DOUBLE AGENT, The First Hero of World War II and How the FBI Outwitted and Destroyed a Nazi Spy Ring.
New York, Published by Scribner, 2014. First edition.8vo.pp.viii + 338 + black & white photographs including epilogue, acknowledgments, notes and index. Some minor foxing to foredges and end papers else very good Black quarter cloth binding with red paper boards in original pictorial dust wrapper. Item #195349
ISBN: 9781451667950
"Double Agent" by Peter Duffy tells the riveting true story of William G. Sebold, the first double agent in FBI history. In 1940, Sebold, a naturalized American of German birth, was coerced into becoming a spy for Nazi Germany. However, upon returning to the United States, he contacted the FBI and agreed to work as a double agent. Sebold played a crucial role in a sophisticated counter-espionage operation that led to the arrest and conviction of 33 Nazi spies, significantly weakening German intelligence operations in the U.S. during World War II. Duffy's well-researched narrative highlights Sebold's bravery and the intricate spycraft of the time, offering a compelling account of espionage and counterintelligence efforts that had a lasting impact on the war.
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