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xviii, 595 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 573-578) and index. |
| Summary |
Sorge was a Nazi spy. He secured his access to intelligence informations by getting a position at the German embassy in Tokyo. He warned Stalin that Hitler would invade the Soviet Union one month before it happened. Stalin did not believe him-no one knows why. |
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Introduction -- Major characters -- The German embassy in Tokyo as Sorge knew it in 1941 -- Part 1 : Forging the ring. Mr. R. Sorge -- Slightly different from the average -- We could work well together -- You might try Tokyo -- No equivalent in history -- You are going to Tokyo -- He will be your boss -- Spy activity with Sorge -- Collecting information and intelligence -- The bright prospects I foresaw -- I am Sorge -- A useful man -- He himself respected Ozaki very much -- Part 2 : Turning the ring. Risen in revolt -- Hot after some sort of queer enterprise -- Busy with the secret work -- Love and tenderness -- On the edge of a precipice -- Work only with Sorge -- Dangerous political experiments -- Very strenuous work -- An incident in Northern China -- The China incident will spread -- Secret and important -- Free run of the embassy -- The accident could have killed me -- If it is Shanghai, I will go -- A big trouble -- The time is not ripe enough -- Much valuable information on Japanese politics -- A very crucial meaning -- A Russian victory -- Something fishy was going on -- A considerably high position -- Clausen has had a heart attack -- The flow of information -- An overcoat for a very cold country -- Konoye came up again -- I spy you. |
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Part 3 : Spinning the ring. Russia was excluded -- Japan is demanding too much -- Sick and tired of spy work -- Many anxious moments -- Continue to be on the lookout -- Difficulties for Sorge -- The Soviet Union ignored our report -- Attack Soviet Russia -- Some influence on Japanese policy -- A fateful day -- Too early to make a final judgment -- Japan-United States negotiations -- Worried about Miyake-san -- Sorge will become a god -- Getting into dangerous ground -- Released from a heavy burden -- Guaranteed against Japanese attack -- Part 4 : Breaking the ring. He had crossed the barrier of death -- A very quiet arrest -- An uneasy feeling -- This is the end -- Clausen's fatal error -- I am defeated -- A hard worker even in prison -- The transition period -- Sorge-san is a spy -- I take full responsibility -- Fight the cold bravely -- Epilogue : Forever a stranger -- Conclusion -- Appendix. Notes -- Chronology -- Bibliography -- Articles by Richard Sorge for the Frankfurter-Zeitung : 1940 -- Articles by Richard Sorge for the Frankfurter-Zeitung : 1941 -- Articles by Richard Sorge (R.S.) for the Zeitschrift für Geopolitik. |
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Sorge, Richard, 1895-1944.
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Sorge, Richard, 1895-1944. (OCoLC)fst00070138
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Sorge, Richard.
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Spies -- Soviet Union -- Biography.
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Spies -- Japan -- Biography.
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Espionage, Soviet -- Japan -- History.
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Spies -- Soviet Union -- Biography.
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Spies -- Japan -- Biography.
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Espionage, Soviet -- Japan -- History -- 20th century.
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Espionage, Soviet. (OCoLC)fst00915419
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Spies. (OCoLC)fst01129772
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Spionage.
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Japan. (OCoLC)fst01204082
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Soviet Union. (OCoLC)fst01210281
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| Indexed Term |
World War 2 Espionage Sorge, Richard - Biographies |
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Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Goldstein, Donald M.
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Dillon, Katherine V.
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| ISBN |
0070506779 |
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9780070506770 |
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