table tbody tr td'Historical fiction of a high order'The Timesbr br To avoid war across Europe, a killing strike is needed.br br 1937.Flying for the infamous Condor Legion over the battlefields of Spain's civil war, Merz has been able to unleash the fearsome potential of the Luftwaffe's newest weapon against his opponents. In Dieter's hands, the Messerschmitt Bf-109 is as graceful as a matador's killing strike:la estocada.br br Scotsman and ex-marine Tam Moncrieff is recruited by a nameless intelligence agency in London to go to Germany and sound out Hitler's resolve. Does he really intend to invade Czechoslovakia? Do his generals support him? Can the march to war be stopped?br br As duty collides with conscience, fate will bring both men together. In a world wedded to violence and ambition, desperate steps must be taken.To avoid war a killing strike is needed.br br The question is, who is the matador, who is the bull?br br A gripping historical thriller based on real events,Estocadais part of thePOILS OF WAR Collection, a thrilling, beguiling blend of fact and fiction born of some of the most tragic, suspenseful, and action-packed events of World War II.From the mind of critically acclaimed thriller authorGRAHAM HURLEY, the blockbusternon-chronological collectionallows the reader to explore Hurley's masterful storytelling in any order, with compelling recurring characters whose fragmented lives mirror the war that shattered the globe.td tr tbodytable