Operation Il Duce — Charles Whiting

A heart-pounding World War Two thriller! Perfect for fans of David Beaty, Alan Evens and Max Hennessy. Lieutenant Crooke leads the Destroyers on a top-secret mission... Italy, 1943 The Destroyers, an elite British naval commando squad, are ordered on a deadly operation to Italy. Their mission: to convince the Germans that Admiral Canaris, their top intelligence man, is a traitor. To do this Lieutenant Crooke, VC and his men must penetrate a mountain fortress and plant a number of papers that will incriminate Admiral Canaris in the baggage of Il Duce, Benito Mussolini. However, Mussolini has been overthrown by his own people and the Germans have ordered a rescue mission led by the scarred commando Captain Skorzeny. To reach Il Duce the Destroyers must carve a bloody path through Skorzeny's ruthless SS commandos... But have they met their match this time? OPERATION IL DUCE is the fourth book in The Destroyers Series: action-packed Word War Two thrillers following a crack commando squad under the leadership of ruthless, one-eyed Lieutenant Crooke, VC. THE DESTROYERS SERIES: BOOK 1: Operation AfrikaBOOK 2: Operation StalagBOOK 3: Operation Caucasian FoxBOOK 4: Operation Il DuceBOOK 5: Operation Kill IkeBOOK 6: Operation Werewolf