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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... train and choose our cadres,” he said. “We believe in pushing young blood to the fore. We believe in youth, bold, disciplined youth.” “I shan't disappoint you,” I replied. “Remember, a campaign is not a matter of leaflets and meetings ...
... train and choose our cadres,” he said. “We believe in pushing young blood to the fore. We believe in youth, bold, disciplined youth.” “I shan't disappoint you,” I replied. “Remember, a campaign is not a matter of leaflets and meetings ...
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... train to Viborg,” I demanded. He handed me a hundred Finmark note. “We are dissolving our firm,” he said. “There have been some arrests. You must notify our friends in Hamburg. They must never, never forget that Finland is a fascist ...
... train to Viborg,” I demanded. He handed me a hundred Finmark note. “We are dissolving our firm,” he said. “There have been some arrests. You must notify our friends in Hamburg. They must never, never forget that Finland is a fascist ...
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Jan Valtin. train and arrived in Viborg in time to catch my steamer, the Fredenhagen. After four days I was discharged in Bremen. No reasons for my discharge were given. I hastened to Hamburg to report to Walter and Hugo Marx. They had ...
Jan Valtin. train and arrived in Viborg in time to catch my steamer, the Fredenhagen. After four days I was discharged in Bremen. No reasons for my discharge were given. I hastened to Hamburg to report to Walter and Hugo Marx. They had ...
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... train to Hamburg, and was naive enough to rush to Party headquarters to contact Hugo Marx. The ground burned under my feet. Something had to be done with Maria Schipora. I found Hugo Marx, and reported my discovery of a traitor in the ...
... train to Hamburg, and was naive enough to rush to Party headquarters to contact Hugo Marx. The ground burned under my feet. Something had to be done with Maria Schipora. I found Hugo Marx, and reported my discovery of a traitor in the ...
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... train until the arrival of the guards he had summoned. Surrounded by officials and station detectives, he swept through the station to the waiting automobile of the War Ministry. After the decisive defeat of the German Communist Party ...
... train until the arrival of the guards he had summoned. Surrounded by officials and station detectives, he swept through the station to the waiting automobile of the War Ministry. After the decisive defeat of the German Communist Party ...
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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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