Jack Durish

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The Reluctant Spy (A Nick Andrews Story, #2) (eBook, ePUB)

Beschreibung

In the shadow of the Cold War, U.S. Army officer Nick Andrews is sent into Hungary under diplomatic cover. His mission: observe the rising tension behind the Iron Curtain and report back. No interference. No engagement. Just eyes and ears.

But Budapest in 1956 is on the verge of revolution. The people - students, workers, and soldiers alike - are demanding freedom from Soviet rule. As the uprising erupts into open rebellion, Nick is drawn deeper into a world of betrayal, sacrifice, and impossible choices.

Masquerading as a French trade negotiator, Nick navigates secret police, Soviet tanks, and underground resistance cells. With every step, he risks blowing his cover-or worse, his soul. When the revolution ignites, he must choose -- walk away or fight alongside those who refuse to kneel.

He came as a spy. He stayed as a revolutionary.

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Jack was born in Baltimore in 1943. He is a decorated veteran of the Vietnam war, a sailor, a fisherman, and a grandfather; all the makings of a great storyteller.

He was raised in Maryland on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay where he began a lifelong love of fishing, swimming, and sailing; avocations that he has practiced in more exotic locales including Hawaii, California, and Mexico. From rowboats to tallships, on deck and aloft, he knows the ropes and how to breathe life into salt water tales.

Graduating from Law School at the height of the troop build up in Vietnam, Jack volunteered for the Army and earned his commission as a second lieutenant at the Infantry Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia. He served with the 9th Infantry Division in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam where he learned the thrill and horror of war. During this time he investigated and reported on three individual actions that resulted in awards of the Medal of Honor providing him with deep insight into the character of valor and heroism.

Upon discharge from active duty, Jack's life took an unexpected turn; he began working in advertising and public relations. He worked his way up the ranks from copywriter and creative director to become an advertising manager for a major international corporation, and ultimately, head of his own agency. During this period, he found time to write his first published work, Dream Pirates, a novella for young readers with limited literacy and students of English as a second language. He wrote his second published work, WordPerfect: Creative Applications, after abandoning the advertising business to become a successful independent consultant in the data processing industry.

As a parent, Jack became a favorite resource of his children's teachers, visiting their classrooms to recite original stories he created in response to the children's suggestions. He anticipates that his grandchildren's teachers may call on him for encore performances. Ghost River and The Chocolate Dragon will probably make their way into the pages of a children's book one day, but Jack has many other tales he wishes to tell first.

Throughout his life, Jack has preferred fact to fiction; real danger has always held greater fascination for him than imagined danger; and real acts of valor have seemed more heroic than fabricated ones. His passion for history began in high school when he began studying the American Civil War....

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jack Durish
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juli 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798999576712
• Artikelnr.: 74988739