UncomDmaonng er EriAcm blewra sb orn 1i90n9i nL ondo(nw here hel ivneosw ). Bet1w9e3ae6nn d 1 940h ew rote sicxl asnsoivce -lisncludTihnMega sokfD imi­ triowsh,ic mha nyc onsidheirsm asterp-iece thesnp ensti xy earisnt heB ritish fAolr­my, lowebdy s everyaela rwsr itianngdp roducing featurfiel m.s Sinc1e9 5h1e h asw rittfiefnt een hmiogrhel y­ acclaibmoeodk osf whitcwho( PassofaA grmse andT heL evanhtaevwer o)n t hec ovetGeodl d Daggeorft heC rimWer iteArsss'o ciation. Eric Amblera'ust obiogrHaeprhLeyi, eE sric Amberl, wasp ublisbhyeF do ntainna1 986. AvailaibnFl oen rabyna t hsea maeu thor TheD arkF rontier UncommoDna nger Epitafpohar S py Causfeo Arl arm TheM asko fD imitrios JournIenyt Foe ar JudgemeonnDt e ltchev TheS chirmIenrh eritance TheN ight-Corners PassaogfAe r ms TheL ighotfD ay TheA bilittoKy i l(lE ssays) A Kindo fA nger ToC atcahS py( Ed.) DirtSyt ory TheI ntercCoomn spiracy TheL evanter DoctoFrr igo SenNd o MoreR oses TheC aroef T ime HereL ieEsr iAcm ble(rA utobiography) ERICA MBLER UncommoDna nger FONTA N A/Collins Firpsutb lisbhyeH do ddearn dS toughLttodn1 941 Firissts uiendF ontaPnaap erba1c9ks7 7 Fourtihm pressDieocne mb1er9 88 © EriAcm ble1r9 41 Madea ndP rintienGd r eaBtr itabiyn WilliCaoml liSnosn &s Co.L tdG,l asgow Thec haracitnet rhsib so oka ree ntiriemlayg inaanrdy beanro r elattioao nny l ivipnegr sons CONDITIONSO F SALE Thibso oki ss olsdu bjetcott h ec ondittihoant its hanlolt b,y w ayo ft radoero therwbiesl ee,n t, re-sohlidr,eo du to ro therwciisrec ulwaittehdo ut thep ublishperri'ocsro nseinnat n yf orom f bindionrcg o veort hetrh atnh aitnw hicihti s publisahneddw ithoaus ti milcaorn dition includtihnicgso nditbieoinni gm posoendt he subsequpeunrtc haser To MY MOTHER CONTENTS PrologIuneG :r acechuSrtcrhe et 9 1.L inTzr ain 17 2. ZaleshaonfdTf a mara 28 3.R oom2 5 38 4.H oteJlo sef 47 s.H oteWle mer 56 6. Ortega 62 7. 'ColoRnoebli nson' 72 8. TheT runcheon 86 9. ZaleshFoifrfTe wsi ce 96 10.Z aleshToaflfk s 105 11.K entoTnh inks 128 12.M rHodgkin 141 13.B arbeWdi re 160 14.M anreuvres 196 IS.P laann dE xecution 168 16.C ivilCiaasnu alty 196 17.T imet oK ill 208 18.S medoff 223· 19.M orgenblatt 235 20.T heE asRto ad 245 'Todawyi,t Ehu ropaes sumitnhgea ppearance ofa na rmecda mpi nw hicahn i ncideunnti,m ­ portainn itt sewlofu,l bde s ufficietnoit g niat e conflagratthiaowtno ulcdo nsumEeu ropaen d perhasppsr eatdoo theqru artoefrt sh eg lobe: todayw,h enn ational sine cEuurriotpye and perhaps elsewhere, depuepnodnts h ep rimarily strenagntdhe ffectivoefan ensast ioanr'mse d forcetsh,eq uestoifos nu pployfr awm aterials andp articusluaprplloyyf p etroleiusom f t he firsitm porta-ncWeo.r'Pledt roleum. PROLOGUE InG racecShtruerecth Ones unny morniMnrg J,o sepBha lterghbelnu'Reso lls­ Roycoeo zesdi lenatwlayyf romt hep avemeinntB erkeley Squarsel,i adc roPsisc cadiinltlSoyt J ames'asn,ds ped softly eastwatrhdeC ittooywf La ornddso n. Mr Baltergwhaesan s malmla na nda,s h iRso lls-Royce wasa verlya rgcea rt,h ef ewp ersownasi tifnogrb useosn then ortshi doef T rafalgar Squahraev hea wdot uohl adv e craned theitros enehei cmkN.so neo ft hem trotuobd loe d soT.h iwsa sa pity, wfhoirlM,er Baltergwhaesan n ything butp leastiont gh ee yeh,e w asc hairmoafnP an-Eurasian Petrolaenumdo ffi fteoetnh ecro mpaniaensda d irecotfo r thirmtoyr ei,n cludoinnebg a nkI.nt hew ordosft hosweh o writbea nkr eferenhcewe ass,' highrleys pectable'. Thatt hep hrashea dn othitnogd ow itchh urcaht tend­ ancetse,n o 'clobcekd -tiamnedsn icerloyl luemdb rellas wasm adeo bviobuys hisf aceA. disgrunbtulseidn ess associhaatdoe n cdee scriibtae sdl ookilnigk' eab uncohf putty-colgoruarpeeds swoimteoh f t hec revificlelsei dn '. He shoulhda vea ddedt hatth eg rapewse rea lsvoe ry shrivealnldet dh aat b lactko othbrmuosuhs tache sprouted surrealisftrioctmah lell oyw epra rotft heb unch. As hisc arg liddedo wnN orthumberAlvaenndu eM,r Baltergghneanw etdh oughtfautlh liysm oustacThhee. chauffceautrc,h aig nlgi mposfet hiisnt hed rivimnigr ror, mutter'etdh pee rishgeori'nts'o a boarmde eti,n'o' p ened outa lontgh eE mbankmenatn,dd idn otl ooikn t hed riving mirroarg aiunn tihlep ulluepdo utsitdheen ewo fficoefs theP an-EurasPieatnr oieCuomm panyi nG racechurch Street. Insitdheeb uildiMnrg B,a ltergshteonp pgenda wihnigs moustacsheeht,i sf acien t hei mpassgilvaerh eer eserved 9