Solitary Spy
a political prisoner in cold war berlin
$49.03
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
7 April 2017
Summary
Author and historian Douglas Boyd reveals his shocking account of life as a Cold War prisoner in 1950s Berlin Of the 2.3 million National Servicemen conscripted during the Cold War, 4,200 attended the secret Joint Services School for Linguists, tasked with supplying much-needed Russian speakers to the three services. The majority were in RAF uniform, as the Warsaw Pact saw air forces become the greatest danger to the West. After training, they were sent to the front lines in Germany and else…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780750969789 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0750969784 |
| Author: | Douglas Boyd |
| Publisher: | The History Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | The History Press Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 7 April 2017 |
| Weight: | 532g |
| Dimensions: | 162mm x 237mm |
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About The Author
Douglas Boyd
DOUGLAS BOYD is probably the only British author who has confronted the KGB while enduring solitary confinement in a Stasi interrogation prison. He studied Russian language and history while training for signals interception at an RAF base in Berlin - snooping on Warsaw Pact fighter pilots over-flying East Germany and Poland. Back in civilian life, he spent several years at the height of the Cold War dealing with Soviet bloc film and TV officials, some of whom were undercover intelligence officers.
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