{"product_id":"russian-roulette-9781444737042","title":"Russian Roulette","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''It reads like fiction, but it is, astonishingly, history'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIN 1917, AN ECCENTRIC BAND OF BRITISH SPIES IS SMUGGLED INTO NEWLY SOVIET RUSSIA.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir goal is to defeat Lenin''s plan to destroy British India and bring down the democracies of the West. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese extraordinary spies, led by Mansfield Cumming, proved brilliantly successful. They found a wholly new way to deal with enemies, one that relied on espionage and dirty tricks rather than warfare. They were the unsung founders of today''s modern, highly professional secret services. They were also the inspiration for fictional heroes to follow, from James Bond to James Bond.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Readers will find themselves as gripped as they would be by the very best of Fleming or le Carr\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eé'' \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Marvellous, meticulously researched and truly groundbreaking'' SIMON WINCHESTER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGiles Milton's fast-packed account of Britain's attempts to sabotage Lenin's revolution \u003cb\u003ereads like a madcap thriller\u003c\/b\u003e... Milton has synthesised and filleted a mass of material - old memoirs, official archives and newly released intelligence files - to produce \u003cb\u003ea rollicking tale\u003c\/b\u003e... which explains the long war against Russia with verve, wit and colour. \u003cb\u003eIt reads like fiction, but it is, astonishingly, history\u003c\/b\u003e. * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eGiles Milton's fast-packed account of Britain's attempts to sabotage Lenin's revolution \u003cb\u003ereads like a madcap thriller\u003c\/b\u003e... Milton has synthesised and filleted a mass of material - old memoirs, official archives and newly released intelligence files - to produce \u003cb\u003ea rollicking tale\u003c\/b\u003e... which explains the long war against Russia with verve, wit and colour. \u003cb\u003eIt reads like fiction, but it is, astonishingly, history\u003c\/b\u003e. * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eThis \u003cb\u003egripping \u003c\/b\u003ehistory of derring-do and invisible ink brings to life the exploits of the British spies who waged war against Russia during the Cold War ... Full of novelistic flourishes ... \u003cb\u003e[readers] will find themselves as gripped as they would be by the very best of Fleming or le Carr\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eé\u003c\/b\u003e. * The Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eThis \u003cb\u003egripping \u003c\/b\u003ehistory of derring-do and invisible ink brings to life the exploits of the British spies who waged war against Russia during the Cold War ... Full of novelistic flourishes ... \u003cb\u003e[readers] will find themselves as gripped as they would be by the very best of Fleming or le Carr\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eé\u003c\/b\u003e. * The Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003eterrific \u003c\/b\u003estory, told with Milton's customary fluency and eye for detail. * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003eterrific \u003c\/b\u003estory, told with Milton's customary fluency and eye for detail. * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eMilton is \u003cb\u003ea compulsive storyteller\u003c\/b\u003e whose rattling style ensures this is the antithesis of a dry treatise on espionage. And unlike 007, it's all true. * Daily Express *\u003cbr\u003eMilton is \u003cb\u003ea compulsive storyteller\u003c\/b\u003e whose rattling style ensures this is the antithesis of a dry treatise on espionage. And unlike 007, it's all true. * Daily Express *\u003cbr\u003eThis  chronicle of British undercover push back against Bolshevik world  conspiracy proves to be \u003cb\u003ean exciting ringside seat at the Russian  Revolution\u003c\/b\u003e... accomplished British author Milton does a fine job of  keeping order without sparing suspense...\u003cb\u003e A beguiling ride through a  riotous time by a historian and able storyteller who knows his facts and  his audience\u003c\/b\u003e. * Kirkus (starred review) *\u003cbr\u003eThis  chronicle of British undercover push back against Bolshevik world  conspiracy proves to be \u003cb\u003ean exciting ringside seat at the Russian  Revolution\u003c\/b\u003e... accomplished British author Milton does a fine job of  keeping order without sparing suspense...\u003cb\u003e A beguiling ride through a  riotous time by a historian and able storyteller who knows his facts and  his audience\u003c\/b\u003e. * Kirkus (starred review) *\u003cbr\u003eWith   this \u003cb\u003emarvelous, meticulously researched and truly ground-breaking\u003c\/b\u003e  account of British spies working in Lenin's stripling Soviet Union,   Giles Milton - with his best book so far - reminds us of a time when  the spying game was \u003cb\u003edangerous, fun and even, dare one say it cool\u003c\/b\u003e. * Simon Winchester, author of THE MAN WHO UNITED THE STATES *\u003cbr\u003eWith   this \u003cb\u003emarvelous, meticulously researched and truly ground-breaking\u003c\/b\u003e  account of British spies working in Lenin's stripling Soviet Union,   Giles Milton - with his best book so far - reminds us of a time when  the spying game was \u003cb\u003edangerous, fun and even, dare one say it cool\u003c\/b\u003e. * Simon Winchester, author of THE MAN WHO UNITED THE STATES *","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885653832023,"sku":"9781444737042","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781444737042.jpg?v=1722537233","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/russian-roulette-9781444737042","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}