The Solitary Spy - A Political Prisoner in Cold War Berlin (Paperback, 2nd edition)

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. After training, they were sent to the front lines in Germany and elsewhere to snoop on Soviet aircraft in real time. Posted to RAF Gatow in Berlin, ideally placed for signals interception, author Douglas Boyd came to know Hitler's devastated former capital. Pulling no punches, he describes SIGINT work, his subsequent arrest by armed Soviet soldiers, and how he was locked up without trial in solitary confinement in a Stasi prison. The Solitary Spy is a unique first-hand account of the terrifying experience of incarceration and interrogation in an East German political prison, from which Boyd eventually escaped, one step ahead of the KGB.

General

Imprint:	The History Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2020
First published:	2017
Authors:	Douglas Boyd
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	240
Edition:	2nd edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-7509-9391-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Other warfare & defence issues > Prisoners of war Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > Biography > Historical, political & military Promotions
LSN:	0-7509-9391-X
Barcode:	9780750993913

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