Tricycle: Dusko Popov, The Real 007 Who Played for Three Masters

By Cameron R. Steele

A sleek chessmaster in a world ablaze, Tricycle-codename of Dusko Popov-lived on the razor's edge, feeding lies to the Nazis while serving Britain's Double-Cross network. Fluent in five languages, irresistibly charming, and always impeccably dressed, he navigated war's deadliest currents with a pistol in one pocket and a champagne flute in the other.

During the darkest days of World War II, Popov slipped through borders, seduced enemy agents, outsmarted intelligence services, and delivered disinformation that helped mask the real D-Day target-Normandy. He even carried a German questionnaire detailing Pearl Harbor's defenses straight into the hands of the FBI-only to be dismissed by J. Edgar Hoover. His life read like a thriller, but the consequences were terrifyingly real.

This is not fiction. It's the untold story of a man who lived as if James Bond had stepped off the page-and straight into the war. From grand European salons to back-room intelligence briefings, Popov's daring, duplicity, and flair for survival shaped the outcome of the war-and the spy genre itself.

Here is the tale of Tricycle: the sophisticated rogue, the master of misdirection, the real-world inspiration for 007.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FND4G7VX
• ISBN13: 9798299187434
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"