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Saving Krakow: A Historical WW2 Espionage Thriller Based on a True Story
As the Nazis flee Eastern Europe, the Red Army begins its race to conquer Berlin… Krakow, Połand, the site of a Nazi Jewish ghetto and renowned for its medieval architecture, is on the brink of destruction. Polish and Belarussian dual citizen Sergei Bravo vows to save his Motherland from the Nazi regime's destructive forces. Entrusted to serve alongside the Kovpak partisans in Ukraine, Sergei is confronted with his ultimate task.
A story of love and espionage in WW2 Eastern Europe
Sergei longs for home and his earlier life as a teacher. He wants to marry Marta, a young Catholic woman who works at her father's bakery, but his covert missions keep them apart.
This captivating story details an account of valor and heroism intricately interconnected with modern-day hostilities. Set amid a torrent of global conflict, espionage, and deep-rooted cultural tensions, Sergei must prevail in the supreme test of his loyalties, lest Krakow fall.
Pick up your copy of this espionage thriller based on true events.
A story of love and espionage in WW2 Eastern Europe
Sergei longs for home and his earlier life as a teacher. He wants to marry Marta, a young Catholic woman who works at her father's bakery, but his covert missions keep them apart.
This captivating story details an account of valor and heroism intricately interconnected with modern-day hostilities. Set amid a torrent of global conflict, espionage, and deep-rooted cultural tensions, Sergei must prevail in the supreme test of his loyalties, lest Krakow fall.
Pick up your copy of this espionage thriller based on true events.
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Published June 10, 2024
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October 10, 2025
Saving Krakow follows the transformation of Sergei Bravo, an unassuming village schoolteacher, into a battle-hardened Soviet agent tasked with the impossible: saving the beautiful, ancient city of Krakow from a vindictive German Army in the closing days of World War II. It is gripping storytelling, expertly told, and based on true events.
Protagonist Bravo wants nothing more than to remain in his classroom and marry his sweetheart, Marta. Instead, he is reluctantly recruited into the NKVD (a.k.a. the People’s Commissariat for Internal Affairs of the Soviet Union), first as a foot solider and then as the leader of partisan “ghosts” who harass, distract, and demoralize the larger, better-armed German forces, and then disappear. Author K.R. Kiehl, a retired military officer, provides deft insight into how the Soviet system trains, promotes and utilizes a man like Bravo while laying bare the enduring complexities of Eastern Europe: Bravo, a native Pole turned Belarussian, serves the Soviet state by leading men with deep, nationalistic ties. For Bravo and his men, the stakes—saving Krakow—could not be higher.
Kiehl guides his readers deep into the heart, mind, and souls of partisan fighters through well-crafted characters and an authoritative retelling of how individual acts of bravery can change the course of history. Highly recommended for readers of historical, geopolitical fiction, and lovers of a good tale well-told
Protagonist Bravo wants nothing more than to remain in his classroom and marry his sweetheart, Marta. Instead, he is reluctantly recruited into the NKVD (a.k.a. the People’s Commissariat for Internal Affairs of the Soviet Union), first as a foot solider and then as the leader of partisan “ghosts” who harass, distract, and demoralize the larger, better-armed German forces, and then disappear. Author K.R. Kiehl, a retired military officer, provides deft insight into how the Soviet system trains, promotes and utilizes a man like Bravo while laying bare the enduring complexities of Eastern Europe: Bravo, a native Pole turned Belarussian, serves the Soviet state by leading men with deep, nationalistic ties. For Bravo and his men, the stakes—saving Krakow—could not be higher.
Kiehl guides his readers deep into the heart, mind, and souls of partisan fighters through well-crafted characters and an authoritative retelling of how individual acts of bravery can change the course of history. Highly recommended for readers of historical, geopolitical fiction, and lovers of a good tale well-told
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