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- Author: Erskine Childers
- Publisher: PENGUIN GROUP
- Pages: 299
- ISBN-10: 0143106325
- ISBN-13: 9780143106326
- Format: 13 x 19.6 x 1.5 cm, minkšti viršeliai
- Language: English
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Loosely based on the author's own experiences, The Riddle of the Sands takes readers back to the early days of the twentieth century, when Britain shared a tense rivalry with the Kaiser's Germany. Tempted by the idea of duck shooting, Carruthers is lured by his friend Davies into a yachting expedition in the Baltic, only to discover that the itinerary involves more than killing fowl. Soon they're on a wild journey of intrigue, meeting danger at every turn, and ultimately unraveling Germany's secret plans to invade England. Tautly written and full of unexpected twists, this is a timeless work of espionage fiction.
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- Author: Erskine Childers
- Publisher: PENGUIN GROUP
- Pages: 299
- ISBN-10: 0143106325
- ISBN-13: 9780143106326
- Format: 13 x 19.6 x 1.5 cm, minkšti viršeliai
- Language: English English
Loosely based on the author's own experiences, The Riddle of the Sands takes readers back to the early days of the twentieth century, when Britain shared a tense rivalry with the Kaiser's Germany. Tempted by the idea of duck shooting, Carruthers is lured by his friend Davies into a yachting expedition in the Baltic, only to discover that the itinerary involves more than killing fowl. Soon they're on a wild journey of intrigue, meeting danger at every turn, and ultimately unraveling Germany's secret plans to invade England. Tautly written and full of unexpected twists, this is a timeless work of espionage fiction.
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