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Set in April 1940 in the fictional town of Sankt Peder on Denmark's Jutland peninsula, Headwind tells the story of how one family risked everything they owned to help their countrymen defeat Hitler.
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Summary edit
Professor Katrin Nissen is recalled to service in the OSS in the early days of WWII and finds herself winston Churchill's last hope to stop the Nazis before they reach Norway. Katrin enlists the help of family to complete her mission, and along the way must survive an encounter with a... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Katrin Nissen: Professor of Botany, Yale University, and OSS agent
- John Breckenridge: Katrin's husband, an attorney and also an OSS agent
- Winston S. Churchill: Prime Minister of England
- Inge Jensen: Katrin's sister, married to Lars
- Anna and Volmer Jensen: Katrin's Danish family
- Lars Jensen: Anna and Volmer's son and a police officer
- Ronin: Double agent
Setting & Locations edit
Denmark
- Sankt Peder: Fictional town on the coast of Jutland
- London: Bletchley Park
Organizations edit
- The Resistance: The Danish Resistance during WWII
- OSS: Office of Strategic Services - WWII predecessor to the CIA
- MI6: UK Intelligence Service WWII
First Sentence edit
Our invitation to attend the War, delivered by Western Union shortly after breakfast, lay before us on the kitchen table, awaiting the favor of a reply.
Table of Contents edit
Themes & Symbolism edit
- Heroism in Unexpected Places: Ordinary people rising to extraordinary heights to defeat the enemy
- Courage and Bravery: Keeping commitments in the face of almost unsurmountable odds
Series & Lists edit
This book is in The Intrepid Adventures of OSS Agent Katrin Nissen. (standard series)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: KK Brees
Country: United States
Publication Date: April 2012
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 277
Publisher: KK Brees
Country: United States
Publication Date: April 2012
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 277
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