"A spy has feelings like any other man. As you will see from my story, he falls in love, gives way to the same passions, has moments of black despair and great jubilation. But, unlike other men, he walks hand in hand with fear...one error of judgment can lead him to the scaffold."--from the book
September 1944. Germany is burning at both ends, and the Third Reich is crumbling. Word has drifted back to Berlin that the Americans are testing a secret weapon of unbelievable destruction, a weapon that will win the war. The Fuhrer himself calls upon agent 146 in a last-ditch effort to sabotage America's atomic program. Two months later, a German U-boat surfaces off the coast of Maine, and a fascinating game of cat and mouse ensues as the FBI attempts to close in on the elusive Nazi spy.
Never before published in the United States, Agent 146 is a spellbinding memoir of espionage under the Third Reich. With fascinating accounts of the Nazi's plans to sabotage the Allies--from sending in commandos to capture Gibraltar to blowing up the Panama Canal--this is a must-read for any World War II history buff.
About the Author :
Erich Gimpel was recruited by the Third Reich to spy on America. He was caught in New York in January 1945 and sentenced to hang but was given a last-minute reprieve. He served ten years in the Fort Leavenworth and Alcatraz prisons then returned home to Germany where he wrote his memoir.
Simon Vance is an award-winning actor and an AudioFile Golden Voice with over fifty Earphones Awards and thirteen prestigious Audie Awards. He was named Booklist's very first Voice of Choice in 2008 and an AudioFile Best Voice of 2009.
Charles Whiting is a prolific writer of military fiction and nonfiction, having sold some 3-1/2 million copies in the UK alone and has been translated into most European languages. His nonfiction books include West Wall, The Battle for Hitler's Siegfried Line, '44: In Combat from Normandy to the Ardennes, The Battle of Hurtgen Forest, The Last Assault, Bloody Aachen, Decision at St Vith, and many others.
Review :
"Anyone aspiring to be a spy ought to read this book. Erich Gimpel impressively catalogs the strains and stresses of spying as well as the good times."
-- "Houston Chronicle"
"Much of the book makes for breathless reading...The passages describing his scheduled execution read like something out of Poe...Anyone with the remotest interest in WWII or espionage should find this memoir exciting reading."
-- "Publishers Weekly"
"Makes a riveting espionage story...Gimpel's account seems too fantastic to be true, and he tells it with a certain flair."
-- "Boston Globe"
"This spy's memoir will be popular not only with the traditional espionage audience but also with those hooked on current news about military tribunals, American defectors, and terrorists."
-- "Booklist"
"With spies, as with everyone else, it's the journey, not the goal, that is interesting. Agent 146's journey makes for exceptionally compelling reading."
-- "Philadelphia Inquirer"
"A spy has feelings like any other man. As you will see from my story, he falls in love, gives way to the same passions, has moments of black despair and great jubilation. But, unlike other men, he walks hand in hand with fear...one error of judgment can lead him to the scaffold."
-- "from the book"
