Books Tell You Why, Inc.

A Fine first edition/first printing in an alike dust-jacket.

In the fall of 1944, Lieutenant Colonel John Smith is leading the 6th Ranger Battalion on a daring mission to capture the city of Venice from the Nazis. As the Americans make their final push, they are met with fierce resistance from the German defenders. In the heat of the battle, Smith's battalion is decimated, and he is the only remaining officer. With the city in American hands, Smith is ordered to hold it at all costs. But as he watches his men killed or captured, Smith begins to realize that the Nazis may have something far more valuable than Venice - information that could help the Allies win the war. With the city falling around him, Smith must choose between his duty to his country and his own survival.; 8vo; 473 pages.

Price: $60.00