In "an enthralling story; full of fascinating characters; intense drama; high adventure; deceitful manipulation; courageous truth-telling; and splendid moral fervor" ("Christian Science Monitor"); Hochschild tells the story of King Leopold of Belgium; a megalomaniac of monstrous portions. 31 photos. Map.
#594151 in Books 1994-04Ingredients: Example IngredientsOriginal language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.50 x 6.50 x 1.50l; #File Name: 0316773522509 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Remarkable Book on a Dangerous IdeologyBy KugA remarkable account of good and evil. The good is the dedication these people had to their cause; as wrong as it was. The book is very well documented and not light reading. It is a peak under the tent of an evil ideology that is alive and well and threatening America today. It is disturbing to read how very intelligent people were lured away to divulge America's atomic bomb secrets to the Soviet Union. This man led a remarkable life; did many unimaginable things for his country and in the end; paid the same price many of his colleagues did when he was eventually sent to jail during a purge. The activities and initiatives described in this book; the result can often be seen alive and well in America today.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A must read for students of modern espionage as practiced by KGB.By Vlad VanekA great book written by a former enemy; yet a professional intelligence KGB ranking general. It gives a convincing proof of a treasonable behavior of scientists (Oppenheimer; Fermi; etc.) on Manhattan project giving the atomic secrets to KGB and many other KGB spies from ~1920 to mid-fifties. It contains transcripts of Russian atomic bomb research scientists (Kurchatov; etc.) in response to KGB collected Manhattan project information going back to 1942!!! It has a very interesting description of Sudoplatov's interactions with his bosses (Beria; Stalin; Khrushchev; Malenkov; etc.). A must read for students of modern espionage as practiced by KGB.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. As with numerous other works honestly documenting the monumental internal ...By Stephen A ClarkAs with numerous other works honestly documenting the monumental internal terrorism that was; and still is the the Russian history since 1917; Sudoplatov recounts his personal involvement in the crimes against the Russian people in the name of the absolutely corrupt Communist Party concerned with nothing but perpetuating its hold on power regardless of how many thousands or millions of its truly patriotic members had to die in the process.
