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The Churchill Commando

Ted Willis

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Description:This is a new novel by the author of Man-Eater—the explosive story of a nationwide vigilante organization led by a mysterious figure known as the General, who believes the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.A train stops at an abandoned railway station in an isolated spot. Two searchlights pierce the darkness, playing on the vandalized passenger cars and the white faces of the young men who, after a soccer game that afternoon, had rampaged through the streets of a London suburb, spreading terror and destruction.A group of armed men order the mob to leave the train. When they refuse, the armed men fire over the heads of the passengers, who tumble out in panic. They are forced to strip, hosed down, and released after being warned that such activities will no longer go unpunished.This is the shattering opening to the campaign of a private army which calls itself the Churchill Commando, a campaign which, in the words of its communiqué, is designed “to restore order, courtesy and discipline in the home, in the schools, in the factories and offices, on the streets! We shall continue to harass and punish the guilty until this nation finds its way back to sanity.”In the days that follow, the Commando moves in swift succession against murderers, kidnappers, the merchants of porn, muggers, and others. They gain mass support, and photographs of Churchill appear in thousands of windows. The Government itself is threatened by the tidal wave of feeling.Two men stand at the center of these developments: the General—a complex, luminous character who is impelled to transgress the law he has pledged to uphold—and Barr—a tough mercenary soldier, who sees himself as a man of action, but has a contempt for all causes. He too finds that “no man is an island,” that there are questions for which each man must find an answer.From its explosive opening to its tragic ending, this extraordinary story seems to be a documentation of contemporary history. It is the story of a vigilante movement that became too popular—fiction that could become reality.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Churchill Commando. To get started finding The Churchill Commando, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This is a new novel by the author of Man-Eater—the explosive story of a nationwide vigilante organization led by a mysterious figure known as the General, who believes the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.A train stops at an abandoned railway station in an isolated spot. Two searchlights pierce the darkness, playing on the vandalized passenger cars and the white faces of the young men who, after a soccer game that afternoon, had rampaged through the streets of a London suburb, spreading terror and destruction.A group of armed men order the mob to leave the train. When they refuse, the armed men fire over the heads of the passengers, who tumble out in panic. They are forced to strip, hosed down, and released after being warned that such activities will no longer go unpunished.This is the shattering opening to the campaign of a private army which calls itself the Churchill Commando, a campaign which, in the words of its communiqué, is designed “to restore order, courtesy and discipline in the home, in the schools, in the factories and offices, on the streets! We shall continue to harass and punish the guilty until this nation finds its way back to sanity.”In the days that follow, the Commando moves in swift succession against murderers, kidnappers, the merchants of porn, muggers, and others. They gain mass support, and photographs of Churchill appear in thousands of windows. The Government itself is threatened by the tidal wave of feeling.Two men stand at the center of these developments: the General—a complex, luminous character who is impelled to transgress the law he has pledged to uphold—and Barr—a tough mercenary soldier, who sees himself as a man of action, but has a contempt for all causes. He too finds that “no man is an island,” that there are questions for which each man must find an answer.From its explosive opening to its tragic ending, this extraordinary story seems to be a documentation of contemporary history. It is the story of a vigilante movement that became too popular—fiction that could become reality.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Churchill Commando. To get started finding The Churchill Commando, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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