From Warsaw with Love

Pomfret's book is eye-opening in the best sense...colorful...disquieting. --The Washington Post An eye-opening account of America's relations with Poland and its intelligence service...A lively and insightful exploration of an overlooked international alliance. --Kirkus Reviews, *starred review* Written in crisp, novelistic prose, this is an insightful study of the ins and outs of international spycraft. --Publishers Weekly In his revealing behind-the-scenes account...Pomfret draws strong portraits of principal spies and diplomats on both sides, and recounts significant events, including Poland's daring rescue of six high-value American diplomats from Kuwait during the Gulf War. All in all, an important contribution to the study of U.S.-European relations. --Booklist Hold onto your hats for a journey of espionage, bravery, great escapes and jolting change at the hands of Polish and American intelligence officers. John Pomfret's From Warsaw With Love takes you on a gripping roller-coaster ride through the final years of the Cold War and into the blinding sunlight of a new age. This is an odyssey not to be missed. --David E. Hoffman, Pulitzer-prize winning author of The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal Put down your John le Carre, Pomfret's book is the real deal. --Alex Storozynski, Chairman of the Kosciuszko Foundation and author of The Peasant Prince: Thaddeus Kosciuszko and the Age of Revolution From Warsaw with Love is a real-life and riveting spy story. John Pomfret reveals how American spymasters seduced the Poles away from the embrace of the KGB, and enlisted them in American adventures and misadventures from Iraq to North Korea to a CIA black site. The cast of characters comes wonderfully alive. I loved this book and learned so much. --Barbara Demick, author of Eat the Buddha: Life and Death in a Tibetan Town and Nothing to Envy: Real Lives in North Korea From Warsaw With Love is more than an amazing piece of reporting. It deserves to be read by as many as possible. --Nicholas Meyer, author of The Seven-Per-Cent Solution and director of Star Trek ll: The Wrath of Khan and Time After Time An astonishing account of one of the most consequential spy-agency collaborations since the Cold War. Fast-paced, with startling revelations and exquisite storytelling, From Warsaw with Love is a portrait of an unlikely and largely secretive relationship between Americans and Poles, spanning dozens of operations ranging from daring rescue missions to a 'black site' prison for suspected terrorists. For Poland, the journey underscores the rewards and occasionally painful costs of loyalty. --Joby Warrick, Pulitzer-prize winning author of Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS Sometimes former enemies make the best of friends...Brilliant reporting that reveals a riveting and untold chapter of our modern history. --Samuel M. Katz, New York Times bestselling author of Under Fire: The Untold Story of the Attack in Benghazi In an age of cyber attacks and satellite surveillance, the central role of human intelligence can be lost and forgotten. Through spy tales riveting to experts and novices alike, John Pomfret reminds us of the harrowing and sometimes shocking work of operatives in the little-known but enormously impactful partnership between US and Polish intelligence. From Iraq to Afghanistan to Europe and beyond, the former adversaries had thrilling victories, agonizing misses, and troubling betrayals. --Jim Sciutto, Anchor and Chief National Security Correspondent for CNN