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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New York : Berkley Caliber, 2016.
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First edition.
ISBN
0425281817, 9780425281819
Physical Desc
xiii, 368 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Adult Biography (3rd floor)
NF 940.548641 LOFTIS 2016
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Published
New York : Berkley Caliber, 2016.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
0425281817, 9780425281819

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Includes filmography and bibliographical references (pages 339- 349) and index.
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James Bond has nothing on British double agent Dusko Popov. As an operative for the Abwehr, SD, MI5, MI6, and FBI during World War II, Popov seduced countless women―including agents on both sides―spoke five languages, and was a crack shot, all while maintaining his cover as a Yugoslav diplomat. 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 money―which he had just stolen from the Germans―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. 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.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Loftis, L. (2016). Into the lion's mouth: the true story of Dusko Popov : World War II spy, patriot, and the real-life inspiration for James Bond (First edition.). Berkley Caliber.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Loftis, Larry. 2016. Into the Lion's Mouth: The True Story of Dusko Popov : World War II Spy, Patriot, and the Real-life Inspiration for James Bond. Berkley Caliber.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Loftis, Larry. Into the Lion's Mouth: The True Story of Dusko Popov : World War II Spy, Patriot, and the Real-life Inspiration for James Bond Berkley Caliber, 2016.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Loftis, Larry. Into the Lion's Mouth: The True Story of Dusko Popov : World War II Spy, Patriot, and the Real-life Inspiration for James Bond First edition., Berkley Caliber, 2016.

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