Courtneys War (Courtney publication, #17; Courtney chronological, #18) By Wilbur Smith
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Emozionano come non succedeva da tempo con Smith 9781499861297 Although this is technically part of a series I didn t feel as though I needed to have read any of the others It could easily be a standalone This book is heartbreaking and emotional and fast paced but it was such a good read The characters were instantly likeable and I was routing for Saffron and Gerhard from the start I was nearly crying at the end and my heart aches a little at some of the situations and horrors that they lived through and saw It s been quite a while since I ve read any books based in the war and this was a good one to delve back into it with It s written in a way that draws you in and keeps you hooked until the very end I would definitely recommend it to those who enjoy historical fiction set in the war 9781499861297 What the what Apparently this is the 17th.
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Another book I wish I had not lost But I will review it even though I will not get any points for it This is a World War II spy thriller with a love story all wrapped into one It shows the good in people and the dark The book manly follows Saffron who is a British spy who is from South Africa She is tasked with infiltrating the Nazi party and find out as much as she can about their plans Mean while her anti Nazi Nazi pilot boy friend is busy just trying yo survive the war He sees things that he can t unsee He does not agree with Hitler and his only goal of the war is to simply survive This book is part of a huge series but I think this book can easily be read as a stand alone Very enjoyable and well paced The book is full of amazing beauty and dark parts that humans should learn from and never duplicate 9781499861297 3. Courtney marketplace Thank You Simon and Schuster for sending me this ARC through LibraryThing I enjoyed this historical fiction book It a love story set during WWII Gerhard von Meerbach and Saffron Courtney meet and fall in love in 1939 When the war starts.
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I wouldn t mind checking out the ones that take place during the 20th century. Courtney marketplace It s 1939 and Saffron Courtney and Gerhard von Meerbach are deeply in love but they are forced to separate He is going to fight for Germany even though he opposes the Nazi regime Saffron is recruited as a spy working for the Allies and is sent to Belgium to see how the Nazis have infiltrated Special Operative Executive s network War forces a person to make tough decisions and soon choices must be made just in order to survive What I enjoyed most was Saffron had an interesting story line and not one you typically see with female characters in historical fiction about World War 2 She wasn t a nurse or working in a factory.
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A Courtney Series novel and the sequel to the global bestseller WAR CRY Paris 1939 Torn apart by war Saffron Courtney and Gerhard von Meerbach are thousands of miles apart both struggling for their lives Gerhard despite his objections to the Nazi regime is fighting for the Fatherland hoping to one day have the opportunity to rid Germany of Hitler and his cronies But as his unit is thrown into the hellish attrition of the Battle of Stalingrad he knows his chances of survival are dwindling by the day Meanwhile Saffron recruited by the Special Operations Executive and sent to occupied Belgium to discover how the Nazis have infiltrated SOE s network soon finds herself being hunted by Germany s most ruthless spymaster Confronted by evil beyond their worst imaginings the lovers must each make the hardest choice of all sacrifice themselves or do whatever they can to survive hoping that one day they will be reunited Courtney s War is an epic story of courage betrayal and undying love that takes the reader to the very heart of a world at war Courtneys War Courtney publication 17 Courtney chronological 18 
Wilbur Smith was the bestselling author of many novels each researched on his numerous expeditions worldwide His bestselling Courtney series includes Assegai The Sound of Thunder Birds of Prey Monsoon and Blue Horizon His other books include Those in Peril River God Warlock The Seventh Scroll and The Sunbird His books have been translated into twenty six languages and have sold over 120 million copies Smith was born to a British family in Northern Rhodesia now Zambia in Central Africa and attended Rhodes University in South Africa By the time of his death in 2021 he had published 49 books and had sold than 140 million copies Wilbur Smith died at his Cape Town home on November 13 2021 He was 88 years old at the time Wilbur Smith was the bestselling author of many novels each researched on his numerous expeditions worldwide His bestselling Courtney series includes Assegai The Sound of Thunder Birds of Prey Monsoon and Blue Horizon His other books include Those in Peril River God Warlock The Seventh Scroll and The Sunbird His books have been translated into twenty six languages and have sold over 120 million copies Smith was born to a British family in Northern Rhodesia now Zambia in Central Africa and attended Rhodes University in South Africa By the time of his death in 2021 he had published 49 books and had sold than 140 million copies Wilbur Smith died at his Cape Town home on November 13 2021 He was 88 years old at the time of his