Man with Three Faces : The True Story of a Master Spy

MEISSNER, Hans Otto.

Published by Evans Brothers Limited, 1955, London, 1955

About this Item

1955. Description: Black and white DJ with blue portrait over dark blue cloth. Black and white frontis with 14 other photographs. Language: English. Book Condition> Very Good: Lightly tanned pages and dusted text block edges. DJ Condition> Fair: Heavy wear and creasing to upper and lower edges. 3cm tear to upper front corner. 2cm tear to upper rear corner. 1.5cm tear to upper rear spine edge. Heavy chipping to other edges and corners. Price clipped. Book Resume: Richard Sorge (October 4, 1895 November 7, 1944) was a German journalist and Soviet military intelligence officer, active before and during World War II, working undercover as a German journalist in both Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan His codename was "Ramsay" (Russian: ????? ?) A number of famous personalities considered him one of the most accomplished spies Sorge is most famous for his service in Japan in 1940 and 1941, when he provided information about Adolf Hitler's plan to attack the Soviet Union In mid-September 1941, he informed the Soviets that Japan would not attack the Soviet Union in the near future Various writers have speculated that this information allowed Stalin to transfer 18 divisions, 1,700 tanks, and over 1,500 aircraft from Siberia and the Far East to the Western Front against the western Axis Powers during the Battle for Moscow However, Soviet code-breakers had broken the Japanese diplomatic codes, and Moscow already knew from signals intelligence that there would be no Japanese attack on the Soviet Union in 1941. PLEASE ASK for additional photographs if required.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Man with Three Faces : The True Story of a Master Spy
• Publisher: Evans Brothers Limited, 1955, London
• Publication Date: 1955
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fair