| Target Tokyo - The Story of the Sorge Spy Ring
(1984)
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| Front Cover |
Book Details |
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| Genre |
Non-Fiction |
| Subject |
Espionage, Soviet - Japan - History; Sorge, Richard, 1895-1944; Spies - Japan - Biography; Spies - Soviet Union - Biography |
| Publication Date |
1984 |
| Format |
Hardcover (9.4
mm)
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| Publisher |
McGraw-Hill |
| Language |
English |
| Extras |
Dust Jacket; Dust Jacket Cover |
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| Product Details |
| LoC Classification |
UB271.R92S63 1984 |
| Dewey |
940.54/8647/0924 |
| ISBN |
0070506779 |
| Cover Price |
$4.98 |
| No. of Pages |
595 |
| First Edition |
No |
| Rare |
No |
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| Notes/Review |
The Sorge spy ring was perhaps the highest placed spy ring in modern history, with members in Japanese government and military and sources in the German embassy in Tokyo. Quite a few interesting characters here, with many motivations, talents, and foibles. I found it interesting that Sorge and the other westerners in the ring were able to operate as they did, operating against two of the most paranoid regimes ever. Of course, they were working for another highly paranoid regime - so paranoid that their valuable intelligence was largely ignored.
Notes, bibliography, index, chronology, and b&w photos included. |
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