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I Pledge Allegiance...The True Story of the Walkers : An American Spy Family
I Pledge AllegianceThe True Story of the Walkers An American Spy Family Author:Howard Blum The True Story of the Walkers: An American Spy Family — Here is an espionage story that is shocking because it's the true account of John Anthony Walker, a Navy Communications expert, who recruited his son, his wife, his brother & his best friend to form the most damaging spy ring in American history. — Drawing on his access to key g... more »overnment documents, intelligence officials, and family members, the author reveals the inside story of the Walker spy ring and the shocking saga of the Walker family.
The author writes of Johnny Walker, the flamboyant mastermind of one of the most damaging spy rings in U.S. history, "His only loyalty was to the elaborate game he was playing." Unlike John Barron's Breaking the Ring ( LJ 4/1/87), Blum's extensively documented account concentrates on the personalities involved. Most attention is devoted to Johnny, a former Navy warrant officer who sold top secret codes and technical manuals to the Soviets for 17 years before his ex-wife exposed the operation, which by that time included their son Mike, Johnny's brother Art, and a friend.« less