Licensed to Spy: With the Top Secret Military Liaison Mission to East Germany
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (633 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1557502943 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Thomas Zelinski said Accurate; Misconceived Notions by Previous Reviewer. As a former HUMINT Tour Driver stationed in USMLM, I take exception to Reader/San Antonio's comments regarding Cmdr Fahey's experiences during his extraordinary time at the Mission. While I certainly understand that many spy afficianados tend to lump human intelligence methodologies into one large basket, the USMLM was unlike anything anywhere else in US military history during the Cold War era. Cmdr Fahey's comments regarding personal interactio. Informative, useful first-hand account Commander Fahey's memoir as a "licensed" spy in the former East Germany is an informative and entertaining read. While the incidents he relates are worth reading about, more useful are his comments about dealing with the (former) East Germans and Soviets, and observations on the Russian character. His memoir should serve as a excellent example of how fluent and perceptive linguists are crucial to intelligence operations. His comments about one (u. Ed DeLong LCDR USN RETIRED said Retired Naval Officer Wows the Russians. John Fahey is an unassuming man, who it seems, prefers to get things done by using humor and tact rather than force. During this unusual period when he was living and working behind the iron curtain, he avoided being shot or permanently jailed by joking with his captors. Even his US Army bosses were out to get rid of the "swabbie" and that too he managed to easily avoid.It's unusual for a naval officer to be involved with so much army, including
"a good look at the hush-hush organization that did a great job for the United States." -- Military Review, March-April 2004
As a member of a military liaison mission established in a little-known 1947 agreement between U.S. and Soviet forces, the author was legally permitted to perform surveillance in East Germany and took advantage of the opportunity to conduct dangerous intelligence missions. A Russian linguist as well as a spy, he served as an interpreter and delegate in high-level meetings between heads of the Soviet and American armies. John Fahey's firsthand account of his activities as a U.S. An astonishing tale of overt reconnaissance, high-speed car chases, shootings, and detentions, the book chronicles Fahey's two years in the midst of twenty-two divisions of Soviet troops behind the Iron Curtain. naval officer in East Germany during the Cold War is a must read for everyone who enjoys tr