It was a sultry day in August when the ghastly cold first came. Snow began to fall; ice formed, and in a brief hour, New York City was paralyzed. A new and deadly weapon had been directed at America by a ruthless, international syndicate, for, under cover of the sub-zero weather, barbarous, armored warriors swarmed into the United States, turning our country into a helpless colony to be exploited savagely. In quick succession, other cities - Washington, Los Angeles, Chicago, New Orleans - fell before the assault of the astute enemy and the marrow-chilling cold. Could Operator 5 of the disabled Secret Service - Jimmy Christopher to his friends - save our land from shameful slavery? With Tim Donovan, his father and his beloved Diane all in the bloody clutches of the invader, Jimmy Christopher gambled for the highest stakes in the world - America - with his own life only an extra counter!
No one believed at first that America was in danger, that a little, third-class power could conquer the great United States. But the man who called himself Montezuma the Third - who had reestablished the barbaric Aztec Empire - was armed with a new, invincible weapon which caused his enemies literally to explode from within! The American people, helpless, began to dread the fetters of shameful slavery... Jimmy Christopher - that Operator 5 of the Intelligence who has so often saved our nation from disaster - gambled his bravery and loyalty against a beautiful woman's heartless wiles - with the lives of his dear ones, and America, at stake!
Relentless, unhindered, that eerie, green mist advanced slowly up the Lower Bay like a formless nightmare monster. Deep-bellied vessels which sailed nearby were engulfed in its nebulous depths, and emerged in flames! A wide, devastated path marked its progress across New York City... Etoria, powerful and greedy, the snarling war-dog of the Mediterranean, was striking to cripple America's defenses, preparing ruthlessly to establish the most magnificent empire in history... Operator 5, Ace of the Intelligence, known in private life as Jimmy Christopher, makes the gravest decision of his life. Hampered by cowardly, official red-tape, he resigns from the Service. Marked as the enemy's first victim, he carries the battle, single-handed, across the ocean and into the Etorian dictator's own guarded stronghold!
New England had fallen to the invaders without resistance, and the rest of America was stripped of defenses, trembling at the advance of the godless, soulless ravagers. Jimmy Christopher - known in the Secret Service only as Operator 5 - was ridiculed to scorn by strong-headed, short-sighted authorities, handicapped senselessly by them in his struggle to save our nation. With Tim Donovan a tortured captive, with Diane Elliot doubting her own loyalty, with the United States apparently doomed, Operator 5 wagers his life in an almost hopeless one-man counter-attack!
From the fleshpots of Asia they came - mailed warriors led by a brawny coolie emperor - a savage army against which no force could stand! Veteran military leaders turned craven before that dread new foe. Famous regiments broke, retreated, surrendered shamefully. Our navy was lost. The United States was waging two wars - and losing both!... Jimmy Christopher - Ace of the Intelligence - faces the supreme test of his career. Can he save America when all other commanders have furled their colors in dishonorable defeat?
The Scarlet Baron, a shrewd, criminal demagogue, had inflamed the American people to white-hot madness by his false promises of wealth for all! Great hosts of misguided men stormed the country, bent on plunder, rapine and murder. Countless innocent persons, were slaughtered, burned, crucified. No human was safe from one moment to the next. The greatest nation in the world had gone completely mad!... Only a pitiful handful of men were left to preserve the ideals of American liberty and justice. Headed by Jimmy Christopher, Ace of the Intelligence, they did their valiant best. With Diane Elliot and Tim Donovan apparently sacrificed in vain - with his own life a forfeited pawn - Operator 5 faces the gravest crisis of his career and his most dangerous enemy!
They called Secret Agent "X", the Man of the Thousand Faces. Armed with his irresistible gas gun, wearing impenetrable disguises, "X" infiltrates the darkest corners of the Underworld to crush all crime czars! The enigma of enigmas, Secret Agent "X" has been deputized by a high government official to battle the darkest, most diabolical enemies of America before they sink their poisonous fangs into the nation's healthy core. Faceless and unsung, "X" infiltrates these threats in a bewildering array of disguises. A past master of disguise, he infiltrated the Underworld to crush crime in all of its hideous manifestations. Here, Secret Agent "X" takes on the Dividends of Doom.
