The Darkened Dangerous Back Alleys of the Great Conflict...

World War II. While Nations clashed openly on the battlefields of the world, a select group of men and women deliberated moves and counter-moves behind the scenes. These were the spies - the agents of British, American, German, and Soviet intelligence - whose activities have up to now been only partially chronicled, and who has been romanticized to a credulous public.

Now, for the first time, Charles Whiting, author of Gehlen: Germany's Master Spy, has ripped the veil of illusion and romance from the tortured face of spying and reveals the true story of the "war in the shadows," and how the players - all of them, whether they were British, American, Czech, French, Dutch, Russian, or German - lost.

This antique paperback book is in fair condition. The reason being the papers at the bottom of the spine, in the middle of the book from pages 118 to 158, are coming off bit by bit. It does not go up to the middle of the spine and the rest of the pages are attached to the spine just fine. Copyright 1973 paperback edition. Weighs 5.9 oz.