Soldiers, Spies, and the Rat Line (Paperback)

James Milano

ISBN 10: 1574883046 / ISBN 13: 9781574883046

Published by Potomac Books Inc, Dulles, 2000

About this Item

Paperback. After Germany's surrender in World War II, Jim Milano, a young U.S. Army intelligence officer, led a small, independent group of soldiers charged with carrying out some of the first intelligence efforts of the postwar era. Inventing the techniques of Cold War espionage for themselves, improvising unorthodox methods, the major and his creative cohorts confounded Soviet forces and created escape routes for defectors. In the pages of Milano's fascinating memoir, a shadowy world populated by spies, prostitutes, refugees, scoundrels, and heroes comes alive. After Germanys surrender in World War II, Jim Milano, a young U.S. army intelligence officer, led a small, independent group of soldiers charged with carrying out some of the first intelligence efforts of the postwar era. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Soldiers, Spies, and the Rat Line (Paperback)
• Publisher: Potomac Books Inc, Dulles
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1574883046
• ISBN 13: 9781574883046
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

After Germany’s surrender in World War II, Jim Milano, a young U.S. army intelligence officer, led a small, independent group of soldiers charged with carrying out some of the first intelligence efforts of the postwar era. Inventing the techniques of Cold War espionage for themselves and improvising unorthodox methods, the major and his creative cohorts confounded Soviet forces and created escape routes for defectors. In the pages of Milano’s fascinating memoir you'll find the shadowy world populated by spies, prostitutes, refugees, scoundrels, and heroes comes alive.

About the Author

An intelligence officer during World War II, Col. James V. Milano, USa (Ret.), commanded the Military Intelligence Service in Austria for a year and a half after the war. From 1947 to 1950, he was cheif of operations for all U.S. forces stationed there. He retired from the Army in 1966.

Patrick Brogran is a Washington correspondent for The Herald (Glasgow). His previous books include Deadly Business: The Story of Sam Cummings and Interarms, The Fighting Never Stopped, and Captive Nations: Eastern Europe, 1945-1989. Both authors live in the Washington, DC area.