Target Tokyo
The Story of the Sorge Spy Ring
Published on 6. May 2014
699 pages
978-1-4804-8948-6 (ISBN)
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From the
New York Times-bestselling authors of
Miracle at Midway: A thrilling account of one of World War II's most legendary spies.
Richard Sorge was dispatched to Tokyo in 1933 to serve the spymasters of Moscow. For eight years, he masqueraded as a Nazi journalist and burrowed deep into the German embassy, digging for the secrets of Hitler's invasion of Russia and the Japanese plans for the East. In a nation obsessed with rooting out moles, he kept a high profile-boozing, womanizing, and operating entirely under his own name. But he policed his spy ring scrupulously, keeping such a firm grip that by the time the Japanese uncovered his infiltration, he had done irreversible damage to the cause of the Axis.
The first definitive account of one of the most remarkable espionage sagas of World War II, Target Tokyois a tightly wound portrayal of a man who risked his life for his country, hiding in plain sight.
Richard Sorge was dispatched to Tokyo in 1933 to serve the spymasters of Moscow. For eight years, he masqueraded as a Nazi journalist and burrowed deep into the German embassy, digging for the secrets of Hitler's invasion of Russia and the Japanese plans for the East. In a nation obsessed with rooting out moles, he kept a high profile-boozing, womanizing, and operating entirely under his own name. But he policed his spy ring scrupulously, keeping such a firm grip that by the time the Japanese uncovered his infiltration, he had done irreversible damage to the cause of the Axis.
The first definitive account of one of the most remarkable espionage sagas of World War II, Target Tokyois a tightly wound portrayal of a man who risked his life for his country, hiding in plain sight.
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The Story of the Sorge Spy Ring
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Gordon W. Prange (1910-1980) was a professor of history at the University of Maryland and a World War II veteran. He served as the chief historian on General Douglas MacArthur's staff during the postwar military occupation of Japan. His 1963
Reader's Digestarticle "Tora! Tora! Tora!" was later expanded into the acclaimed book
At Dawn We Slept. After Prange's death, his colleagues Donald M. Goldstein and Katherine V. Dillon completed several of his manuscripts, including
At Dawn We Slept. Other works that Goldstein and Dillon finished include
Miracle at Midway;
Pearl Harbor: The Verdict of History;
December 7, 1941: The Day the Japanese Attacked Pearl Harbor; and
Target Tokyo: The Story of the Sorge Spy Ring.
Donald M. Goldstein (1931-2017) was a retired United States Air Force officer; professor emeritus of public and international affairs at the University of Pittsburgh, where he taught for thirty-five years; a winner of two Peabody Awards; and author of many books. He also taught at the Air Force Academy, the Air War College, the Air Command and Staff College, the University of Tampa, and Troy State University. He was considered the leading authority on the Pearl Harbor attack.
Katherine V. Dillon (1916-2005) was a chief warrant officer, United States Air Force (retired), and longtime collaborator with Gordon W. Prange and Donald M. Goldstein on their work. She served during World War II and the Korean War.
Donald M. Goldstein (1931-2017) was a retired United States Air Force officer; professor emeritus of public and international affairs at the University of Pittsburgh, where he taught for thirty-five years; a winner of two Peabody Awards; and author of many books. He also taught at the Air Force Academy, the Air War College, the Air Command and Staff College, the University of Tampa, and Troy State University. He was considered the leading authority on the Pearl Harbor attack.
Katherine V. Dillon (1916-2005) was a chief warrant officer, United States Air Force (retired), and longtime collaborator with Gordon W. Prange and Donald M. Goldstein on their work. She served during World War II and the Korean War.
Content
- Cover Page
- Introduction
- Preface
- Major Characters
- The German Embassy in Tokyo as Sorge Knew It in 1941
- PART 1: FORGING THE RING
- 1. "Mr. R. Sorge"
- 2. "Slightly Different from the Average"
- 3. "We Could Work Well Together"
- 4. "You Might Try Tokyo"
- 5. "No Equivalent in History"
- 6. "You Are Going to Tokyo"
- 7. "He Will Be Your Boss"
- 8. "Spy Activity with Sorge"
- 9. "Collecting Information and Intelligence"
- 10. "The Bright Prospects I Foresaw"
- 11. "I Am Sorge"
- 12. "A Useful Man"
- 13. "He Himself Respected Ozaki Very Much"
- PART 2: TURNING THE RING
- 14. "Risen in Revolt"
- 15. "Hot After Some Sort of Queer Enterprise"
- 16. "Busy with the Secret Work"
- 17. "Love and Tenderness"
- 18. "On the Edge of a Precipice"
- 19. "Work Only with Sorge"
- 20. "Dangerous Political Experiments"
- 21. "Very Strenuous Work"
- 22. "An Incident in Northern China"
- 23. "The China Incident Will Spread"
- 24. "Secret and Important"
- 25. "Free Run of the Embassy"
- 26. "The Accident Could Have Killed Me"
- 27. "If It Is Shanghai, I Will Go"
- 28. "A Big Trouble"
- 29. "The Time Is Not Ripe Enough"
- 30. "Much Valuable Information on Japanese Politics"
- 31. "A Very Crucial Meaning"
- 32. "A Russian Victory"
- 33. "Something Fishy Was Going On"
- 34. "A Considerably High Position"
- 35. "Clausen Has Had a Heart Attack"
- 36. "The Flow of Information"
- 37. "An Overcoat for a Very Cold Country'
- 38. "Konoye Came Up Again"
- 39. "I Spy You"
- PART 3: SPINNING THE RING
- 40. "Russia Was Excluded"
- 41. "Japan Is Demanding Too Much"
- 42. "Sick and Tired of Spy Work"
- 43. "Many Anxious Moments"
- 44. "Continue to Be on the Lookout"
- 45. "Difficulties for Sorge"
- 46. "The Soviet Union Ignored Our Report'
- 47. "Attack Soviet Russia"
- 48. "Some Influence on Japanese Policy"
- 49. "A Fateful Day"
- 50. "Too Early to Make a Final Judgment"
- 51. "Japan-United States Negotiations"
- 52. "Worried About Miyake-san"
- 53. "Sorge Will Become a God"
- 54. "Getting into Dangerous Ground"
- 55. "Released from a Heavy Burden"
- 56. "Guaranteed Against Japanese Attack"
- PART 4: BREAKING THE RING
- 57. "He Had Crossed the Barrier of Death"
- 58. "A Very Quiet Arrest"
- 59. "An Uneasy Feeling"
- 60. "This Is The End"
- 61. "Clausen's Fatal Error"
- 62. "I Am Defeated"
- 63. "A Hard Worker Even in Prison"
- 64. "The Transition Period"
- 65. "Sorge-san Is a Spy"
- 66. "I Take Full Responsibility"
- 67. "Fight the Cold Bravely"
- Epilogue: "Forever a Stranger"
- Conclusion
- APPENDIX
- Notes
- Chronology
- Bibliography
- Articles by Richard Sorge for the Frankfurter Zeitung-1940
- Articles by Richard Sorge for the Frankfurter Zeitung-1941
- Articles by Richard Sorge (R.S.) for the Zeitschrift für Geopolitik
- Image Gallery
- About the Authors
- Index
- Copyright Page
