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James Stejskal spent 35 years as a soldier and intelligence officer working in far off places with interesting people, which gives him inspiration for his writing.

As a novelist, he writes 'the Snake Eater Chronicles' tales of Cold War special operations and espionage carried out by an eclectic band of Green Berets.

He also is a military historian and author of "Special Forces Berlin" and "Masters of Mayhem," a study of Lawrence of Arabia and the inception of modern British unconventional warfare, a Military History Matters Silver Medal winner.
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	Special Forces Berlin: Clandestine Cold War Operations of the U.S. Army's Elite, 1956-1990 3.96 avg rating — 412 ratings — published 2017 — 10 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
	A Question of Time: A Cold War Spy Thriller 4.06 avg rating — 78 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
	Masters of Mayhem: Lawrence of Arabia and the British Military Mission to the Hejaz 4.03 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2018 — 6 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
	Appointment in Tehran 4.03 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2021 — 6 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
	Mission Iran: Special Forces Berlin & Operation Eagle Claw, JTF 1-79 4.15 avg rating — 27 ratings — 8 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
	Direct Legacy: A Cold War Spy Thriller 4.27 avg rating — 22 ratings — 5 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
	Dead Hand 4.79 avg rating — 14 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
	No Moon as Witness: Missions of the SOE and OSS in World War II 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — 2 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
	Special Operations in WWII: The SOE and OSS really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2020 — 2 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
	The Ratcatcher of Berlin 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 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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I was very happy to receive this from the author who asked me what I thought of his story. Given that it’s 532 pages long and even with around 20 pages of notes and bibliography, it took me a while to finish… (I do have chores around the house). To be ...more
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James Stejskal rated a book it was ok The Scarlet Papers by Matthew Richardson	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
Disappointing. I finished The Scarlet Papers a while ago (2023) and can say I disagree with the 5* ratings. It's obvious that the author built his story with research into past cases of espionage and attempts to weave those facts into his fiction... d ...more
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This is stream of consciousness because I am still processing it as I write. First, it’s a very good idea to read A Spy Alone before beginning this novel. Then you can jump in to A Spy at War. It’s a complicated tale requiring the reader to pay close ...more
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James Lawler brings his years of HUMINT experience into play with an exquisite telling of treason and double-cross in the CIA. At the center of a counter-intelligence firestorm is Ambrose Knight III, a member of “The Guild,” a close-knit group of the ...more
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I found myself in a good place reading Jonathan Payne's newest novel. Here's what I think about it: "From the man who gifted us the tale of the fishmonger spy, "Citizen Orlov," Jonathan Payne returns with its worthy sequel, "Hotel Melikov." Orlov is st ...more
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"Magical Disinformation" - A cross between "Our Man in Havana" and "The General in His Labyrinth." “A man with almost no heroic qualities,” is how Oliver Jardine, the protagonist of Lachlan Page’s novel "Magical Disinformation" could be described. Ex ...more
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