| Using his extensive knowledge of the secretoperations of World War II, Joseph Persico,author of the much acclaimed Piercing theReich, gives us a novel based upon a startlingfact. It is that of "Operation Bernhard" theNazi attempt to undermine the British econ-omy by flooding the world markets withcounterfeit five-pound notes. "Bernhard"employed master Jewish photoengravers im-prisoned in concentration camps to produceperfect countertfeits. In exchange for theirlabors, the photoeigravers were guaranteedsurvival. The fiction of THE SPIDERWEB is launchedafter the war when the plates from which thecounterfeit notes were made are hidden bythe Nazis, who intend to use them to financethe organization dedicated to spiriting Nazis to South America, whence they will reestab-lish the Reich. British, American, Russian,and Nazi operatives begin a frantic and deadlysearch for the prize.,It is a courageous American secret serviceagent and a beautiful Cerman woman whoare the emotional center of the tale, as theystruggle to retrieve the plates and save theirown lives from the desperate gangs who pur-sue them. Set against a vivid background of cold-war Europe, by an author,whose knowl- edge of that period is unparalleled, THE SPlDERWEB brings first-rate adventure and suspense. |
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