The Polish Officer.

ALAN FURST

Publication: Random House, 1995, New York

First edition. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in dust jacket. Capt. Alexander de Milja is a chameleon. A cartographer by profession, de Milja works as an intelligence officer in the Polish underground at the outset of WW II. When the Germans discover de Milja's identity in Poland, he goes to France and later Russia to continue his work. De Milja's disguises are many, he passes as a Russian writer, a Czech coal merchant, and a Polish horse breeder, and he embraces each persona completely as he goes about the business of espionage and sabotage. De Milja comes across as a genuine individual who, in his weaker moments, grapples with his desire to give up the fight. This well-written, realistic novel paints a vivid picture of the grayness and despair of the German occupation. "Beautifully written, powerfully imagined, and riveting as pure story....The book is a triumph. --Charles McCarry."

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