(Download) "Smoke and Mirrows" by Anthony Molloy ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Smoke and Mirrows
- Author : Anthony Molloy
- Release Date : January 13, 2019
- Genre: Action & Adventure,Books,Fiction & Literature,Historical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 350 KB
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Commodores of the Royal Navy are often accused of being full of hot air. Not Commodore Alexander Barr, of course. However his latest acquaintance was rather reliant on it, indeed, it was a vital part of the Commodore's latest ruse.
The contents of a very important Arctic supply convoy, the first of the season, was urgently needed to support the Soviets who were about to launch a major offensive along the Leningrad Front and were already engaged in a costly fight for control of the Narva Isthmus.
On the 21st March the Admiralty had word that, due to the recent Russian successes on the Eastern Front, the Germans were placing a stronger emphasis on disrupting the Arctic Convoys. Convoys which had been responsible for supplying thousands of tons of planes, tanks, locomotives and ammunition to the Soviet Union.
Since the 'X' Crafts daring attack on the mighty 'Tirpitz' the battleship had been undergoing a major refit, It was a test of German organisation and engineering skills as, by necessity, it had to be carried out far from her home waters and far from any dry dock facilities. Barr's plan had been to disrupt her supply chain so as to slow the refit down until the Allied invasion of Europe could get under way. If the hugely powerful ship was allowed to complete her refit and get amongst the invasion fleet, disaster would undoubtedly occur. Frail landing craft would be no match for her huge fifteen inch guns. Consequently since March 'Orca' had been doing its best to disrupt the refit, using the undoubted skills of Potter and HM Submarine Antler.
Despite his efforts British intelligence discover she will shortly be seaworthy and she already has orders to attack any convoys not escorted by capital ships. How long will it be before she is ready to sally forth... Barr is tasked to find out; it's time to deploy his marines.
As a counter measure to Grossadmiral Doenitz's plans the Royal Navy's Admiral Fraser has been directed to provide Fleet protection for the Arctic Convoys. The departure of convoy JW58 coincides nicely with the sailing of an attack force which will launch a massive bombing raid on the 'Tirpitz'. Part of Fraser's considerable Force will with the convoy, hoping the Germans will be fooled into thinking the British warships were there just to support the convoy. The rest sail directly for the secret rendezvous point off Northern Norway.
Barr is called upon to help with the operation. He firmly believes an application of hot air is called for, in the Arctic, hot air is thin on the ground, heat of any sort in those latitudes is, shall we say attractive, This he was well aware of, in fact he was positively relying on it, as were many millions of Russians...
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