death site_link Thank you Simon Schuster for this Arc copy. Courtney ware md This is a WWII book and although I read many WWII historical novels I found this one hard too get into It start s in 1939 Paris with two lovers Gerhard Von Meerbach and Saffron Courtney But when the war breaks out Gerhard is sent to fight for Nazi Germany and Saffron is recruited for the opposition as a spy I have to say Saffron s character was very interesting and not your typical one as a female in WWII novels This book is 16 in a series but can be read alone I won this copy and have never read anything by Wilbur Smith before 9781499861297 Con questo romanzo Smith sembra essere tornato quello dei tempi migliori di questa saga Magari anche merito del ghost writer mica tanto ghost visto che lo affianca in copertina ma sicuramente anche lui ha ancora tanto da dire almeno sui Courtney. Courtney's waco E bello rivedere Centaine Shasa Blaine Tara ma l ambientazione nella II Guerra mondiale a dare quel tocco in pi alla saga oltre ai personaggi ben caratterizzati di Gerhard e Saffron che con la loro parabola cos diversa ma anche cos simile nello scacchiere della guerra e dei propri sentimenti THE 17TH book in this series Holy NAZI Romanticization What the hell I DNF d this book at the half way point I found myself first falling asleep mid way through into 2 pages every single night and I have no problem with romance novels which is what this book seemed to be billing itself as But it was a dual narrator some parts told by Saffron who was born in South Africa and was being trained by the English to fight against the Nazis one of which she s in love with I don t freaking get it either stay with me here and the other Narrator is some heart of gold isn t really a Nazi is just related to a bunch of them and is fighting with them because his family threatened a bunch of the people he really loves so instead of escaping and going to fight with Saffron which is what any other self respecting fictional hero would do he puts on his Nazi uniform and is present at the gassing of thousands of. Courtney warren okay I literally cannot go on at this point I have no idea what the hell the author was trying to accomplish and I don t know who could finish this book after this This shit is ridiculous I couldn t finish it Whatever the authors motives were they got lost in translation and your one protagonist is literally in love with a NAZI That s not how this works guys that s now how any of this works Burn your book 9781499861297 Like one of the other books that I won on here I had lost this one Again he becomes a pilot in the German Luftwaffe and she becomes a spy for the British SOE Special Operations Executive The story moved slowly in the first third of the book but became a page turner halfway through It is part of a series but worked fine for me as a stand alone. Courtney arkeen Update 12 21 18 My wife read and enjoyed this book enough that she plans to read of this series 9781499861297 Wilbur Smith is a well established author with over 130 million of his novels sold worldwide and today I decided that I needed to get to know him Courtney s War is a WWII spy thriller packed full of action intrigue and the horror endured in the camps of Sachsenhausen and Dachau The Courtney in question is Saffron Courtney a white South African recruited by England s Special Operations Executive Saffron does fall into a bit of a cliche that I have witnessed in spy action thrillers She s drop dead gorgeous and she can kick ass But Wilbur Smith makes her so relatable that I loved reading her book parts despite the aforementioned cliche The other protagonist we follow is German pilot Gerhard von Meerbach who hates the Nazi cause and is separated from Saffron who he loves Honestly he was a bit of a cliche too and I felt he needed to be a bit fleshed out as a character Also much of his storyline was intriguing but sometimes appeared to be lacking clear execution What I do feel was very evident is that Smith brilliantly weaves a strong sense of what the world was like during the war years the dangers spies and Resistance leaders faced and how disenchanted some enlisted Germans felt with Hitler and the Nazi regime especially after Stalingrad That alone makes me confident I would give Wilbur Smith another chance in the future Are you a Wilbur Smith fan What book s would you recommend Let me know in the comments section below 9781499861297 Did I expect yes I did but it just wasn t my cup of tea I just could nt get into it I have loved all the Courtneys just not this one 9781499861297 First and foremost a large thank you to NetGalley Wilbur Smith David Churchill and Bonnier Zaffre USA for providing me with a copy of this publication which allows me to provide you with an unbiased review After a few novels in the Courtney saga proved to be complete duds I was pleased to see Wilbur Smith team up with David Churchill and returned things to the 20th century where the series has flourished In the Spring of 1939 young love is blossoming between Saffron Courtney and Gerhard von Meerbach Highly educated and politically savvy both Saffron and Gerhard can feel the tides turning in Europe and anticipate the Nazis will begin their push through Europe triggering another massive war After spending time in Paris these young lovers must part vowing to find one another as soon as possible Fast forward to 1942 where Saffron Courtney is deeply embedded into Baker Street a covert group led by a handful of British spies Her goal will