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Karl Wegener

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Cleveland, Ohio, The United States

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Karl Wegener is an American author who served as a Russian linguist in the United States Army Security Agency and with the Intelligence & Security Command during the Cold War. He also served as a combat interrogator in the United States Air Force Intelligence Service Reserve.

Upon leaving active duty, he served as an intelligence and targeting analyst and worked on issues that included Soviet and Warsaw Pact force readiness, Soviet tactical and strategic missile system deployment and doctrine, and nuclear weapons logistics.

With the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union, he began a nearly 30-year career in marketing and advertising. He was a vice president of marketing and product planning for a large Japanese consumer elec ...more

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Average rating: 4.64 · 76 ratings · 48 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Operation Nightfall: The Web of Spies 4.58 avg rating — 50 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Writing a Sequel to Grown Men Cry Out at Night

I'm working away at the sequel for Grown Men Cry Out at Night, another work of historical fiction set during the Cold War, based on true events.

In March 1955, Nikita Khrushchev, First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and Nikolai Bulganin, Chairman of the Soviet Council of Ministers signed government decree no. 589-365. Their action set in motion one of the most secret military Read more of this blog post »

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Karl Wegener liked Daniel Moreno's review of Operation Nightfall: The Web of Spies: "A thrilling read Author Karl Wegener has crafted a spy thriller that feels thrilling and raw. The setting of Poland in 1948 is vividly portrayed; it made me feel the tension of the post-war chaos. The plot is complex but not confusing, weaving histori" Read more of this review »
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Karl Wegener liked Margarita Garcia's review of Operation Nightfall: The Web of Spies: "Totally engaging novel. This novel surprised me in the best way. I picked it up expecting a typical spy story, but it’s so much more. The writing is sharp, and the tension is palpable throughout. I loved how Luba and Natalie’s courage and intelligence" Read more of this review »
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A Remarkable Military History Told By A Writer Who Lived It Special Forces Berlin: Clandestine Cold War Operations of the U.S. Army’s Elite, 1956-1990 by James Stejskal is the history of a unique, and quite possibly the most remarkable military unit t ...more
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Karl Wegener and 2 other people liked Michael Martz's review of Grown Men Cry Out at Night: ""Grown Men Cry Out at Night" is rock-solid historical fiction. It is set in Bremen, Germany post WWII where an American counterintelligence agent, Cap Lehman, is charged with locating Dettmer, a Gestapo officer who was a sadistic commander at a U-Boa" Read more of this review »
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A Splendid Read - Captures the atmosphere of '50s Moscow and Life Undercover There are many things to love about Deborah Lawrenson's book, The Secretary. She perfectly captures the gloominess of 1950s Moscow. I first came to Moscow some 30 years later ...more
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A Tight, Faced-Paced International Thriller Boy was this book fun to read! A tightly written, face-paced international thriller based on the real-life experiences of whistleblower John Christmas. Who knew that international banking could turn so deadl ...more
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Karl’s Quotes

“Sometimes it's necessary to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back a short distance correctly.”
― Edward Albee

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“I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn’t know.”
― Mark Twain

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“For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.”
― Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

tags: cosmology, delusion, knowledge, religion, science, truth, understanding

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