{"product_id":"the-lenin-plot-9781643133171","title":"The Lenin Plot","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe surprising story of perhaps the darkest episode in American espionage history: the “midnight war” to depose Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt remains the most audacious spy plot in American history—a bold and extremely dangerous operation to invade Russia, defeat the Red Army, and mount a coup in Moscow against Soviet dictator Vladimir Ilich Lenin. After that, leaders in Washington, Paris, and London aimed to install their own Allied-friendly dictator in Moscow as a means to get Russia back into the war effort against Germany.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Lenin Plot had the “entire approval” of President Woodrow Wilson. As he ordered a military invasion of Russia, he gave the American ambassador, the U.S. Consul General in Moscow, and other State Department operatives a free hand to pursue their covert action against Lenin. The result was thousands of deaths, both military and civilian, on both sides.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A must-read for anyone seeking to understand","brand":"Pegasus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887369597271,"sku":"9781643133171","price":19.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-lenin-plot-9781643133171","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}