auteur

James C. Baker served in the Royal Marine Commandos in the closing stages of the Second World War. A period in the Merchant Navy followed before he took a career in the British film Industry. As a director and producer of commercials and documentaries his work has taken him to many locations around the world, and combined with his long-time interest in military history has led to Distant Thunder, his first novel.

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