ebooks Welfare in the United States: A History with Documents; 1935–1996 by From Brand: Routledge in History

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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." —Michael Morell; CIA Director (acting; 2011; 2012-13)"Will keep you planted in your reading chair from start to finish."—Michael Connelly; #1 New York Times bestselling authorJames 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...Into the Lion's Mouth is a globe-trotting account of a man's entanglement with espionage; murder; assassins; and lovers―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 Popov―the inspiration for James Bond. INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS