On Desperate Ground, James R. Benn
On Desperate Ground, James R. Benn
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On Desperate Ground
A Novel

Author: James R. Benn

Narrator: Barry Press

Unabridged: 13 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/01/2013

Synopsis

The thrilling story of men and women caught up in the death throes of Nazi Germany, struggling to maintain those things precious to them—life, an end to killing, and even sanity itself. Colonel Johann Faust has lost everyone he ever loved and feels he is going inexorably insane. He hears the haunting voice of his dead fianc├®e and the demons that roar through his mind as he perfects a plan to save Nazi Germany from defeat and insure a greater and deadlier new world war. Captain Dieter Neukirk, once a prot├®g├® of Faust's, is more concerned with saving the lives of his remaining men than in sacrificing them in a fanatical last stand. Meanwhile, Elsa Klein, Dieter's lover and the chief social worker at a Berlin hospital, is engaged in her own dangerous work, providing medical care and identity papers to hidden Jews in the city. American Captain Mack Mackenzie, pulled from a military hospital before his wounds are healed, is assigned to investigate reports of a secret Nazi operation. Wanting only to make it home alive, Mack finds himself in a life and death struggle with unlikely allies and a ferociously determined opponent. Americans and Germans alike are drawn to a hilltop in the remote German countryside, where they find themselves between powerful armies and forced into a terrible decision that could end one war or begin a new one.

About James R. Benn

James R. Benn is the author of the Billy Boyle World War II Mystery series, which includes the novels Billy Boyle, The First Wave, Blood Alone, Evil for Evil, Rag and Bone, and A Mortal Terror. A librarian for many years, he now writes full time and lives in Hadlyme, Connecticut.

About Barry Press

Barry Press has been an active professional actor, director, and teacher for over thirty-five years. He has performed off Broadway and at numerous regional theaters from Alaska to Florida. He is founder and artistic director of Living Literature, a Rhode Island–based literacy program.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Wendy on March 08, 2022

An interesting WWII book by the author of the Billy Boyd series. This one is set in the latter part of the war and has more characters featured. Unusually, we see the war through German characters. We see German soldiers and German nurses and how they are managing living through the war. There's als......more

Goodreads review by Candace on January 19, 2022

I love the Billy Boyle books by James Benn and was disappointed in this earlier work. Too many characters and shifting point of views made it difficult to follow. I was never sure who the main character was. Overly sentimental and way too many adjectives. Mr. Benn's writing skills have improved very......more

Goodreads review by Grant on November 09, 2021

Really good book! I enjoyed reading about the German and American perspectives and the historical accuracy was spot on! James Benn is my favorite author and he did not disappoint with this book! Now it's time to get back to the Billy Boyle mysteries and find out what mess he can get himself into! Re......more

Goodreads review by Jill on December 29, 2017

Author James Benn has become highly regarded for his Billy Boyle WW2 novels. Billy, a reluctant combatant who has the patronage of his aunt's husband (his aunt's maiden name is Doud, so you may be able to guess who the uncle is!) is the subject of five or six novels, with a new one issued yearly. Al......more

Goodreads review by Lilly on November 10, 2024

Very interesting story. The audiobook was well done but it was quite a cast of characters to keep up with. I don't usually read books like this one but I got about 4 hours in and knew I was hooked. Very solid entertainment.......more

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