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In russian roulette, giles milton provides an entertaining and wellresearched introduction to the great game between great britain and the soviet union during the last years of ww i and the early years of the bolshevik revolution. Told with giles milton s trademark verve and eye for detail, churchills ministry of ungentlemanly warfare is thoroughly researched and based on hitherto unknown archival material. How british spies thwarted lenins plot for global revolution by giles milton overview in 1917, a band of communist revolutionaries stormed the winter palace of tsar nicholas iia dramatic and explosive act marking that vladimir lenins communist revolution was now underway. Miltons latest work is the compelling tale of britains ambitious plan to infiltrate russia in the infancy of lenins bolshevik regime. But, in my utter ignorance, i imagine real espionage is not entirely detached. With this marvelous, meticulously researched and truly groundbreaking account of british spies working in lenins stripling soviet union, giles milton with his best book so far reminds us of a time when the spying game was dangerous, fun and even, dare one say it cool. How british spies thwarted lenins global plot ebook.
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