The second victory (original 1958; edition 1977)

by Morris West

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Before the war Mark Hanlon had known and loved Austria as a Jesuit novice. As an older and now a married man, he is returning to it as Occupation Commander of the town of Bad Quellenberg in the British zone when his driver is shot dead by a mysterious skier.

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Post World War II occupied Europe. A stirring war story (or post-war - the two are not so different in this context) which explores Catholic (and human) themes of right and wrong. (

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The Devil's Advocate / The Second Victory / Daughter of Silence / The Salamander / The Shoes of the Fisherman by Morris West

OBRAS. MORRIS WEST.- El Abogado de Diablo / La Segunda Victoria / La Hija del Silencio by Morris West

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The Second Victory

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The Second Victory

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Backlash

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1958

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The Second Victory (1986 | IMDb)

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The Second Victory was also published as Backlash.

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Before the war Mark Hanlon had known and loved Austria as a Jesuit novice. As an older and now a married man, he is returning to it as Occupation Commander of the town of Bad Quellenberg in the British zone when his driver is shot dead by a mysterious skier.

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