With clear, reticent prose and his trademark mastery of historical detail, Furst brings vividly to life this WWII-era tale of espionage and bravery, chronicling the work of the Polish underground in Poland, France and the Ukraine....see it on www.amazon.com
Mike Carter's motorcycle odyssey gets tangled up in red tape at the Ukrainian border, and he is forced to face up to his anti-social tendencies....more
Generals aren't much in evidence in this Black Sea city today, but balmy old Yalta is once again, after the long interruption of the Soviet era, a place where the East European moneyed classes go to unwind....more
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