Impeccable Spy: Richard Sorge, Stalin's Master Agent

Title: Impeccable Spy: Richard Sorge, Stalin's Master Agent
Author: Owen Matthews
ISBN: 9781408857786
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2019
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Number of Pages: 448
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Publisher Description:

The thrilling true story of Richard Sorge-the Soviet intelligence operative John le Carré called "the spy to end spies."

Richard Sorge moved in a world of shifting alliances and infinite possibility. Born to a German mother and a Russian father, Sorge became a fanatical communist-and the Soviet Union's most formidable spy.

Like many great spies, Sorge was an effortless seducer, combining charm with a ruthless manipulation. He did not have to go snooping to find out closely guarded state secrets-his victims willingly shared them. Hiding in plain sight as a foreign correspondent, he infiltrated and influenced the highest echelons of German, Chinese, and Japanese society in the years leading up to and including World War II. His intelligence proved pivotal to the Soviet counteroffensive in the Battle of Moscow, which determined the outcome of the war.

Owen Matthews, author of Stalin's Children, captures the sweep of history and draws on a wealth of declassified Soviet documents and testimonials to tell the riveting story of the man Ian Fleming described as "the most formidable spy in history."