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British citizen Alexander Foote was recruited into a Soviet network of spies against Nazi Germany. Based in Switzerland, Foote was responsible for maintaining the network and forwarding information to the Centre in Russia. Foote describes how the network operated, including codes and secret transmissions, hiding from Swiss and German authorities, recruiting and funding, and eluding double agents. All the while, Foote watched Soviet Russia, presumably an ally to the free nations, become more and more like the Fascists Foote opposed. Eventually captured by Swiss police, Foote was debriefed in Russia, but managed to escape home to Britain after persuading the Soviets to send him on another mission. This is a fascinating story that illuminates a key part of the secret espionage networks undertaken during World War II.
- Sales Rank: #1364221 in Books
- Published on: 2011-01-17
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 5.98" h x .51" w x 9.02" l, .74 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 226 pages
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Real cracking stuff
By Karun Mukherji
Foote, alias Jim, former Soviet spy narrates his experiences working for Red Army Intelligence. Firstly, he says how he came to be recruited into the network.This was effected by a woman known by her cover name ` Sonia". Foote succumbed to the charms of Communism at an young age and volunteered to serve in the International Brigade fighting in Spain fighting to save the Republican government from Franco's fascist forces.
Book is filled with several interesting anecdotes of which a few are striking. As international crisis sharpened Centre in Moscow could not bring agents for training. So Foote says he had to learn all the necessary skills to perform his role as a spy of his own account . So he self taught radio telegraphy, microphotography, secret inks, sabotage. Foote managed to bluff Swiss authorities into staying in an apartment where he rigged an aerial for his transmitter for communication with Moscow. Both practices were forbidden for foreigners seeking asylum in Switzerland.
Author had a tough time establishing contact with Centre; host of technical details to be taken care of. Foote has explained the difficulties he experienced while doing so. It represented a challenge to a novice . Communication forms an important component of spy network and also its Achilles heel. If you are unable to pass on to the appropriate authority information gathered the work done by the agents is made futile. Frequencies, call signs used for communication are frequently changed as a safety precaution to beat enemy's radio monitoring squads. However author says more time spend while transmitting more easy it becomes for the enemy to hunt down the transmitters by using radio D/F sets.
Author has outlined the rules of `konspiratsiya' by providing a diagrammatic sketch how the organization worked. Further he has argued the rules laid out are so impeccable , flawless that if scrupulously followed enemy counter-intelligence had no chance in unmasking the network.
Most important source of information was man called Lucy. Not his real name , his identity remained secret for a long time and was established long after the war came to an end. Details on Lucy supplied by author are incomplete, inaccurate. New research has uncovered a lot on this mysterious character. Former was getting reliable, accurate, detailed information from Werther who worked in the German High Command. This he passed on through cut outs, resident director Rado to the author for transmission to Moscow.
Initially , Centre was skeptical about information received considering Lucy as a conduit for feeding for disinformation; too good to be true. Author argues only exigencies of war forced Centre accepting the information at face value, an unorthodox practice going by Soviet espionage standards. Under normal circumstances information is accepted only after thoroughly vetting the source.
What has intrigued me is Lucy's principle source of information `Werther'. But who was Werther? Does it refer to a single man or body which worked against interests of Nazi regime? Author has not been able solve the mystery surrounding Werther. Post war CIA study has done it partially. It represented group of top ranking officers of German High Command who loathed Nazi regime and some of whom were involved in a abortive plot to assassinate Fuehrer. Another point to note speed with which information was reaching Moscow made Soviets to distrust this source. According to author operational decisions were known 24 hrs of it being taken at appropriate HQ's in Berlin. Author has argued this intelligence bonanza helped Soviet regime to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.
It was interesting to read how the Swiss discovered the activities of Soviet spy ring. Author is amazed even after its discovery Swiss authorities refused to take action even though latter's actions flouted Swiss neutrality laws. Today we why was this so. Switzerland was also a beneficiary to intelligence passed on by Lucy. Finally it was pressure from Gestapo which forced former to take action.
Before the war came to close Foote came to Moscow to meet his Soviet masters. Author had a tough time in disabusing latter's notion that he was British double agent. The ordeal , author has recalled, left him dry and exhausted. For the first time readers are given a glimpse of life inside iron curtain.He also has harsh words for Centre whose actions he condemns as cynical. Agents are used and then discarded without any consideration. So he decided to quit, for he by this time was utterly disillusioned by Communism. Soviet actions author found to his dismay were no different from those of other Capitalist powers.
I'm glad that author chose to share information with posterity on his life as a Soviet spy. The book contains no source material. Author wrote it down when his memory of what he did remained clear and fresh. Many authors have drawn information from this work to write their epic histories of Soviet secret services. Text is very colorful littered with French and Latin words that often I had to use online resources available to check its meaning. This book is best read in unison V.E Tarrant `s work Red Orchestra.
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The working man spy.
By Kindle Customer
One of the best books on spying vintage WW2. It was first published years ago but is still relevant. It is also another reason counter intelligece agencies focused on those who fought in Spain for the Republic.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
It truly is a handbook for spies
By nasus
I read recently where someone in the secret service - or somewhere like that, I believe, said all you have to do is to read Handbook for Spies to learn everything you need to know about how to be a spy. As it was written in 1949 I was a bit skeptical. So I decided to read it - not that I intend to become a spy. Not only was it written in 1949 but it takes place during WW II - and even before. While some of the technology is obviously dated, its basic organizational principles ring true and would seem to me to be relevant even today. Well written and organized - although I got a bit lost sometimes with all of the names. And it's all (mostly) true!
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