After creating a narrative whereby Sergeant Shaw saved his fellow G.I.s, he is sent back stateside and wins the Medal of Honor. During their incarceration, they are brainwashed and Shaw is utilised as a ‘sleeper agent’ to wreak havoc back home. While serving in the Korean War, Sergeant Raymond Shaw is one of a number of America soldiers who are captured by the Chinese. As apt today as at first publication, Condon gives readers something about which to think, much as Trump does today. There is an element of brilliance in the concept that a ‘sleeper’ could be put into the American political system with the sole purpose of bringing the country to its knees. Somewhat satirical in its delivery, it may leave some scratching their heads as to what this has to do with anything. This is Book #14 in my 2020 US Election Preparation Challenge.Īt a time when politics is up in the air and no one seems to know who’s in which column, Richard Condon presents this riveting political thriller that has all the key elements to the early Cold War years. I am, as always, open to serious recommendations from anyone who has a book I might like to include in the process. Many of these will focus on actors intricately involved in the process, in hopes that I can understand them better and, perhaps, educate others with the power to cast a ballot. I have decided to embark on a mission to read a number of books on subjects that will be of great importance to the upcoming 2020 US Presidential Election.
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