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Johns, W. E.

 
9781853757440: Biggles' Secret Assignments

Synopsis

Biggles' Second Case: Biggles hunts for a wartime German submarine, the U-517, whose ruthless captain, Von Shonbeck, has escaped to the Antarctic with a horde of stolen gold bullion.; Biggles Breaks the Silence: Back in the Antarctic once again, Biggles tracks down a ship frozen in the pack ice with a hold full of treasure and does battle with a gang of desperate villains while attempting to recover the ship's cargo.; Biggles Gets His Men: Biggles is tasked with the dangerous mission of finding and rescuing a group of important scientists who have been kidnapped and smuggled to a remote region of China.; Biggles Follows On: Biggles comes up against his arch enemy, Erich Von Stalhein, and teams up with Gimlet King's special forces unit behind enemy lines in Korea.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Biggles' Second Case: Biggles hunts for a wartime German submarine, the U-517, whose ruthless captain, Von Shonbeck, has escaped to the Antarctic with a horde of stolen gold bullion.; Biggles Breaks the Silence: Back in the Antarctic once again, Biggles tracks down a ship frozen in the pack ice with a hold full of treasure and does battle with a gang of desperate villains while attempting to recover the ship's cargo.; Biggles Gets His Men: Biggles is tasked with the dangerous mission of finding and rescuing a group of important scientists who have been kidnapped and smuggled to a remote region of China.; Biggles Follows On: Biggles comes up against his arch enemy, Erich Von Stalhein, and teams up with Gimlet King's special forces unit behind enemy lines in Korea.

Biographie de l'auteur

Captain W.E.Johns wrote scores of thrilling aviation yarns that were avidly devoured by Biggles fans young and old from the time they first appeared in the 1930s right up to Johns' death in 1968 and beyond. A wartime RAF pilot, Johns' expert knowledge and combat experience add a rare dimension of authenticity to his novels, making these action-packed adventures all the more exciting.

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Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1853759112 ISBN 13 :  9781853759116
Editeur : Prion Books Ltd, 2014
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