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Deep Undercover

My Secret Life and Tangled Allegiances as a KGB Spy in America

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Deep Undercover

By: Jack Barsky, Cindy Coloma
Narrated by: Stephen Bowlby
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One decision can end everything...or lead to unlikely redemption.

Millions watched the CBS 60 Minutes special on Jack Barsky in 2015. Now, in this fascinating memoir, the Soviet KGB agent tells his story of gut-wrenching choices, appalling betrayals, his turbulent inner world, and the secret life he lived for years without getting caught.

On October 8, 1978, a Canadian national by the name of William Dyson stepped off a plane at O'Hare International Airport and proceeded toward customs and immigration.

Two days later, William Dyson ceased to exist.

The identity was a KGB forgery, used to get one of their own - a young, ambitious East German agent - into the United States.

The plan succeeded, and the spy's new identity was born: Jack Barsky. He would work undercover for the next decade, carrying out secret operations during the Cold War years - until a surprising shift in his allegiance challenged everything he thought he believed.

Deep Undercover reveals the secret life of this man without a country and tells the story no one ever expected him to tell.

©2017 Jack Barsky (P)2017 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Americas Christian Living Christianity Freedom & Security Politics & Government United States Espionage Aviation Transportation Thought-Provoking

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Interesting story, the last hour is very convenient for the author. Oh now I’ve religion I’ve no shame for my past

Interesting

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This honest retelling of a man's journey out of the GDR and into the American dream is fascinating. There is little to no political bias and if opinion is given, it is well labelled as such. I felt the book hit a low point in the last few chapters after the author received his religious revelation and then went on to lecture the reader on how loving Jesus is the only way. Could have done without that.

Factual and human

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An interesting listen, with a fascinating insight into east/west spying tactics. It lost its way towards the last couple of chapters with a lot of religious references and focus. Not exactly what I expected, but an enjoyable listen overall.

Interesting to start with, but…..

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It was an amazing real-life Spy story. I was amazed that there was nothing common with James Bond and other Hollywood Spy productions.

Amazing real-life Spy Story

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I don’t normally leave a review but this was an incredible book! Well worth a read.

Incredible!

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For a intelligent man, the last few chapters are just bizarre. How he’s swapped one brainwashing for a religious one! How he’s telling us without God, mankind cannot be good. Errrrr I beg to differ. Skip the weird ending & the rest is a great listen!

Bizarre ending chapters

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I loved how it showed the perspective of a innocent criminal who wanted a loving life

Highly recommend

Brilliant book

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Booked from start to (almost) finish. Last few religious chapters could be skipped, the rest was brilliant.

Amazing Story

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Highly detailed and very honest story of a life. An open window to the insight of the most secretive profession.

Stunning!

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it was good until the bible bashing started. I couldn't finish, pity I was enjoying it. it just became too much.

until the end

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