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Lion, Tiger, Bear j 39 eleven out of fourteen cylinders spewing black smoke. He ran the throttle up slowly, checked the cylinder head temperatures, then eased off when the wounded engine found its sweet spot. Manifold pressure up a bit, Bea had an additional thirty-five percent thrust. God bless Pratt and Whitney! she exclaimed. VicCoir […]

3 Portugal July 20 Up a steep hill in ancient Santo Alvaro, Bernie Rodgers licked his dry lips and adjusted his threadbare beret to block the hot sun. Dressed shabbily in torn dungarees and dirty boots, he led an old horse and older cart with a poor family in it. Six nuns followed on foot,

42 | John W. Warner IV some of the finest cars are wasted on the worst people, senora, thats all. One of the nuns translated his mishmash gibberish. They passed the ornate medieval entrance, its tall cast iron lanterns age-old sentinels, two robed monks stood there with smiles. One asked a nun what church they

Lion, Tiger, Bear I 43 their sumptuous black hair knotted tightly and covered in heavily perfumed beeswax that melted slowly in the heat. The room stank, its air thick with garlic, mismatched herbs, perfume, opium, and rank bodily odors. Twelve middle-aged menSerbian, German, English, Venetian, French, Egyptian, othersdressed in off-white hooded robes with embroidered symbols

“Once again, Warners passion pours out from the pages…” BookTrib John Warner IV is a wise historian and compelling storyteller. – Charlie Birney, Co-Founder of Podville Media The wild adventures of. Lady Beatrice, the defiant, libertine MI6 operative and WWII pilot, continue in this Little Anton sequel, a mystery thriller set during the 1942 African

©M60 Media 2021 Washington, D.C. First Edition Printed in the U.S.A. John W. Warner IV Lion, Tiger, Bear Sequel to Little Anton: A Historical Novel Series ISBN 9781734193572 Edited by Steven Parolini Graphic design by Alexis Chng-Castor No part of this book may be reproduced in any ■written, electronic, recording, or photocopying without written permission

5 j Myfather, Senator John W. Warner III,

Special Thanks Steve Parolini Alexis Chng-Castor Nick Cook, Author, Aviation expert Eric Hecker, Antarctica expert Penny Bradley, German history Daniel Liszt Adrienne Hand Cynthia Baumann My wife Guadalupe U.S. Naval Archives U.S. Army Archives Marine Corps Records, National Archives British National Archives German Archives Porsche Museum, Stuttgart Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library

Authors Note I wrote my will across He sky, in stars. Colonel T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) i Tomorrow we shall meet. Death and I, 1 And he shall thrust his sword Into one who is awake.” j Dag Hammarskjold Away we go. I caution the reader by stating that it is highly recommended

John W. Warner IV Yawn. We live in interesting times… Unabashedly a firn-loving conspiracy researcher, stalwart UFO enthusiast, and scandalous revisionist historian, I have embarked on this series of written adventures with a hearty disposition, steeled nerves, a healthy sense of humor, and my colorful imagination at full throttle not unlike Bea herself, although she