The Polish Officer

The Polish Officer - Paperback

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The Polish Officer

The Polish Officer - Paperback

by Alan Furst
$20.00
Sale price  $20.00 Regular price 

Book Overview

by Alan Furst (Author)

September 1939. As Warsaw falls to Hitler s Wehrmacht, Captain Alexander de Milja is recruited by the intelligence service of the Polish underground. His mission: to transport the national gold reserve to safety, hidden on a refugee train to Bucharest. Then, in the back alleys and black-market bistros of Paris, in the tenements of Warsaw, with partizan guerrillas in the frozen forests of the Ukraine, and at Calais Harbor during an attack by British bombers, de Milja fights in the war of the shadows in a world without rules, a world of danger, treachery, and betrayal."

Front Jacket

September 1939. As Warsaw falls to Hitler's Wehrmacht, Captain Alexander de Milja is recruited by the intelligence service of the Polish underground. His mission: to transport the national gold reserve to safety, hidden on a refugee train to Bucharest. Then, in the back alleys and black-market bistros of Paris, in the tenements of Warsaw, with partizan guerrillas in the frozen forests of the Ukraine, and at Calais Harbor during an attack by British bombers, de Milja fights in the war of the shadows in a world without rules, a world of danger, treachery, and betrayal.

Author Biography

Alan Furst, an acknowledged master of the European espionage thriller, has produced a stunning achievement in The Polish Officer dark, evocative, authentic, and taut with suspense.

Number of Pages: 320
Dimensions: 0.66 x 8.04 x 5.2 IN
Publication Date: October 09, 2001
ISBN9780375758270
Author Alan Furst
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedOctober 2001
LanguageENG- English
Pages320
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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