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In the last winter of WWII a failed German actor, Max Kaspar, is forced to join an absurdly desperate secret mission in which he must impersonate an enemy American officer. So Max cooks up his own fanatical plan -- he'll use his false identity to escape tyranny and war and flee to the America... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Maximilian Von Kaspar: Failed actor. German soldier. Chosen to infiltrate behind American lines during the last days of WWII because of his knowledge of English.
- Rattner: German officer in charge of Max's group of infiltrators. Unpleasant.
- Felix: Ex juggler with experience in the U.S. German soldier. Companion of Max.
- Zoock: Ex sailor. A lot of American experience. German soldier and infiltrator.
- Slaipe: One of the officers in charge.
- Justine Detrave: Belgian aristocrat.
- Annette: Add a description of this character.
- Braun: Young German recruit with American experience, but not much.
- Skorzeny: Head of the operation. Hero type in German propaganda.
- Espinoza: American POW
- Harry
- Young Martin: One of the English-speaking conscripts.
- Hitler: Austrian head of the German government and Nazi party in the 30's and 40's/
- Pielau: One of the SS officers in charge of the American infiltration plot
- Old Henry
- Amis: What the Germans call Americans.
- Anka
- Liselotte: Old love of Max
- Kunz
- Grafenwöhr
- Mike Kopp: A American pseudonym for Max.
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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