The Golden Till

In 1939 Europe stands on the brink of war and Germany is desperate to find new sources of gold and platinum to fuel its war machine. When a cache of iridium a platinum metal used in the production of the Spitfire fighter plane is discovered in the Venezuelan Andes Adolf Hitler personally authorizes a mission codenamed <i>Aguila Negra</i> to recover the ore and ship it back to Germany. Carburetors built with the Andean iridium would boost the Messerschmitt's velocity giving the Germans a decided technological advantage in the battle for air supremacy.<p>To carry out the top-secret operation Hitler sends a submarine force along with a small band of elite paratroopers. They successfully extract the precious metal and proceed to make a run for the Caribbean coast. Only Jack Ford an American archaeologist working for U.S. military intelligence stands in the way of a Nazi victory. Uncertain who to trust and which way to turn Jack decides to take the future into his own hands-and with it perhaps the future of the entire war.