They called Secret Agent "X", the Man of the Thousand Faces. Armed with his irresistible gas gun, wearing impenetrable disguises, "X" infiltrates the darkest corners of the Underworld to crush all crime czars! The enigma of enigmas, Secret Agent "X" has been deputized by a high government official to battle the darkest, most diabolical enemies of America before they sink their poisonous fangs into the nation's healthy core. Faceless and unsung, "X" infiltrates these threats in a bewildering array of disguises. A past master of disguise, he infiltrated the Underworld to crush crime in all of its hideous manifestations. Here, Secret Agent "X" takes on the Fear Merchants.
They called Secret Agent "X", the Man of the Thousand Faces. Armed with his irresistible gas gun, wearing impenetrable disguises, "X" infiltrates the darkest corners of the Underworld to crush all crime czars! The enigma of enigmas, Secret Agent "X" has been deputized by a high government official to battle the darkest, most diabolical enemies of America before they sink their poisonous fangs into the nation's healthy core. Faceless and unsung, "X" infiltrates these threats in a bewildering array of disguises. A past master of disguise, he infiltrated the Underworld to crush crime in all of its hideous manifestations. Here, Secret Agent "X" takes on the Faceless Fury.
One man is buried alive. Another is slain by inexplicable means. That is only the start of the mayhem that leads from the Everglades to Florida's Ten Thousand Islands and a grisly finale. In theIr weirdest case to date, The Secret 6 confront the puzzle of The Golden Alligator--a twenty-foot long creature under the control of a secret organization whose goal is wealth beyond imagining. Fighting alone, King, leader of the 6, battles peril after peril until he faces the jaws of the hideous monster gator whose bulletproof hide makes it invincible! Will the Secret 6 survive their greatest test? Or is this the end of Hogan's heroes? Three short stories by Robert J. Hogan writing under pen names round out this riveting eBook.
Whether you remember the big band era yourself or appreciate the timeless music of the war years and beyond, you'll find many treasures in this collection, offering twenty half-hour broadcasts dating from 1943 to 1952 and featuring twenty of the top bands and musical groups so popular at the time. In addition to performances by orchestras that are still well remembered today - Jimmy Dorsey, Harry James, Stan Kenton, Ray Anthony, Louis Prima - this collection also features broadcasts by several lesser-known but equally talented ensembles. In rare wartime broadcasts, Charlie Spivak, Lee Castle, and Sonny Dunham demonstrate their individually unique trumpet styles; the hotel-based bands of Gay Claridge and Leighton Noble display their knack for gentle but effective dance music, as was so often featured in stylish high-end nightspots like New York's Waldorf Astoria and Astor Hotels; Jan Savitt, originally a classical violinist, integrates smooth strings with jump tunes in arrangements as danceable as
Whether you remember the big band era yourself or appreciate the timeless music of the war years and beyond, you'll find many treasures in this collection, offering twenty half-hour broadcasts dating from 1943 to 1952 and featuring twenty of the top bands and musical groups so popular at the time. In addition to performances by orchestras that are still well remembered today - Jimmy Dorsey, Harry James, Stan Kenton, Ray Anthony, Louis Prima - this collection also features broadcasts by several lesser-known but equally talented ensembles. In rare wartime broadcasts, Charlie Spivak, Lee Castle, and Sonny Dunham demonstrate their individually unique trumpet styles; the hotel-based bands of Gay Claridge and Leighton Noble display their knack for gentle but effective dance music, as was so often featured in stylish high-end nightspots like New York's Waldorf Astoria and Astor Hotels; Jan Savitt, originally a classical violinist, integrates smooth strings with jump tunes in arrangements as danceable as
