The Red Orchestra (Witnesses to War)

by Gilles Perrault

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805209522
• ISBN13: 9780805209525
• Release Date: August 1989
• Publisher: Schocken
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.

Customer Reviews

SPIES

ROTEKAPELLE'S INTELLIGENCE COUPS HAVE WON IT A (GRUDGING) PLACE IN THE MILITARY HISTORIES. THIS BOOK IS THE BEST TAKE ON THE ORGANIZATION. IT SHOULD BE REQUIRED READING FOR ALL ANTI-TERRORISM WARRIORS.

The mother of all true spy stories

The story of a Polish Jew who ran a network of Soviet radio spies in occupied Europe, was arrested by the Gestapo in Paris, gained their trust, and ultimately escaped. The greatest true-life spy story I have ever read -- would have been made into a movie long ago if Trepper had been working for the U.S.