The French Deception - by Edward Wilson (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

It is 1962 and MI6 are covertly monitoring top-secret communications between Washington and Paris. Owing to intelligence passed on by a Russian defector, President Kennedy warns de Gaulle that the French government has been deeply penetrated by undercover Soviet agents. The potential rift between the West's two most powerful allies could split NATO during a time of growing Soviet threat. Faced with the danger of Britain becoming a pawn sacrifice in a nuclear exchange, William Catesby is dispatched to America to report on what is happening - and, if necessary, to take covert action.

About the Author

Edward Wilson is a native of Baltimore. He studied International Relations on a US Army scholarship and later served as a Special Forces officer in Vietnam. He received the Army Commendation Medal with 'V' for his part in rescuing wounded Vietnamese soldiers from a minefield. His other decorations include the Bronze Star and the Combat Infantryman's Badge. After leaving the Army, Wilson became an expatriate and gave up US nationality to become a British citizen. He has also lived and worked in Germany and France, and was a post-graduate student at Edinburgh University. He now lives in Suffolk where he taught English and Modern Languages for thirty years.