Speedster vs. Spies: A Fast Track through Cold War Germany

By Gary A Shellman

When 19 year old Steve Hellstrom dropped out of the University of Wisconsin and enlisted in the U.S. Army Security Agency (ASA), he had no concept of the range of adventure lying ahead of him in Cold War Europe.The Army assigned him two years of duty as a "snoop" based in downtown Frankfurt am Main. Driving a sleek, new Porsche Speedster, he absorbed as much of Western European arts and culture as he could, witnessed a dramatic and tragic season of motor racing and competed in national races and speed rallies. Socially, he reached manhood dating three passionate young women and engaged zealously with the local motor racing fraternity. The Speedster and his very young fianc?e ultimately made possible his transition from snoop to "spook" after meeting two Communist spies before his tour in West Germany ended, bringing his story to a dangerous, dramatic and deadly climax.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477471677
• ISBN13: 9781477471678
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 454 Pages
• Weight: 1.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 6.0"