{"product_id":"9781408857816","title":"An Impeccable Spy : Richard Sorge, Stalin's Master Agent","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Matthews, Owen, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 05\/03\/2020,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 448 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Espionage \u0026amp; secret services\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781408857816\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE PUSHKIN HOUSE PRIZE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn of a German father and a Russian mother, Richard Sorge moved in a world of shifting alliances and infinite possibility. In the years leading up to and during the Second World War, he became a fanatical communist - and the Soviet Union's most formidable spy. Combining charm with ruthless manipulation, he infiltrated and influenced the highest echelons of German, Chinese and Japanese society.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis intelligence proved pivotal to the Soviet counter-offensive in the Battle of Moscow, which in turn determined the outcome of the war itself. Drawing on a wealth of declassified Soviet archives, this is a major biography of one of the greatest spies who ever lived.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35020499583129,"sku":"9781408857816","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781408857816_7a9a2f17-4945-40b1-bc55-97f420c17e3a.jpg?v=1601393267","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781408857816","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}