An historical novel about Alves Reis. He pushed so many counterfe it escudonotes into Portugal during the 1920s that he almost cras hed their economy.He was able to do this by using forged document s that enabled him to have other countries print the notes that h e then flooded Portugal with and he made himself very rich in doi ng so. View More...
Some dirt and discoloration to front cover, but book is otherwise square and tight.January, 1944 ... On the vast grey waters o f the Atlantic the balance of power has shifted. For Rudolf Steig er, ace U-boat commander, there is a new sense of urgency. Dedica ted, ruthless, fanatical, he has become a legend in his own time, a symbol of Germany's greatness. But now, as he takes the U-boat flotilla, Meteor, out into the bitter winter seas, he faces a ne w and deadly enemy - his own nagging doubts about the outcome of the war. Steiger knows that his destiny may be to court heroic de ath rather tha... View More...
