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The Polish Officer Alan Furst

The Polish Officer By Alan Furst

The Polish Officer by Alan Furst


Summary

From the master of the historical spy thriller, a story set in the heart of the Polish resistance

The Polish Officer Summary

The Polish Officer by Alan Furst

From the master of the historical spy thriller, a story set in the heart of the Polish resistance

September, 1939. The invading Germans blaze a trail of destruction across Poland. France and Britain declare war, but do nothing to help. And a Polish resistance movement takes shape under the shadow of occupation, enlisting those willing to risk death in the struggle for their nation's survival. Among them is Captain Alexander de Milja, an officer in the Polish military intelligence service, a cartographer who now must learn a dangerous new role: spymaster in the anti-Nazi underground.

Beginning with a daring operation to smuggle the Polish National Gold Reserve to the government in exile, he slips into the shadowy and treacherous front lines of espionage; he moves through Europe, changing identities and staying one step ahead of capture. In Warsaw, he engineers a subversive campaign to strengthen the people's will to resist. In Paris, he poses as a Russian poet, then as a Slovakian coal merchant, drinking champagne in black-market bistros with Nazis while uncovering information about German battle plans. And a love affair with a woman of the French Resistance leads him to make the greatest decision of his life.

The Polish Officer Reviews

a tense and evocative spy thriller...brings a period of history vividly to life * ILFORD RECORDER *

About Alan Furst

Alan Furst has lived for long periods in France, especially in Paris, and has travelled as a journalist in Eastern Europe and Russia. He has written extensively for Esquire and the International Herald Tribune.

Additional information

GOR008482859
9780753825563
0753825562
The Polish Officer by Alan Furst
Used - Like New
Paperback
Orion Publishing Co
2008-11-27
352
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