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A Secret Life : The Polish Officer, His Covert Mission, and the Price He Paid to Save His Country by Benjamin Weiser (2005, Perfect)

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In August 1972, Ryszard Kuklinski, a highly respected colonel in the Polish Army, embarked on what would become one of the most extraordinary human intelligence operations of the Cold War. Despite the extreme risk to himself and his family, he contacted the American Embassy in Bonn, and arranged a secret meeting. From the very start, he made clear that he deplored the Soviet domination of Poland, and believed his country was on the wrong side of the Cold War. Over the next nine years, Kuklinski -- code name "Jack Strong" -- rose quickly in the Polish defense ministry, acting as a liaison to Moscow, and helping to prepare for a "hot war" with the West. But he also lived a life of subterfuge -- of dead drops, messages written in invisible ink, miniature cameras, and secret transmitters. In 1981, he gave the CIA the secret plans to crush Solidarity. Then, about to be discovered, he made a dangerous escape with his family to the West. He still lives in hiding in America. Kuklinski's story is a harrowing personal drama about one man's decision to betray the Communist leadership in order to save the country he loves, and the intense debate it spurred over whether he was a traitor or a patriot. Through extensive interviews and access to the CIA's secret archive on the case, Benjamin Weiser offers an unprecedented and richly detailed look at this secret history of the Cold War.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Public Affairs
ISBN-10
1586483056
ISBN-13
9781586483050
eBay Product ID (ePID)
44185008

Product Key Features

Book Title
Secret Life : the Polish Officer, His Covert Mission, and the Price He Paid to Save His Country
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2005
Topic
Intelligence & Espionage, Military / United States, Political, World
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
Author
Benjamin Weiser
Format
Perfect

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
15.4 Oz
Item Length
8.6 in
Item Width
5.6 in

Additional Product Features

Dewey Edition
22
Lccn
2003-065930
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
327.1273/0438/092 B
Lc Classification Number
Dk4436
Copyright Date
2005

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5 out of 5 stars
by jbbog8cnnMar 15, 2015
A real spy vs spy book.
Very historical. A great read explaining intelligence and counter-intelligence operations. Essentially Spy vs Spy but for keeps! Unfortunately not much interest in Polish Military Intelligence and CIA operations against the Poles. Has since been made into a movie "Jack Strong" (European format)

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