Thomas F. (hardtack) - , reviewed on 11/19/2011 + 2566 more book reviews

A detailed history of the career of one of the most famous spy rings of pre- and early WW II. How the Soviet Sorge was able to preserve as a spy in the militaristic and paranoid Japan is a classic tale.

The story also relates the extraordinary strain that pretending to be someone you are not can have on your psyche. Russian-born, German Sorge played differing roles, not only to the Germans and Japanese, but also to many fellow spies and his many female lovers. In the end, although he trusted no one, he was still betrayed.

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