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Commander John A. Fahey, USN
(ret.), served as an American Liaison Officer to the Soviet Army in East Germany in the 1960s. In the 1970's
and 1980's he led many Old Dominion University study tours to the Soviet Union, studied in a Moscow State University program,
and conducted a site visit to Moscow for an American contractor. A Russian linguist, Professor Fahey enjoyed a special relationship
with the Russian people. Commander John A. Fahey is
the author of: Licensed to Spy; Kremlin Kapers; Wasn't I the Lucky One; Berlin Wall Flower; and, Maverick
on the School Board.
According to the book description of
Kremlin Kapers, “Fahey's provides a firsthand account of his activities and adventures
in Russia during the Cold War. In the 1960s Fahey served as an American liaison officer to the Soviet army in East Germany.
In the 1970s and 1980s he led many university study tours to the Soviet Union, studied in a Moscow State University program,
and conducted a site visit to Moscow for and American contractor. This book, with 37 photographs, highlights some of the fascinating
situations Fahey encountered in Russia. During the Cold War American tourism to the Soviet Union languished both because of
a poor relationship between the United States and Russian governments and the fear of even a temporarily short stay under
a Communist government. Yet, visitors, especially Americans. during this period were welcomed. It was a fun time when foreign
visitors could feel safer than alone in their home city streets at night. Kremlin Kapers relates
some fascinating situations encountered behind the Iron Curtain in the Soviet Union during the Cold War.”
According to the book description
of Licensed to Spy, “John Fahey's firsthand account of his activities as a U.S. naval
officer in East Germany during the Cold War is a must-read for everyone who enjoys true-life spy stories. A tale of overt
reconnaissance, high-speed car chases, shootings, and detentions, Licensed to Spy chronicles Fahey's two years in the
midst of twenty-two divisions of Soviet troops behind the Iron Curtain. As a member of a military liaison mission established
in a little-known 1947 agreement between U.S. and Soviet forces, Fahey was legally permitted to perform surveillance in East
Germany and took advantage of the opportunity to conduct dangerous intelligence missions. With this book Fahey takes the reader into the Soviet military psyche during the height
of Cold War relations with the United States. A Russian linguist as well as a spy, the author served as an interpreter and
delegate in high-level meetings between heads of the Soviet and American armies. His detailed account provides an intimate
view of the Russian military officer and his life of intrigue inside a Communist country. Illustrating the tale are twenty-two
photographs, published here for the first time.”
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