The Onion Files

Pattee, Val

ISBN 10: 1897435061 / ISBN 13: 9781897435069

Published by Agio Publishing House, 2007

About this Item

284, [1] p. This is a work of fiction, by the former head of NATO intelligence. Suppose al-Qaeda has a second, potentially more devastating attack planned in 2001. That's the premise behind THE ONION FILES, a spy thriller differing from all previous novels in one very important aspect: author Val Pattee was one of the Western world's top spy masters--chief of intelligence and security for NATO. "Pattee infuses the action with a realism of people and places only an insider could deliver. " As NATO's spy master, Major General Pattee had access to the most secret intelligence of sixteen member nations, and also met with the GRU (Russian Military Intelligence) in Moscow and with the People's Liberation Army in Beijing. Advance reviews for The Onion Files are enthusiastic. Here are three snippets: ., . " a fast paced thriller about the next major terrorist attack. The author's background makes his descriptions of events all the more credible. "--Lewis W. MacKenzie, Major-General (ret'd)., . " a page turner. The Onion Files has an intricate, compelling and credible plot. One wonders how close to the brink we really are. "--Gordon Smith, former Canadian Deputy Foreign Minister., . " General Pattee utilizes his vast experience and wide-ranging international intelligence contacts to provide a riveting, imaginative, easy-to-read story line. [The Onion Files] provides a very accurate tutorial.I strongly recommend that intelligence and homeland security personnel at all levels read this fascinating novel. "--Lt. Gen. Leonard Perroots (ret'd), former director, US Defense Intelligence Agency. This is the author's first novel. Good. No dust jacket. Signed by author. Slightly cocked.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Onion Files
• Publisher: Agio Publishing House
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1897435061
• ISBN 13: 9781897435069
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First edition. First printing [stated].
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Terrorism
  • CIA
  • Counterterrorism

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Synopsis

Suppose al-Qaeda had a second, potentially more devastating attack planned in 2001. That's the premise behind THE ONION FILES, a spy thriller differing from all previous novels in one very important aspect: author Val Pattee was one of the Western world's top spy masters -- chief of intelligence and security for NATO. "Pattee infuses the action with a realism of people and places only an insider could deliver." As NATO's spy master, Major General Pattee had access to the most secret intelligence of sixteen member nations, and also met with the GRU (Russian Military Intelligence) in Moscow and with the People's Liberation Army in Beijing. Advance reviews for The Onion Files are enthusiastic. Here are three snippets: "... a fast paced thriller about the next major terrorist attack. The author's background makes his descriptions of events all the more credible." -- Lewis W. MacKenzie, Major-General (ret'd). "... a page turner. The Onion Files has an intricate, compelling and credible plot. One wonders how close to the brink we really are." -- Gordon Smith, former Canadian Deputy Foreign Minister. "... General Pattee utilizes his vast experience and wide-ranging international intelligence contacts to provide a riveting, imaginative, easy-to-read story line. [The Onion Files] provides a very accurate tutorial ... I strongly recommend that intelligence and homeland security personnel at all levels read this fascinating novel." -- Lt. Gen. Leonard Perroots (ret'd), former director, US Defense Intelligence Agency More about the author and his debut novel at www.valpattee.com Also available in trade paperback at ISBN 9781897435052.

About the Author

Major-General Val Pattee
Val Pattee is a retired Canadian major general, who became Chief of Intelligence and Security for NATO in Europe and for Canada. In that role, Pattee had unprecedented access to the most secret intelligence of sixteen nations as the Cold War drew to a close. He also met with the GRU (Russian Military Intelligence) in Moscow and with the People's Liberation Army in Beijing. Pattee worked in Paris at the height of the Action Direct terrorism and in the bunker near Bonn while the Red Army Faction was creating havoc across Europe. On retirement from the military, Pattee became the senior official for policing for a Canadian province. The author and his wife Joan reside in Victoria, BC, and winter in Mexico where Pattee is writing other novels in this series.