The Great Game: The Story of the Red Orchestra
- ISBN-10
- 0718115333
- ISBN-13
- 9780718115333
- Series
- The Great Game
- Category
- Spies
- Pages
- 442
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1977-01-01
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Author
- Léopold Trepper
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