Another eight-by-fifteen room. Three steel tablets meant as beds. One sink, one toilet, one small mirror embedded into the concrete, no bars, one opaque window. It was cold in the cellnot freezing, but 45 degrees Fahrenheit, kept at that temperature to make me miserable. I paced for a while. Nervous. Upset. Confused. Unable to sleep. Everything in the world went through my mind: I will get out of here, I won't get out of here, best-case scenario, worst-case scenario...
I lay down on the mattress, under the blanket, and was so cold that I had to put on my sport coat to keep from shivering. It was dim but not dark, as there was a light on in my cell that never went out. Every few minutes the quality of light coming from outside the opaque glass would change, and I guessed that the guards were checking in on me, making sure I hadn't tried to commit suicide or send a message from the Flash Gordon transmitter concealed in my wedding ring....
There was no sleep that night.
from TORPEDOED
He was an innocent man: Edmond Popeformer Naval Intelligence officer, then private businessman, in Russia looking for some answers. Little did he know that he was looking in some very dangerous places.
There was the top-secret operation: Western military and intelligence agencies out to steal one of Russia's crown jewelsthe plans to a submarine torpedo that traveled an astonishing 300 miles per hour.
There was the new man in charge: Vladimir Putinformer head of the KGB, now boss of all Russia and a man who wanted to set an example at almost any cost.
It would all come together, and the result would be an incredible story of duplicity, secrets, and lies. Now, for the first time ever, Edmond Pope tells the real story of what led to his becoming the first American since Francis Gary Powers to be convicted of espionage in Russia. Combining a gripping account of his arrest, trial, and 253-day imprisonment with a deeply disturbing look at today's Russiawhere you can trust no one, and everything is for salehis book reads like a John Le Carré novel come to life. And with a large dollop of espionageinsider information and secret submarine warfare technology, Pope's enthralling memoir will also remind readers of the best of Tom Clancy or Blind Man's Bluff.
Torpedoed reveals that the new Russia isn't that different from the old, that a fresh Cold War is brewing, and that Americans in Russia are at risk. With vivid portraits of Russians devoted to framing an American and Americans devoted to justicePope's wife Cheri first and foremost among them it moves from dank Moscow prison cells to the White House to the inner rooms of the Kremlin. And like the secret torpedo in question, Edmond Pope's harrowing story races to a conclusion of devastating impact.
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Another eight-by-fifteen room. Three steel tablets meant as beds. One sink, one toilet, one small mirror embedded into the concrete, no bars, one opaque window. It was cold in the cellnot freezing, but 45 degrees Fahrenheit, kept at that temperature to make me miserable. I paced for a while. Nervous. Upset. Confused. Unable to sleep. Everything in the world went through my mind: I will get out of here, I won't get out of here, best-case scenario, worst-case scenario...
I lay down on the mattress, under the blanket, and was so cold that I had to put on my sport coat to keep from shivering. It was dim but not dark, as there was a light on in my cell that never went out. Every few minutes the quality of light coming from outside the opaque glass would change, and I guessed that the guards were checking in on me, making sure I hadn't tried to commit suicide or send a message from the Flash Gordon transmitter concealed in my wedding ring....
There was no sleep that night.
from TORPEDOED
He was an innocent man: Edmond Popeformer Naval Intelligence officer, then private businessman, in Russia looking for some answers. Little did he know that he was looking in some very dangerous places.
There was the top-secret operation: Western military and intelligence agencies out to steal one of Russia's crown jewelsthe plans to a submarine torpedo that traveled an astonishing 300 miles per hour.
There was the new man in charge: Vladimir Putinformer head of the KGB, now boss of all Russia and a man who wanted to set an example at almost any cost.
It would all come together, and the result would be an incredible story of duplicity, secrets, and lies. Now, for the first time ever, Edmond Pope tells the real story of what led to his becoming the first American since Francis Gary Powers to be convicted of espionage in Russia. Combining a gripping account of his arrest, trial, and 253-day imprisonment with a deeply disturbing look at today's Russiawhere you can trust no one, and everything is for salehis book reads like a John Le Carré novel come to life. And with a large dollop of espionageinsider information and secret submarine warfare technology, Pope's enthralling memoir will also remind readers of the best of Tom Clancy or Blind Man's Bluff.
Torpedoed reveals that the new Russia isn't that different from the old, that a fresh Cold War is brewing, and that Americans in Russia are at risk. With vivid portraits of Russians devoted to framing an American and Americans devoted to justicePope's wife Cheri first and foremost among them it moves from dank Moscow prison cells to the White House to the inner rooms of the Kremlin. And like the secret torpedo in question, Edmond Pope's harrowing story races to a conclusion of devastating impact.
Imprint | Little, Brown |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | November 2001 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | November 2001 |
Authors | Pope |
Dimensions | 244 x 161 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 272 |
Edition | illustrated edition |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-316-34873-7 |
Barcode | 9780316348737 |
Categories | |
LSN | 0-316-34873-2 |