Russian Roulette: How British Spies Defeated Lenin
Giles Milton
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'It reads like fiction, but it is, astonishingly, history' The Times
In 1917, an eccentric band of British spies is smuggled into newly-Soviet Russia. Their goal? To defeat Lenin's plan to destroy British India and bring down the democracies of the West.
These extraordinary spies, led by Mansfield Cumming, proved brilliantly successful. They found a wholly new way to deal with enemies, one that relied on espionage and dirty tricks rather than warfare. They were the unsung founders of today's modern, highly professional secret services. They were also the inspiration for fictional heroes to follow, from James Bond to Jason Bourne.
Product Details
Price
£12.99
£12.34
Publisher
John Murray Press
Publish Date
22 May 2014
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781444737042
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