An action-packed account of Fitzroy MacLeans's adventures undercover in the Central Asian Republics of the USSR during Stalin's reign, as a commando in the Long Range Desert Group in North Africa, and his work with the Partisans in Yugoslavia during World War II. MacLean (often touted as the real-life inspiration for Ian Fleming's James Bond) is not only a good writer but an eyewitness to historic events. Originally published in 1949.  (CAS48, $30.00)