Morris, Benny
Sidney Reilly: Master Spy (Jewish Lives)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780300248265
- author:
- Morris, Benny
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Yale University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 208
- Dimensions:
- 21 x 14.6 centimetres
- Genre:
- Biography, Historical, Nonfiction,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Sidney Reilly: A Life of Espionage and Intrigue Benny Morris's biography of Sidney Reilly is a fascinating portrait of one of the most intriguing figures from the golden age of spies. Emerging from humble beginnings in southern Russia, Reilly was an inventive multilingual businessman and conman who enjoyed espionage as a sideline. By the early twentieth century, he had established himself as a spy for Scotland Yard, working on émigré communities in Paris and London, with occasional sorties to Germany, Russia, and the Far East. His exploits took him to the United States during World War I, where he brokered major arms deals for tsarist Russia. Reilly's life was marked by both remarkable achievements and tragic events, including his eventual execution in Russia. Morris's meticulous research sheds light on the reality behind the myth of Reilly's life, offering a nuanced understanding of this complex and enigmatic figure.
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