
By Ronald K. Fierstein
ISBN-10: 1494559471
ISBN-13: 9781494559472
ISBN-10: 1627227695
ISBN-13: 9781627227698
You'll research information of Land’s involvement over 4 a long time with top-secret U.S. army intelligence efforts in the course of international battle II and during the chilly battle within the provider of 7 American presidents. also, you are going to thrill to the compelling first-hand examine certainly one of our nation’s most vital felony battles over highbrow property—Polaroid as opposed to Kodak. This company and criminal fight is a narrative of virtually operatic size. What all started as a cooperative and collegial courting resulted in Kodak’s betrayal. The clash resulted in an epic criminal conflict, a dramatic occasion for Land who, from the witness stand, in my opinion starred in a compelling court docket drama.
More than an easy biography, this interesting publication is a biographical criminal mystery that isn't to be missed!
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