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Into the Lion's Mouth: The True Story of Dusko Popov: World War II Spy, Patriot, and the Real-Life Inspiration for James Bond

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
"A sensational book, telling a remarkable true story that few know, even those in the intelligence business. Written in the style of the best spy thrillers, the book is impossible to put down. A must read."
â€”Michael Morell, CIA Director (acting, 2011, 2012-13)

"Will keep you planted in your reading chair from start to finish."
â€”Michael Connelly, #1 New York Times bestselling author

James Bond has nothing on British double agent Dusko Popov. Â As an operative for the Abwehr, SD, MI5, MI6, and FBI during World War II, Popov seduced countless womenâ€•including agents on both sidesâ€•spokeÂ five languages, and was a crack shot, all while maintaining his cover as a Yugoslav diplomat...
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On a cool August evening in 1941, a Serbian playboy created a stir at Casino Estoril in Portugal by throwing down an outrageously large baccarat bet to humiliate his opponent. The Serbian was a British double agent, and the moneyâ€•which he had just stolen from the Germansâ€•belonged to the British. From the sideline, watching with intent interest was none other than Ian Fleming...

The Serbian was Dusko Popov. As a youngster, he was expelled from his London prep school. Years later he would be arrested and banished from Germany for making derogatory statements about the Third Reich. When World War II ensued, the playboy became a spy, eventually serving three dangerous masters: the Abwehr, MI5 and MI6, and the FBI.
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On August 10, 1941, the Germans sent Popov to the United States to construct a spy network and gather information on Pearl Harbor. The FBI ignored his German questionnaire, but J. Edgar Hoover succeeded in blowing his cover. While MI5 desperately needed Popov to deceive the Abwehr about the D-Day invasion, they assured him that a return to the German Secret Service Headquarters in Lisbon would result in torture and execution. He went anyway...Â
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Into the Lion's Mouth is a globe-trotting account of a man's entanglement with espionage, murder, assassins, and loversâ€•including enemy spies and a Hollywood starlet. It is a story of subterfuge and seduction, patriotism, and cold-blooded courage. It is the story of Dusko Popovâ€•the inspiration for James Bond.
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INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS
Country USA
Brand BERKLEY
Manufacturer Dutton Caliber
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780425281819
ReleaseDate 2016-06-14
UnitCount 1
UPCs 000425281817
EANs 9780425281819

Country	USA
Brand	BERKLEY
Manufacturer	Dutton Caliber
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780425281819
ReleaseDate	2016-06-14
UnitCount	1
UPCs	000425281817
EANs	9780425281819

Into the Lion's Mouth: The True Story of Dusko Popov: World War II Spy, Patriot, and the Real-Life Inspiration for James Bond

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