Blood of Victory

Name: Blood of Victory
Brand: Simon & Schuster Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3 (1 reviews)
Author: Alan Furst
ISBN: 9781442342514

Author: Alan Furst

Narrator: George Guidall

Unabridged: 9 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Published: 01/04/2011

Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Espionage

Synopsis

In the autumn of 1940, Russian émigré journalist I. A. Serebin is recruited in Istanbul by an agent of the British secret services for a clandestine operation to stop German importation of Romanian oil—a last desperate attempt to block Hitler’s conquest of Europe. Serebin’s race against time begins in Bucharest and leads him to Paris, the Black Sea, Beirut, and, finally, Belgrade; his task is to attack the oil barges that fuel German tanks and airplanes. Blood of Victory has all the heart-pounding suspense, extraordinary historical accuracy, and narrative immediacy we have come to expect from Alan Furst.

About Alan Furst

Alan Furst is widely recognized as the master of the historical spy novel. He is the author of Night Soldiers, Dark Star, The Polish Officer, The World at Night, Red Gold, Kingdom of Shadows, Blood of Victory, and Dark Voyage. Born in New York, he has lived for long periods in France, especially Paris. He now lives on Long Island, New York. Visit the author's website at AlanFurst.net.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Evelyn

Though there's a clear pattern and predictability to all of Furst's books, if (like me)you enjoy espionage novels that take place during WWII you can't go wrong with this author. Though the outcome is generally predictable, the route to the outcome is always intriguing. His main characters are alway......more

Goodreads review by C.C.

What truly fascinates me about Alan Furst's wonderful obsession with espionage activity in Europe just before and during World War II is the way he shows the efforts of ordinary people, or people you'd never expect to be involved in espionage but who become involved because of the war. In Blood of V......more

Goodreads review by Frank

This book is somewhat disappointing in that all Furst books, including this one, have received such rave reviews. Furst is that rare bird who writes solid genre fiction (in his case, World War II spy novels), while seeming to attract the attention of literati types for his well-drawn characters and......more

Goodreads review by Duffy

Oil is the blood of victory. War has become mechanized. Stop the tanks and trucks from rolling, and you effectively cripple an army and end a war. During WW2, about 60% of German oil supply came from Romania. It got shipped to Germany by tankers navigating the Danube. This book is about a covert eff......more