A Dark Path to Freedom - Ruzi Nazar from the Red Army to the CIA

The startling biography of a native Turkestani whose pursuit of self-determination for his country saw him serve the Nazis in World War II, the Red Army, and the CIA at the height of the Cold War.

About the author

Enver Altayli is one of Turkey's leading specialists on Central Asia and a former intelligence officer. A close friend of Rusi Nazar for over half a century, his biography is based on many weeks of recorded interviews, as well as his own scholarship on Turkistan and the history of espionage during the Cold War.

Summary

The startling biography of a native Turkestani whose pursuit of self-determination for his country saw him serve the Nazis in World War II, the Red Army, and the CIA at the height of the Cold War.

Product details

• Authors: Enver Altayl, Enver Altayli, Altayli Enver
• Assisted by: David Barchard (Translation)
• Publisher: Hurst Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2017
• EAN: 9781849046978
• ISBN: 978-1-84904-697-8
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Military / General, 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Geopolitics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, Central Asia, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Far-left political ideologies and movements, Modern warfare, Biography: historical, political and military, The Cold War, Marxism & Communism, Cold wars and proxy conflicts, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General