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Biggles' Second Case
(Biggles #33)
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The second great adventure of Sergeant Bigglesworth C.I.D..
The Case of the pirate U-Boat!
The Case of the pirate U-Boat!
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Hardcover, 191 pages
Published
March 1949
by Hodder & Stoughton Limited
(first published April 1948)
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Another rip-roaring adventure featuring Biggles and his chums Algie, Bertie and Ginger as this time they chase all over the South Indian Ocean to try and track down the German von Schonbeck in his submarine U-517.
The war is over but von Schonbeck has managed to send every ship which he had intercepted to the bottom of the ocean while murdering every man, woman and child aboard in cold blood and into the bargain managing to steal five million pounds worth of gold. His ploy was to stop the ships, ...more
The war is over but von Schonbeck has managed to send every ship which he had intercepted to the bottom of the ocean while murdering every man, woman and child aboard in cold blood and into the bargain managing to steal five million pounds worth of gold. His ploy was to stop the ships, ...more

Nadat de oorlog afgelopen was, meldde zich een man bij de autoriteiten van het bezettingsleger in Duitsland. Nog voor de man kon vertellen wat hij wou, werd hij neergeschoten door een andere man, die snel de benen nam.
Kort voordat de man overlijdt, verteld hij dat er op een eiland in de Stille Oceaan voor 5 miljoen Pond sterling aan goud verborgen ligt. Dit is door de bemanning van de U517 daar verborgen.
Tijdens de zoektocht naar dit goud, komen Biggles en zijn mannen er achter dat deze U-boot k ...more
Kort voordat de man overlijdt, verteld hij dat er op een eiland in de Stille Oceaan voor 5 miljoen Pond sterling aan goud verborgen ligt. Dit is door de bemanning van de U517 daar verborgen.
Tijdens de zoektocht naar dit goud, komen Biggles en zijn mannen er achter dat deze U-boot k ...more

What a joy this book was, no wonder young British boys love these books!
Captain James Bigglesworth is no longer flying for war but is now flying for his country. This adventure has him hunting down an escaped nazi who is in possession of stolen gold. Five million pounds sterling of gold to be precise. With his trusty friends to help him he needs to track down Von Schonard and retrieve the gold.
I loved this book. Do very exciting and well written. Can’t wait for my next Biggles adventure.
Captain James Bigglesworth is no longer flying for war but is now flying for his country. This adventure has him hunting down an escaped nazi who is in possession of stolen gold. Five million pounds sterling of gold to be precise. With his trusty friends to help him he needs to track down Von Schonard and retrieve the gold.
I loved this book. Do very exciting and well written. Can’t wait for my next Biggles adventure.

Possibly the worst Biggles book I've read. I think them encountering polar bears in the Indian Ocean sealed the 1 star grade. Not helped by Bernie being a moron, Biggles being a moron, everyone being morons.
Background: War is over, Biggles is working for Scotland Yard but is for some reason sent to chase a Nazi submarine in the Indian Ocean, and off he goes. If that sounds interesting, forget it. There are dozens of Biggles books. Every one likely to be better than this one. ...more
Background: War is over, Biggles is working for Scotland Yard but is for some reason sent to chase a Nazi submarine in the Indian Ocean, and off he goes. If that sounds interesting, forget it. There are dozens of Biggles books. Every one likely to be better than this one. ...more

Een van de eerste die ik als kind zelf kocht, happy memories! Toen vond je ze nog allemaal op de boekenbeurs en was het echt kiezen, Ik heb mij de keuze toen nooit beklaagd ook al mis ik er nog steeds een paar. Het ganse verhaal over een ontsnapte U-boot en zijn "piratenschat" is zeker één van de beste uit de reeks
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I was a kid the last time I read a Biggles book, but it left an impression of a distinctive style of writing. A local book fair was the opportunity to give to a good cause and revisit the style of W.E. Johns and remind me why it left an impression.
Set in late 1945 or early 1946, Biggles and pals have left the RAF and are now working for a special flying unit of Scotland Yard. They are given a job of tracking down a U-Boat that failed to surrender at the end of WW II and £5,000,000 of gold in the ...more
Set in late 1945 or early 1946, Biggles and pals have left the RAF and are now working for a special flying unit of Scotland Yard. They are given a job of tracking down a U-Boat that failed to surrender at the end of WW II and £5,000,000 of gold in the ...more
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Invariably known as Captain W.E. Johns, William Earl Johns was born in Bengeo, Hertfordshire, England. He was the son of Richard Eastman Johns, a tailor, and Elizabeth Johns (née Earl), the daughter of a master butcher. He had a younger brother, Russell Ernest Johns, who was born on 24 October 1895.
He went to Hertford Grammar School where he was no great scholar but he did develop into a crack sh ...more
He went to Hertford Grammar School where he was no great scholar but he did develop into a crack sh ...more
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