Out of the NightAlliance Book Corporation, 1941 - 749 pages Story of a German who worked as an agent for the Communists against the Nazis. |
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Page 179
... prison in a mutinous mood , breathing and talking rebellion , and thinking of ways of escape . A man in prison is supposed to rot . Prisons are built to break men , and when a man is broken , society has consummated its revenge . But I ...
... prison in a mutinous mood , breathing and talking rebellion , and thinking of ways of escape . A man in prison is supposed to rot . Prisons are built to break men , and when a man is broken , society has consummated its revenge . But I ...
Page 614
... prison guards into helpless pawns in the hands of their communist charges . There were six or seven of them in the Hamburg prison . A single command from Tonio could make them jump like frightened bell - boys . It was a grim business ...
... prison guards into helpless pawns in the hands of their communist charges . There were six or seven of them in the Hamburg prison . A single command from Tonio could make them jump like frightened bell - boys . It was a grim business ...
Page 619
... prison organization did not even relinquish its hold on a comrade after his release . Many , after serving their sentences , were not released ; if the Gestapo considered them still dangerous , it sent them from prison straight to ...
... prison organization did not even relinquish its hold on a comrade after his release . Many , after serving their sentences , were not released ; if the Gestapo considered them still dangerous , it sent them from prison straight to ...
Contents
SAILORS WAY | 18 |
STRIKE OUT | 33 |
SMUGGLING FOR THE COMINTERN | 45 |
Copyright | |
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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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Bibliographic information
| Title | Out of the Night |
| Author | Jan Valtin |
| Publisher | Alliance Book Corporation, 1941 |
| Length | 749 pages |
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