Acts of Sabotage is a Short Read - approximately 2 hours or more - in The Yankee Years series.
During wartime stealing tools and materials needed for the construction of an American flying-boat base in Northern Ireland is not mere theft but an act of sabotage.
December 1941: Ruth Corey is coming to terms with the callous treachery of her ex-beau, Harry Coalter, after she and Frank Long, an Italian-American civilian contractor billeted at her family's hotel, thwarted his attempt to supply military secrets to Germany. As her heart heals and her friendship with Frank grows, she finds herself attracted to the handsome American and wonders whether he shares her feelings.
America's entry into the war, after the bombing of Pearl Harbour, has eliminated the need for secrecy surrounding the construction of the American flying-boat base near Irvinestown, County Fermanagh but now there is an urgency to complete the project before the first US troops arrive on Northern Ireland's shores. Frank is doing his utmost to ensure the airbase will be ready but fierce antagonism between the mainly Protestant workers from Northern Ireland and their southern Irish Catholic counterparts, and suspected IRA involvement in the theft of materials and tools from the construction site make his job nearly impossible.
When Frank confides his worries to Ruth, despite the risks entailed in meddling in the activities of terrorists, the pair devise a plan to catch the thieves.
Can Ruth and Frank stop the acts of sabotage that threaten the military project and what does the future hold for them?
A tale for fans of Annie Murray, Ellie Dean and Margaret Dickinson.
The Yankee Years series: During the Second World War Northern Ireland hosted American, British and Canadian troops. County Fermanagh welcomed Air Force squadrons hunting U-boats and defending shipping convoys in the Atlantic Ocean and Army battalions training and preparing for deployment to Europe's Western Front. After the Allied troops arrived, life would never be the same again. The Yankee Years novels and Short Reads weave thrilling and romantic tales of the people and the era.
Genre: Historical
During wartime stealing tools and materials needed for the construction of an American flying-boat base in Northern Ireland is not mere theft but an act of sabotage.
December 1941: Ruth Corey is coming to terms with the callous treachery of her ex-beau, Harry Coalter, after she and Frank Long, an Italian-American civilian contractor billeted at her family's hotel, thwarted his attempt to supply military secrets to Germany. As her heart heals and her friendship with Frank grows, she finds herself attracted to the handsome American and wonders whether he shares her feelings.
America's entry into the war, after the bombing of Pearl Harbour, has eliminated the need for secrecy surrounding the construction of the American flying-boat base near Irvinestown, County Fermanagh but now there is an urgency to complete the project before the first US troops arrive on Northern Ireland's shores. Frank is doing his utmost to ensure the airbase will be ready but fierce antagonism between the mainly Protestant workers from Northern Ireland and their southern Irish Catholic counterparts, and suspected IRA involvement in the theft of materials and tools from the construction site make his job nearly impossible.
When Frank confides his worries to Ruth, despite the risks entailed in meddling in the activities of terrorists, the pair devise a plan to catch the thieves.
Can Ruth and Frank stop the acts of sabotage that threaten the military project and what does the future hold for them?
A tale for fans of Annie Murray, Ellie Dean and Margaret Dickinson.
The Yankee Years series: During the Second World War Northern Ireland hosted American, British and Canadian troops. County Fermanagh welcomed Air Force squadrons hunting U-boats and defending shipping convoys in the Atlantic Ocean and Army battalions training and preparing for deployment to Europe's Western Front. After the Allied troops arrived, life would never be the same again. The Yankee Years novels and Short Reads weave thrilling and romantic tales of the people and the era.
Genre: Historical
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