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Secret Life
Benjamin Weiser
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Description for Secret Life
Paperback. For almost a decade, Col. Ryszard Kuklinski betrayed the Communist leadership of Poland, cooperating with the CIA in one of the most extraordinary human intelligence operations of the Cold War. Now that Poland is free, a riddle remains: Was Kuklinski a patriot or a traitor? Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVP; BGH; HBJD; HBLW3; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
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 defence ministry, acting as a liaison to Moscow, ... Read more
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 defence ministry, acting as a liaison to Moscow, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781586483050
SKU
V9781586483050
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About Benjamin Weiser
Benjamin Weiser has been a metropolitan reporter for the New York Times since 1997, where he has covered legal issues and terrorism. Before joining the Times, he spent eighteen years as reporter for the Washington Post, where he served on the investigative staff. His journalism has received the George Polk and Livingston awards.
Reviews for Secret Life
"'A compelling and...suspenseful narrative...Weiser's multilayered approach enables him to brighten and humanize the furtive world of espionage...Indeed, the longer Weiser lingers over the subtleties and quirks of Kuklinski's personality, the more intriguing an individual emerges'. Times Literary Supplement"