Assignment in Saigon (Paperback)

Bill Rapp

ISBN 10: 1684922240 / ISBN 13: 9781684922246

Published by Coffeetown Press, 2025

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Paperback. Karl Baier has been enjoying his tour on the CIA's seventh floor as the Special Advisor for Strategic affairs, a reward of sorts for his successful mission in Turkey two years earlier. But with the intensifying and divisive debate in Washington about America's future engagement in Vietnam, the Director sends Baier on a special mission to Saigon to prepare a report on the Agency's assessment of the situation on the ground and the prospects for America's growing involvement. The assignment has a specific focus and a tight deadline.But it isn't long before Baier is drawn into a dangerous operation that has much deeper implications for the war itself and the broader global and strategic competition, of which Vietnam is only one part. CIA officer Karl Baier lands in Saigon on a special assignment from the Director. His instructions are to avoid any extracurricular operational activity. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Assignment in Saigon (Paperback)
• Publisher: Coffeetown Press
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1684922240
• ISBN 13: 9781684922246
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Karl Baier has been enjoying his tour on the CIA's seventh floor as the Special Advisor for Strategic affairs, a reward of sorts for his successful mission in Turkey two years earlier. But with the intensifying and divisive debate in Washington about America's future engagement in Vietnam, the Director sends Baier on a special mission to Saigon to prepare a report on the Agency's assessment of the situation on the ground and the prospects for America's growing involvement. The assignment has a specific focus and a tight deadline.But it isn't long before Baier is drawn into a dangerous operation that has much deeper implications for the war itself and the broader global and strategic competition, of which Vietnam is only one part.

About the Author

Bill Rapp began his professional life as an academic historian of Modern Europe. He received his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame, his M.A. from the University of Toronto, and his Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University. After a short stint teaching at Iowa State University, Bill left for a less sedentary career at the Central intelligence Agency. He spent the next thirty-five years as an analyst, diplomat, and senior executive at the CIA; after his retirement Bill continued his service as a consultant and trainer with the Agency. His Cold War spy series draws on his experiences in both those careers. He has also written a stand-alone thriller-Berlin Breakdown-set during the fall of the Wall, which he experienced first-hand during his assignment there--and a three-book private detective series set outside Chicago, where he lives with wife, their older daughter, and their two dogs.