Journey to Peking: A Secret Agent in Wartime China - 8 Angebote vergleichen

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Readers with a penchant for real-life cloak-and-dagger stories won't be disappointed with this memoir. Dan Pinck's adventures behind the lines in war-torn China resulted in some vital information being passed along to the Allies, and his up-close-and-personal look at the world of covert military operations in that country will fascinate many. But the author's engaging writing style and self-deprecating wit do not focus on the heroics typically encountered in spy stories. Pinck ignores the glamour to give a totally candid view of events. Just nineteen years old when he volunteered for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in World War II, he was quickly assigned to a remote area near Hong Kong where he worked with some sixty local agents. The sole American agent in the area, Pinck coordinated the gathering of information about troop movements and shipping along the Japanese-held coast, efforts that resulted in the sinking of several enemy ships. Prior to Japan's surrender he was mappi.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Discover Books.
Naval Inst Pr. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, that'll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included.

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Readers with a penchant for real-life cloak-and-dagger stories won't be disappointed with this memoir. Dan Pinck's adventures behind the lines in war-torn China resulted in some vital information being passed along to the Allies, and his up-close-and-personal look at the world of covert military operations in that country will fascinate many. But the author's engaging writing style and self-deprecating wit do not focus on the heroics typically encountered in spy stories. Pinck ignores the glamou... Readers with a penchant for real-life cloak-and-dagger stories won't be disappointed with this memoir. Dan Pinck's adventures behind the lines in war-torn China resulted in some vital information being passed along to the Allies, and his up-close-and-personal look at the world of covert military operations in that country will fascinate many. But the author's engaging writing style and self-deprecating wit do not focus on the heroics typically encountered in spy stories. Pinck ignores the glamour to give a totally candid view of events. Just nineteen years old when he volunteered for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in World War II, he was quickly assigned to a remote area near Hong Kong where he worked with some sixty local agents. The sole American agent in the area, Pinck coordinated the gathering of information about troop movements and shipping along the Japanese-held coast, efforts that resulted in the sinking of several enemy ships. Prior to Japan's surrender he was mappi Productinformatie:Taal: Engels;Formaat: ePub met kopieerbeveiliging (DRM) van Adobe;Kopieerrechten: Het kopiëren van (delen van) de pagina's is niet toegestaan ;Geschikt voor: Alle e-readers te koop bij bol.com (of compatible met Adobe DRM). Telefoons/tablets met Google Android (1.6 of hoger) voorzien van bol.com boekenbol app. PC en Mac met Adobe reader software;ISBN10: 0615360483;ISBN13: 9780615360485; Engels | Ebook | 2010.

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biographies,history,leaders and notable people,memoirs,military,world war ii, Journey to Peking : A Secret Agent in Wartime China, Readers with a penchant for real-life cloak-and-dagger stories won't be disappointed with this memoir. Dan Pinck's adventures behind the lines in war-torn China resulted in some vital information being passed along to the Allies, and his up-close-and-personal look at the world of covert military operations in that country will fascinate many. But the author's engaging writing style and self-deprecating wit do not focus on the heroics typically encountered in spy stories. Pinck ignores the glamour to give a totally candid view of events. Just nineteen years old when he volunteered for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in World War II, he was quickly assigned to a remote area near Hong Kong where he worked with some sixty local agents. The sole American agent in the area, Pinck coordinated the gathering of information about troop movements and shipping along the Japanese-held coast, efforts that resulted in the sinking of several enemy ships. Prior to Japan's surrender he was mapping Japanese coastal emplacements in the area where an American invasion was scheduled.Pinck credits his survival more to the knowledge of his Chinese colleagues than to his own skills in intelligence operations, and his book keenly illustrates that point when he explains that in serving behind enemy lines, close relationships with the natives often make the difference between success and failure, even life and death. In Peking after the war, he continued to benefit from the friendships he deve.

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Hay-on-Wye Booksellers [50563749], Hay-on-Wye, HEREF, United Kingdom.
Some shelf wear otherwise book content is in very good condition.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, ThriftBooks [54239181], Auburn, WA, U.S.A.
Book has appearance of light use with no easily noticeable wear.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, ThriftBooks - Free State [56683468], Halethorpe, MD, U.S.A.
This copy shows very minor wear.

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