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Marco Polo, if You Can is a 1982 Blackford Oakes novel by William F. Buckley, Jr. It is the fourth of 11 novels in the series. [1] Plot. CIA agent Blackford Oakes is shot down in a U-2 spy plane over the Soviet Union in 1960. References. ^ Hunter, Evan (January 24, 1982). "Spies and Moles and Other Entertainers". The New York Times. Categories:
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Jan 1, 2001 · Master of espionage fiction and National Book Award winner William F. Buckley Jr. brings us another in his best-selling series starring the intrepid CIA agent Blackford Oakes.
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Marco Polo, if you can by Buckley, William F. (William Frank), 1925-2008. Publication date 1982 Topics Oakes, Blackford (Fictitious character), Intelligence service
Marco Polo, If You Can (1981) (The fourth book in the Blackford Oakes series) A novel by William F Buckley Jr
Aug 25, 2015 · A CIA agent is on trial in the USSR in this New York Times bestseller that “mixes politics, humor, suspense, and ingenious espionage capers” (Publishers Weekly). The prisoner in the dock is accused of unspeakable crimes against the Soviet Union—charges Blackford Oakes is proud to be guilty of.
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Jan 8, 1981 · MARCO POLO, IF YOU CAN. by William F. Buckley Jr. ‧ RELEASE DATE: Jan. 8, 1981. bookshelf. shop now. In Who's On First, Buckley inserted CIA-agent hero Blackford Oakes into real history (the US/Soviet space race) with the cleverest sort of almost-plausibility.
His mission is to crash the plane, get captured, and endure the trial. So far, everything's going according to plan. Now he just has to get out of the Soviet Union alive. Marco Polo, If You Can is the 4th book in the Blackford Oakes Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
