Victory: On the Attack

by Ralph Peters, James Cobb (Contributor), Dean Ing (Contributor)

Ralph Peters follows a German officer in the starving days after World War II as he makes his way on foot back home, where a defeat far more terrible than the Allied victory awaits him.

Jim DeFelice takes us to the height of the war when information was bought dearly on both sides. When an American pilot parachutes into Germany to gather information, he lands right in the middle of the viper's nest---a place deadlier than anything he could have found in the skies above.

James Cobb sends a special detail of PBY Catalina flying boats hunting for a hidden enemy radar station that provides the Japanese Navy with an edge in the War in the Pacific.

Dean Ing takes us into the world of espionage as the Army Air Force becomes convinced that a Nazi superweapon can reach New York and Washington. As an interceptor is rush-developed, a plane-crazy young Texan begins to suspect that someone on the team has an agenda all his own . . .

Genres: Fiction

338 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published June 14, 2004

About the author

Ralph Peters is a novelist, an essayist, a former career soldier, and an adventurer in the 19th-century sense. He is the author of a dozen critically acclaimed novels, two influential works on strategy, "Beyond Terror" and "Fighting for the Future".

Mr. Peters' works can also be found under the pen name "Owen Parry." He also appears frequently as a commentator on television and radio networks.

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Reviews

[Josh Hitch · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really solid collection of short novels all dealing with smaller more personal aspects of WW2. One of the four turned more into a sci-fi at the end which I think wasn't really needed but still a fun tale. In this collection you have a German soldier heading home after the war and a stint in an allied POW camp, a pilot who parachutes into Germany to steal a new German plane, a young airplane mechanic working on a secret project team when he decides that someone isn't working with the same purpose, and lastly a PBY squadron which is on a hunt for a Japanese radar that is critical for an ambush the Japanese are planning.

Highly recommended, all four tales are told well with an eye to authenticity as far as equipment and time frames during WW2. Of course these are fiction tales but they have the feel of realism which is all you can ask for.

[Donald Ernst · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good book, 4 stories, one wasn’t as good as the other 3 but overall a good read.

[Leonard · Rating 4 out of 5]

A collection of four short novels, all fictional. good writers but mostly fantasy.

[Robert Barone · Rating 3 out of 5]

Only one of the stories was able to hold my interest

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

The third short story was a little off beat compared to the rest of the story's buildup.

[Matthew Broman]

I thought it was alright..not the best book I have ever read, but not the worst..