Stalin's Englishman: The Lives of Guy Burgess

Stalin's Englishman: The Lives of Guy Burgess

Winner of the St Ermin's Intelligence Book of the Year Award. 'One of the great biographies of 2015.' The TimesFully updated edition including recently released information. A Guardian Book of the Yea…

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