Bøger af Robert Wernick

The Freebooters is a novel written by Robert Wernick that tells the story of a group of pirates who are on a quest to find a hidden treasure. The main character, Captain Henry Morgan, is a notorious pirate who has been commissioned by the governor of Jamaica to attack and plunder Spanish ships in the Caribbean. With a crew of loyal and ruthless men, Morgan sets out to find the treasure, but soon realizes that he is not the only one searching for it. As he battles rival pirates and Spanish soldiers, Morgan must also confront his own demons and decide whether the treasure is worth risking everything for. The book is filled with action, adventure, and intrigue, and offers a vivid portrayal of the brutal and dangerous world of piracy in the 17th century.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A long-lost, World War II literary classic in the dark, satirical tradition of Catch-22 and M*A*S*H, though it pre-dated those landmark novels by decades. When The Freebooters was released in 1949, it was greeted with widespread acclaim, the San Francisco Chronicle declaring it "the best American war novel to arise so far." Now it's finally back in print. Three GIs are "Task Force Sisyphus," a special WWII intelligence unit assigned to eradicate and report on any remnants of fascism still lingering in the battle-scarred aftermath of Allied military victories. But their behind-the-lines reports are largely ignored by the pompous brass, so the off-beat trio use their mission as an excuse to find romance, profit and amusement as they follow the onward march of war from North Africa to France...and to an unexpectedly harrowing conclusion."An extremely well-written, brilliant, book....set against the background of army conniving and corruption." The Saturday Review"Wernick shows considerable talent and a penchant for human understanding that may take him much further on the literary trail." Cincinnati Inquirer"Here is the war in satire, handled imaginatively by an extremely capable writer." New York Times"You'll like Wernick. It would be hard to find a match for his originality. The story wings away into realms of wild imagination, where real and unreal overlap, where what is actually hilarious is not a laugh at all." Ottawa Citizen"Wernick has an interesting and vivid style, a perceptive approach to his material, and a tremendous skill in creating colorful and bizarre scenes." Philadelphia Inquirer"An atmosphere of harsh humor, of mad incident, of cruel truthfulness. Episodic, anecdotal, this is doubtless rooted in reality." Kirkus Reviews"A bitter, hilarious novel." Pasadena Star-News"The first war novel I ever read that was really funny was a mordant book called The Freebooters, on hand years before Catch-22." St. Louis Post-Dispatch"One of the most unusual novels to come out of the last war...extremely well-written, particularly at the end." Windsor Star (Ontario, Canada) "The bizarre, sometimes hilarious, and ultimately bitter experience of an unusual trio." Miami Herald"An extravagant, high-spirited account of the adventures of three American soldiers. Although it contains some fantasy, and a good deal of robust humor, it's intended as a serious interpretation of the more incongruous aspects of modern war." The Observer (London)