be to infiltrate the National Socialist movement in Belgium and the Netherlands with hopes of learning Nazi news that can be fed back to the Allies Meanwhile Gerhard has become a valuable asset to the Germans working in the air during the Battle of Stalingrad shooting down any Russian plane that dares get too close During one flyover Gerhard sees some of the atrocities being done to large portions of the Jewish community only later learning that it is the Final Solution ramping up Vowing to himself to bring down the Nazis Gerhard must carefully destroy the political machine without being caught with a brother who is fully engaged in the Nazi movement and smells a rat As Saffron returns to the African continent to help build her backstory she spends some time with family and renews old acquaintances only to be pulled away and sent to Belgium Her actions may not be as covert as she hoped but she can hope to remain one step ahead of the Germans hunting her down With the War reaching its climax both Saffron and Gerhard will have to work hard to return Europe to its proper course though Nazis are ruthless and are happy to scrub out anyone who does not respect the Reich s power Brilliant in its delivery and full of wonderful storylines Smith and Churchill show that this is one saga to which dedicated readers can return with pride Recommended for those who love the Courtneys in all their glory. Courtney wagner It was a difficult decision to choose this book having been so disheartened by some of the recent novels in this saga That said I had to tell myself that those novels that took things onto the high seas many generations ago were part of a sub series that never caught my attention With some of my favourite characters and 20th century history mixed together I knew that Wilbur Smith alongside his writing companion David Churchill should get the benefit of the doubt This is a return to the great Courtney stories and the reader should find it easy to glide into the comfort of familiar names had they read much of the previous novels while finding the plot riveting and eager to comprehend Saffron Courtney remains a strong independent woman who even though she is madly in love finds little issue with remaining grounded and able to make snap decisions She has become a powerhouse character in previous novels and only grows likeable and independent minded here Her tactics will likely have the reader cheering her on as she makes her way through early 1940s Europe in an age where women were still not given their due Gerhard von Meerbach proves to be as interesting as he is cocky though some of that is surely a ruse as he hides within the Nazis in order to bring them down He is strong willed as is seen throughout and particularly in the last segment of the book always hoping that he will be reunited with the woman he loves While there may be an imbalance in that love between the two characters the reader can surely feel the connection throughout the parallel plots as they develop The story itself is strong and uses Second World War history and some of the less familiar angles to keep things from becoming too predictable Saffron s seeking to penetrate the Nazis is as intriguing as it is unpredictable while Gerhard seems passive in his attempts to weaken the military might for which he fights The handful of worthwhile secondary characters do well to push the story forward particularly as to go to either support or suppress our aforementioned protagonists I can only hope that the reader will see some of the vilification that I did throughout the book from actual Nazi officers as well as those who support National Socialism in other domains The narrative kept a good pace giving the reader action throughout However with unnumbered lengthy chapters some segments seemed to stretch out without that literary breath that invigorates a stellar story Let s be glad the Courtneys are back in fine form. Courtney's waco tx Kudos Messrs Smith and Churchill for returning the Courtney saga to its rightful place with a strong novel I can only hope this will continue as you boasted Mr Smith in your recently published memoir that you loves this series with all your heart. Courtney wardlaw 5 starsWhile this book is part of a series it can easily be read as a standalone This is my first time reading a Wilbur Smith novel and I was fascinated to learn it is the longest running series in publishing history according to the book s back cover And while I might not be interested in the books featuring the Courtney family all the way back in the 1600s she was actually in the thick of things as much as Gerhard My only criticism is at almost 450 pages I felt like it was slightly too long and would have benefited by trimming off at least 50 pages Overall it s a good story and I definitely recommend to long time fans of the series as well as those who like World War 2 historical fiction: Courtney's waco texas Two quotes The sun was low in the sky shining between the islands of Rum and Sky turning them into soft silhouettes of purple and gray. Courtneys warbler Maybe that s what a ghost is a presence of the dead in the dreams of the living, Courtney warren Like hate the review An ever growing collection of others appears at Book for All Seasons a different sort of Book Challenge 9781499861297 3. Courtney ward see well vision I won a free copy of this book from Bookish First and the publisher I was under no obligation to post a review and all views expressed are my honest opinion 9781499861297.