Code Name Swan 53

De: George M James

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

CODE NAME SWAN 53
The 45th Book in the Popular GMJ Series

A denied truce. A controversial foreign policy. And a secret war being fought in the shadows of South Africa.

Since the publication of the first GMJ novel, Code Name VFO56, the author has explored the mysterious phenomenon he calls the “Muslim Truce”—an alleged understanding between the post-apartheid South African Government and radical Islamic groups that has never been officially acknowledged.

What could have caused radical Islamist terrorism to apparently disappear from South Africa during the late 1990s while other African countries continued to suffer attacks?

Was there an agreement?

Was it simply a consequence of changing circumstances?

Or was something much more deliberate taking place behind the scenes?

In Code Name Swan 53, the author goes back to the beginning to investigate how this alleged truce may have developed—and examines the possible role of one of the most influential figures in modern African history:

Nelson Mandela.

The book explores Mandela's foreign-policy philosophy and his concept of Ubuntu—the deeply rooted African principle of humanity, community and the duty to protect a guest under one's roof.

Could this philosophy have influenced South Africa's approach toward radical Islamic movements?

And if such an understanding existed, how did South African intelligence officers respond when they were forced to choose between their government's policy and their own principles?

While the historical investigation unfolds, Angelique Dawson is facing a very different kind of danger.

The South African Secret Service spymaster is flying toward a clandestine meeting when Air Traffic Control diverts her aircraft to assist a sinking vessel.

It is a trap.

One aircraft system after another begins to fail.

Instruments go dark.

The situation rapidly deteriorates.

Angelique and her crew are suddenly fighting for their lives, while her future husband and bodyguard, Geoffrey Foxtrot, a former Police Special Forces Company Commander, is pushed to his limits trying to protect her.

Behind the immediate crisis lies a much larger shadow war.

Code Name Swan 53 investigates the alleged Muslim Truce, South Africa's changing international alignment, the legacy of Mandela's foreign policy and the difficult choices confronting intelligence officers operating in an increasingly uncertain world.

The book also examines the 2006 Israel–Hezbollah War and what the author considers its troubling lessons for Israel's future security.

Where does principle end and political expediency begin?

Can a government protect its people while making compromises with those it considers enemies?

And what happens when intelligence officers discover that the orders they receive conflict with everything they believe?

In the shadows, neutrality may not be an option.

You must choose a side.

If you want to explore covert and Special Forces operations in sub-Saharan Africa, intelligence history, unconventional warfare and controversial geopolitical subjects rarely discussed outside specialist circles, the GMJ Series is the place to start.

Code Name Swan 53 is the 45th book in the popular GMJ Series.