The Making of a Spy
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The Making of a Spy by Gerhardt Thamm
Leaving the chaos of postwar Germany for an uncertain future, 17-year-old Gerhardt Thamm arrived in America in 1948 with little more than his American birth certificate. With minimal command of English and little formal education, he enlisted in the Army and quickly found himself assigned to operations where his German language abilities were put to use. With the Soviet Union's emergence as a potential adversary, Thamm was recruited into the Army's clandestine services, where he operated as a secret agent in Germany, under multiple identities. This richly detailed personal narrative tells Thamm's incredible story (with more than two dozen photographs and sketches).
“a compelling personal story..the strength of the book lies in his descriptions of the training, tradecraft, and agent-control techniques he developed in the field”—The Intelligencer: Journal of U.S. Intelligence Studies.
Gerhardt B. Thamm retired in 1987 after serving more than 38 years in intelligence and security-related operations. He has written for the Armed Forces Journal International, Periscope, Golden Sphinx, The Voice of Intelligence and Naval Proceedings. In 1994 the CIA specially honored Gerhardt for a report which was recently declassified and published in Naval Intelligence Professional Quarterly. He now lives in Fernandina Beach, Florida.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780786448548 |
| ISBN 10 | 0786448547 |
| Title | The Making of a Spy |
| Author | Gerhardt Thamm |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Mcfarland |
| Year published | 2010-03-26 |
| Number of pages | 231 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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