The Last Heroes

Description

In June 1941, as war threatens to engulf the world, Wild Bill Donovan answers only to President Franklin D. Roosevelt as he recruits a daring group of young operatives for a new kind of American intelligence service. Working behind the cover of diplomacy, these untested agents face perilous missions that demand courage, ingenuity, and absolute loyalty. Blending espionage, military action, and political intrigue, the novel explores the birth of covert warfare and the personal cost of serving in the shadows. Drawing on a deep understanding of military life, it delivers a vivid portrait of the men who became America’s first clandestine warriors.