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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... STRIKE OUT 29 Chapter Four — SMUGGLING FOR THE COMINTERN 39 Chapter Five — “DID YOU EVER KILLA MAN?” 48 Chapter Six — SCAPEGOATS ON THE BARRICADES 60 Chapter Seven — RED VAGABONDAGE 73 Chapter Eight — PASSAGE TO CONSPIRACY 85 Chapter ...
... STRIKE OUT 29 Chapter Four — SMUGGLING FOR THE COMINTERN 39 Chapter Five — “DID YOU EVER KILLA MAN?” 48 Chapter Six — SCAPEGOATS ON THE BARRICADES 60 Chapter Seven — RED VAGABONDAGE 73 Chapter Eight — PASSAGE TO CONSPIRACY 85 Chapter ...
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... ” he said, “you'd have waited all of two years for your turn to ship out.” “They killed a man up there,” I said. “That's all right, you'll get used to that...Let's have a beer.” Chapter Three — I STRIKE OUT I wandered about aimlessly,
... ” he said, “you'd have waited all of two years for your turn to ship out.” “They killed a man up there,” I said. “That's all right, you'll get used to that...Let's have a beer.” Chapter Three — I STRIKE OUT I wandered about aimlessly,
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Jan Valtin. Chapter Three — I STRIKE OUT I wandered about aimlessly, thinking what to do. Shall I run away from this diseased country? Or shall I join the forces which are actively attacking the wrongs that made my blood ... STRIKE OUT 29.
Jan Valtin. Chapter Three — I STRIKE OUT I wandered about aimlessly, thinking what to do. Shall I run away from this diseased country? Or shall I join the forces which are actively attacking the wrongs that made my blood ... STRIKE OUT 29.
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... strikes into a general strike, which in turn was to be the prelude to armed insurrection. An emissary of Radek, an ascetic-looking, fair-haired Russian named Kommissarenko, outlined the plans in a meeting of all communist forces in the ...
... strikes into a general strike, which in turn was to be the prelude to armed insurrection. An emissary of Radek, an ascetic-looking, fair-haired Russian named Kommissarenko, outlined the plans in a meeting of all communist forces in the ...
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... strike and armed rising in the struggle for power.” I did not sleep that night. Between eleven and three my brigade was busy painting strike slogans in six-foot letters on the sides of ships and quays. In groups of four men we went out ...
... strike and armed rising in the struggle for power.” I did not sleep that night. Between eleven and three my brigade was busy painting strike slogans in six-foot letters on the sides of ships and quays. In groups of four men we went out ...
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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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