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Book Review of Target Tokyo: The Story of the Sorge Spy Ring

Target Tokyo: The Story of the Sorge Spy Ring
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Target Tokyo is a riveting account of espionage on a grand scale. Bristling with suspense, it tell the story of Russian-born Richard Sorge and the ingenious spy ring he masterminded in Japan before and during World War II.

A major work of World War II history, Target Tokyo is a portrait of an exoctic nation gearing up for war. It is also a study of duplicity on the hightest levels, of betrayals bother personal and national, with insights into the great leaders of the era-Hitler, Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt-as they played out the drama that would determine the future of the world.