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Jack held the Lee Enfield No.4 rifle steady as his spotter whispered the range and wind direction to him. They had been tasked with taking out a high ranking Nazi officer who had an estate in the hinterland of Poland.
The French army had just pulled out of Poland and Hitler was trying to sue for peace with the British. It didn't really matter to them. Jack and Sam were regular soldiers in the Queen's army and they did what they were told when they were told.
He examined the target carefully. He was six foot nearly, tall for a German, and had brown mousey hair. Jack guessed he would have brown or blue eyes by his complexion. Not bad for a spy really.
This man was one of Britain's better agents, but word on the street was that he had been found out and would be picked up soon by the German high command. The problem was that he knew that and was bargaining with the Germans rather than taking the risk of being caught during an extraction.
This meant that Jack and Sam were on a time limit. At any time the deal could go through when the man in his scope decided to agree. He pulled the trigger.
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(SMASHWORDS EDITION / Copyright Kenneth Guthrie 2011)
Jack and Sam are two of the best snipers in the British army. This time they’ve been tasked with killing a high ranking Nazi officer who knows more than his fair share of secrets. It’s a fight to the finish as the snipers try to outwit the Germans in a game of cat and mouse where there can be only one winner.
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FIRING POINT
Jack held the Lee Enfield No.4 rifle steady as his spotter whispered the range and wind direction to him. They had been tasked with taking out a high ranking Nazi officer who had an estate in the hinterland of Poland.
The French army had just pulled out of Poland and Hitler was trying to sue for peace with the British. It didn't really matter to them. Jack and Sam were regular soldiers in the Queen's army and they did what they were told when they were told.
He examined the target carefully. He was six foot nearly, tall for a German, and had brown mousey hair. Jack guessed he would have brown or blue eyes by his complexion. Not bad for a spy really.
This man was one of Britain's better agents, but word on the street was that he had been found out and would be picked up soon by the German high command. The problem was that he knew that and was bargaining with the Germans rather than taking the risk of being caught during an extraction.
This meant that Jack and Sam were on a time limit. At any time the deal could go through when the man in his scope decided to agree. He pulled the trigger.