The Looking Glass War - Couverture souple

Le Carre, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0553236938 ISBN 13 : 9780553236934

Editeur : Bantam Books, 1984

Synopsis

Book by Le Carre John

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

During the Second World War, the Departmnet made a name for itself, running agents and missions behind enemy lines. Twenty years on, it is obselete, run down and in fear of its very existence when the suspicious death of an agent in Finalnd and the loss of some vital film bring a stay of execution.Convinced that they have stumbled on an undiscovered Soviet military installation, the Department's men decide to mount an operation in East Germany. Terrified that they will be ordered to hand the case to the more modern, larger service that threatens to engulf them, they strive desperately to keep their decision secret.Re-recruiting Fred Leiser, a German-speaking Pole and former wartime agent now in his forties, they train and equip him, and infiltrate him by night across the Iron Curtain into East Germany. But are the leftover men of the Department marching to the music of the old war rather than the new.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

How long was it since the Department had mounted an operation? Too long. Now it has a job on its hands. Uncertain evidence suggests Soviet missiles being put in place close to the German border, while vital film has gone missing and a courier is dead.

The Department has to find an old hand who will prove its mettle. Fred Leiser, a German-speaking Pole turned Englishman, once a qualified radio-operator, now something in the motor trade, must be called back to the colours and sent East ...

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Bantam Books
• Date d'édition: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0553236938
• ISBN 13: 9780553236934
• Reliure: Poche