Spy Trader: Germany's Devil's Advocate and the Darkest Secrets of the Cold War

Whitney, Craig R.

ISBN 10: 0812922212 / ISBN 13: 9780812922219

Editore: Times Books, New York, 1993

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No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling; Still Gift Quality. 375 pages, with bibliography, Index and photos. During the Cold War, East German lawyer Wolfgang Heinrich Vogel acted as the go-between for spy swaps and other confidential exchanges between East and West. While deals involving Francis Gary Powers, Rudolf Abel, and Anatoly Shcharansky made the headlines, more importantly Vogel arranged for the transfer to the West of thousands of East Germans in return for large payments to the East German government. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket.

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• Titolo: Spy Trader: Germany's Devil's Advocate and the Darkest Secrets of the Cold War
• Editore: Times Books, New York
• Data di pubblicazione: 1993
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0812922212
• ISBN 13: 9780812922219
• Rilegatura: Hardcover with Dust Jacket
• Edizione: First Edition, First Printing.
• Condizione della sovraccoperta: sovraccoperta
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  • History: MILITARY HISTORY

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An investigation into Cold War espionage exposes the secretive life Wolfgang Vogel, a legendary spy broker often suspected of being a triple agent, who negotiated the release of political prisoners from 1963 to 1989. 25,000 first printing. $25,000 ad/promo. Tour.

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