Soldiers, Spies, and the Rat Line

Download or read book Soldiers, Spies, and the Rat Line written by James V. Milano and published by Potomac Books. This book was released on 1995 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is the story of the secret beginnings of the cold war in Europe. It concerns intelligence operations carried out for the U.S. Army in Austria immediately after World War II -- before the CIA come on the scene -- and the?rat line? that was used to smuggle Soviet deserters to South America. The operation was kept secret from civil officials of the U.S. government, and from most military officers, and remained hidden for nearly forty years"--Preface.