Out of the NightPickle Partners Publishing, 2020 M01 30 - 724 pages A bestseller in 1941, selected by the Book of the Month Club for a special edition and described by Book of the Month Club News as: “...full of sensational revelations and interspersed with episodes of daring, of desperate conflict, of torture, and of ruthless conspiracy...It is, first of all, an autobiography the like of which has seldom been.” The son of a seafaring father, Richard Julius Herman Krebs, a.k.a. Jan Valtin, came of age as a bicycle messenger during a maritime rebellion. His life as an intimate insider account of the dramatic events of 1920’s and 1930s, where he rose both within the ranks of the Communist Party and on the Gestapo hit list. Known for his honesty and incredible memory, Krebs dedicated his life to the Communist Party, rising to a position as head of maritime, organizing worldwide for the Comintern, only to flee the Party and Europe to evade his own comrade’s attempts to kill him. As a professional revolutionary, agitator, spy and would-be assassin, Krebs traveled the globe from Germany to China, India to Sierra Leon, Moscow to the United States where a botched assassination attempt landed him a stint in San Quentin. From his spellbinding account of artful deception to gain release from a Nazi prison and his work as a double-agent within the Gestapo, to his vivid depiction of a Communist Party fraught with intrigue and subterfuge, Krebs gives an unflinching portrayal of the internal machinations of both parties. |
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... COURIER TO THE ORIENT 116 Chapter Twelve — FROM SHANGHAI TO SAN QUENTIN 125 Book Two — THE DANCE OF DARKNESS 141 Chapter Thirteen — NEW WEAPONS 141 Chapter Fourteen — THE INFALLIBLES 152 Chapter Fifteen — FIRELEI 163 Chapter Sixteen ...
... COURIER TO THE ORIENT 116 Chapter Twelve — FROM SHANGHAI TO SAN QUENTIN 125 Book Two — THE DANCE OF DARKNESS 141 Chapter Thirteen — NEW WEAPONS 141 Chapter Fourteen — THE INFALLIBLES 152 Chapter Fifteen — FIRELEI 163 Chapter Sixteen ...
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... courier group deserted at once. I doubt that their motive was fear. They simply went off to get closer glimpses of the battle. All that day curious mobs were dodging around street corners, undeterred by bullets whining past their ears ...
... courier group deserted at once. I doubt that their motive was fear. They simply went off to get closer glimpses of the battle. All that day curious mobs were dodging around street corners, undeterred by bullets whining past their ears ...
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... courier service and other confidential work. Returning ashore at the end of the day, each “activist” wrote a detailed report on the ships he had visited that day. At headquarters these reports were copied and filed. These shipping files ...
... courier service and other confidential work. Returning ashore at the end of the day, each “activist” wrote a detailed report on the ships he had visited that day. At headquarters these reports were copied and filed. These shipping files ...
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... courier with a supply of women's clothing. Disguised as girls and escorted by the seamen, the three fugitives boarded the ship at night and were safely hidden in a space formed by large crates in hold number one. They reached New York ...
... courier with a supply of women's clothing. Disguised as girls and escorted by the seamen, the three fugitives boarded the ship at night and were safely hidden in a space formed by large crates in hold number one. They reached New York ...
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... on the locks as the Fredenhagen passed into the Kiel Canal. I handed our smuggling profits to the Party courier. My ship went to Bremen. Before she left on her next voyage, I had aboard, again through Party funds, almost two.
... on the locks as the Fredenhagen passed into the Kiel Canal. I handed our smuggling profits to the Party courier. My ship went to Bremen. Before she left on her next voyage, I had aboard, again through Party funds, almost two.
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Out of the Night: The Memoir of Richard Julius Herman Krebs Alias Jan Valtin Jan Valtin Limited preview - 2004 |
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