简介：IntheclosingmonthsofWorldWarII,defeatwasloomingfortheGermans.TheinvasionofNormandyonJune6,1944--D-Day--openedasecondAlliedfront,andtheAlliesbeganovertakingahostofGermanpositions;PariswasliberatedonAugust25;RomaniaandBulgariasurrenderedinquicksuccession.ButtheNazisdidnotintendtogodownwithoutafight--andwithoutinflictingasmuchdamageaspossibleontheAllies.Todoso,theyemployedorplannedtoemployanincreasinglydeadlyarrayofmilitaryweapons--fromballisticmissilestorocketplanesto,perhaps,theatomicbomb. TheBritish,American,andRussiangovernmentswerenotcontenttositidlyby,waitingtobeslammedbytheadvancedtechnology.CovertteamsofcommandosandagentsweresentaheadofthefrontlinesanddeepintoGermany,huntingforboththeweaponsandthescientistsandengineerswho'dcreatedthem.ForBritishandAmericanoperatives,failurewasnotanoption.Iftheydidn'tcapturetheNazitechnologyandscientists,agentsoftheburgeoningSovietUnionmight--andthatcouldspelldisasterinapost-warworldalreadyfeelingthechilloftheimpendingcoldwar.…