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BOSSHOG

(43,056 posts) Tue Jun 24, 2025, 10:18 PM Jun 24

From a Work of Fiction

The Germans were overly deferential to people in uniform. That was part of the reason they had let their country be overtaken by psychopaths.

From Jackdaws by Ken Follett. A group of spies from England parachuting into France a few days before D-Day. All the spies are female. Almost.

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From a Work of Fiction (Original Post) BOSSHOG Jun 24 OP

I've read it. It's downstairs with the rest of the Follett. rsdsharp Jun 24 #1

rsdsharp

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1. I've read it. It's downstairs with the rest of the Follett.

Reply to BOSSHOG (Original post)

Tue Jun 24, 2025, 11:27 PM

Jun 24

It’s not my favorite of his works, but worth a read.

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