... like Albert Einstein defected to the use because the Germans discriminated again him being Jewish (pg. 124-5, Vol. 9 Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia). The more recent occurance of defection to the US of a high ranking deputy chief of staff del Pi ¤o Dáaz happened in 1987 (pg. 24, "A flight to freedom"). Ramius was the main character in the novel who decided to defect. The character ... a real person. Through the believable character Clancy is also able to advance his plot in a convincing fashion by having Ramius defect. Another main character who is described as living a normal life is J...

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