Codename Tricycle: The True Story of the Second World War's

Codename Tricycle: The True Story of the Second World War's Most Extraordinary Double Agent
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A colourful portrait of a celebrated, glamorous and daring man who epitomized everything about the life of a spy â€” and was quite possibly the inspiration for James Bond.

A wealthy lawyer, debonair ladiesâ€™ man, consummate actor, and courageous gambler, Dusko Popov played the role of playboy among the top echelons of British society to become one of Germanyâ€™s most trusted spies. In fact, he was one of Britainâ€™s most successful double agents and, some say, the inspiration for James Bond.

With full access to FBI and MI5 records, along with private family papers, his incredible adventures can now be told authoritatively for the first time. Recruited by the Abwehr in 1940, 27-year-old Popov immediately offered his services to the British. His code-name was Tricycle.

Throughout the war he fed the Germans with a constant stream of military â€œintelligence,â€ all vetted by MI5, and came to be viewed as their most important and reliable agent in Britain. But when he was ordered by the Abwehr to the United States to report on the defences at Pearl Harbor, J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the FBI, failed to heed his warnings, distrusting all spies and detesting Popov in particular whom he considered to be a â€œmoral degenerate.â€
Country USA
Brand Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer Pimlico
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber new18-03-012016-b0014032
ReleaseDate 2005-09-26
UnitCount 1
Format International Edition
EANs 9781844130887

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer	Pimlico
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	new18-03-012016-b0014032
ReleaseDate	2005-09-26
UnitCount	1
Format	International Edition
EANs	9781844130887

Codename Tricycle: The True Story of the Second World War's Most Extraordinary Double Agent

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