· The Polish Officer, a novel published by Alan Furst twenty years ago, is an excellent study in the vagaries of Polish history, defined so much by being trapped between Germany and Russia. More than that, this is a novel replete with knowledge of WWII throughout Europe, with as much action occurring in France as Poland/5. The Polish Officer is the third of Alan Furst's historically authentic espionage novels set in s and 40s Europe. His previous two novels, Night Soldiers and Darkstar, dealt with Eastern Europeans being squeezed by the competing demands of fascism and communism for the destiny of their souls/5(). · The heroes of Alan Furst’s novels include a Bulgarian defector from the Soviet intelligence service, a foreign correspondent for Pravda, a Polish cartographer who works for the army general staff, a French producer of gangster films, and a Hungarian émigré who works with a diplomat at the Hungarian legation in bltadwin.ru: Random House Publishing Group.
The Polish Officer (Night Soldiers, #3) Published October 9th by Random House Trade Paperbacks. Paperback, pages. Author (s): Alan Furst. ISBN: (ISBN ) Edition language: English. THE POLISH OFFICER. by Alan Furst ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 1, Furst (Dark Star, , etc.) has shown that he can produce an espionage tale that sloughs off the coil of genre. But his new book—hugely ambitious and masterfully written—ups the ante. For starters, the author understands, with astounding breadth of vision (his historical. by Alan Furst. Phoenix, April pages. GBP. ISBN: Buy in the UK | Buy in Canada. THE POLISH OFFICER isn't your usual run-of-the-mill spy novel. For starters, the UK and the US, usually the stock stars in thrillers, are relegated to a more than distant supporting cast. Instead the story focuses, surprise, surprise, on Poland.
The Polish Officer, a novel published by Alan Furst twenty years ago, is an excellent study in the vagaries of Polish history, defined so much by being trapped between Germany and Russia. More than that, this is a novel replete with knowledge of WWII throughout Europe, with as much action occurring in France as Poland. THE POLISH OFFICER. by Alan Furst ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 1, Furst (Dark Star, , etc.) has shown that he can produce an espionage tale that sloughs off the coil of genre. But his new book—hugely ambitious and masterfully written—ups the ante. For starters, the author understands, with astounding breadth of vision (his historical erudition is endless), what WW II was all about: murderous, megalomaniacal Nazi thugs enslaving whole populations while the free world fiddled. About the Author. Alan Furst, an acknowledged master of the European espionage thriller, has produced a stunning achievement in The Polish Officer: dark, evocative, authentic, and taut with suspense. Hometown: Sag Harbor, New York. Place of Birth.
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