{"product_id":"the-mission-cia-in-the-balkans-9780595657322","title":"The Mission: CIA in the Balkans","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): R. E. Estes\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Thrillers - Espionage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIvan Kolev claws an opening under a barbed wire fence in a driving rain and escapes from Communist Bulgaria to Greece, and into a Greek Army ambush. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKolev's freedom is short-lived. After weeks of interrogation, the CIA recruits him to return to Bulgaria clandestinely on an espionage mission.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe trains physically for months in the rugged mountains of northern Greece shepherded by a tough Greek, a former guerilla fighter. Then, when proficient in the use of a pistol, map, compass and camera, he is dispatched by the CIA to Bulgaria.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnter the world of Cold War espionage as Kolev voluntarily surrenders to the Bulgarian Intelligence Service and agrees to become a double agent, a decision that exposes him to violence and the risk of death, and one that changes his life forever.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mission\u003c\/i\u003e also portrays the rarely told story of the reality of life in the CIA's clandestine service; the dangers its operations officers face and the impact on their personal lives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45117598367895,"sku":"9780595657322","price":1656.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780595657322.webp?v=1767273309","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-mission-cia-in-the-balkans-9780595657322","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}