Just came across this story while criss-crossing the site. Great explanation. As usual, well-written. Loved the OZ references. I don't mind the author's notes. I feel that they add to stories and helps me understand your pov.
I would have liked to have seen more of philip carter's reactions upon entering stalag 13 and discovering the operation.

hey, i read this story when it first came out. it just as good now as it was then. you two are the greats wrighters (besides Stackpole) i have every had the honor of reading.
what's next?
Jelfia

I really enjoyed this, but I had to giggle at the use of a Marilyn Monroe pinup as a bribe. In 1942, Monroe would've only been 16 years old and working in an aircraft plant, not making pinups. She didn't begin using the name Marilyn Monroe until 1946 (according to imdb).

This was good. Interesting idea and creative explanation of the mysterious "two Carters".

Wonderful back story! It's great to see the mystery of the two Carters cleared up. And I've always wondered about the gloves. Nice job!

Hello Everyone.
In uploading this story, we had difficulty with the site dropping some links to websites that we used in our author's notes.

So, we are going to list them below.
Doppelganger:
http:/w.freeality.com/dictiona.htm
Author's Note One: http:/web1.tch.harvard.edu/about/milestone.html
Author's Note Two: http:/w.cbsnews.com/stories/1998/11/23/deleted/main23329.shtml
http:/mondediplo.com/1998/01/11volkswag
Author's Note Three: http:/usmilitary.about.com/library/milinfo/geneva/blannex.htm
Auhtor's Note Four: http:/w.mawtus.demon.co.uk/colditz.html
Author's Note Five: http:/tiger.towson.edu/~mrongi1/gaines.htm
Athour's Note Six:
For Gone with The Wind: http:/us.imdb.com/Title?0031381
For The Wizard of OZ: http:/us.imdb.com/Title?0032138

Thanks for Reading
Patti and Marg