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The Roundtable

Alex Storozynski's "Spies In My Blood: A Polish Family’s Secret Fight Against Nazis & Communists"

By Joe Donahue

Published November 19, 2024 at 11:12 AM EST

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Pulitzer Prize-winner Alex Storozynski's new book, "Spies In My Blood: A Polish Family’s Secret Fight Against Nazis & Communists," is the true story of two brothers raised in New York by WWII exiles and their journey to Poland. Each takes a different path to infiltrate the Communist secret police on a mission to uncover the truth about their family of soldiers, spies, and assassins.

Alex Storozynski was the first in his family born in the United States, a new leaf on the family tree.

This is the true story of Alex Storozynski’s quest to uncover the nitty-gritty of three generations of spies in his blood. We welcome Alex to the RT.

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