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Colonel Alexandr "Sasha" Katsanov, the loyal and dedicated Soviet GRU espionage agent, is challenged once again when KGB operatives attempt to kill him, but instead brutally murder his wife, Katiya. Following the botched event, he is sent to the United States as an attaché assigned to the Soviet Embassy for protection. He quickly discovers that espionage is a two-edged sword, Soviet agents and Americans alike, fall prey to greed and ideological motivations to sell-out their governments. "Chris Adams' latest work is another high quality spy story. The exceptional realism of the plot sequences…mehr

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Colonel Alexandr "Sasha" Katsanov, the loyal and dedicated Soviet GRU espionage agent, is challenged once again when KGB operatives attempt to kill him, but instead brutally murder his wife, Katiya. Following the botched event, he is sent to the United States as an attaché assigned to the Soviet Embassy for protection. He quickly discovers that espionage is a two-edged sword, Soviet agents and Americans alike, fall prey to greed and ideological motivations to sell-out their governments. "Chris Adams' latest work is another high quality spy story. The exceptional realism of the plot sequences resemble all too clearly many of actual events that occurred during the Cold War period of anxiety. Written with expertise!" --Lt. Gen. Lincoln D. Faurer, USAF (Ret), Former Director, National Security Agency "Adams' exceptional knowledge of Cold War history and the internal operations of the vast Soviet espionage agencies have led to the creation of another captivating story that leaves one spellbound with anticipation of the unexpected." --Ronald Huffstutler, Ph.D., Texas A&M University~Commerce "Once again, Chris Adams has provided us with a credible adventure story which takes us on a realistic journey into the shadowy realm of the cruel ruthlessness of the Soviet Union's Cold War spy agencies." --Lt. Gen. Warren D. Johnson, USAF (Ret), Former Director, Defense Nuclear Agency
Autorenporträt
Chris Adams is a retired U.S. Air Force Major General and Chief of Staff, Strategic Air Command; former Associate Director, Los Alamos National Laboratory and industry executive. He has traveled the world extensively an in particular, Russia and the former Soviet States, where he directed joint ventures for five years in support of resurrecting the Cold War deteriorated public communications systems. His military service included logging over 8000 flying hours in strategic nuclear bombers, including the B-36 and B-52, as well as, the C-141 transport. He also served two Vietnam tours.Accordingly, his honors include The Distinguished Service Medal, The Department of Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Two Legions of Merit, Two Air Medals for service in combat and numerous others. He was also awarded the Daughters of the American Revolution National Medal of Honor for 2011.He has also been honored as a Distinguished Alumnus of Tarleton State University and Texas A&M University - Commerce, and has been listed in Who's Who In America since 1982. In 2019, he was additionally presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who's Who as a leader in the military industry. In developing his books, Adams draws on his extraordinary knowledge and experience in strategic air operations, intelligence activities and the culture of Russia and the former Soviet Union. Each work is historically based and alludes to actual events that occurred in the former Soviet Union and the United States.