Codename Dora by Sandor Rado (19 results)

Leatherette Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. No Dust Jacket. 298pp. Maps. All edges gilt. Reprint of the 1977 edition, translated from the German. Promoting global literacy for over 30 years. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. WW2.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Dust Jacket. 298pp. Maps. Faux half leather. All edges gilt. Reprint of the 1977 edition, translated from the German. Promoting global literacy for over 30 years. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Reprint. Quarter-bound imitation leather and paper-covered boards. All edges gilt. Red, silk ribbon bookmark sewn into the binding. The Secret War blind-stamped along the spine on the front and rear covers. Publisher's synopsis and blank bookplate laid in. Reprinted from the original 1977 edition for the Time Life series. 298 pages. The Hungarian author organized one of the most successful Soviet spy networks in Europe during World War II. …

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. Reprint of the 1977 Abelard edition. A volume in the 'Classics of World War II' series. Gilt titles on embossed black leatherette over deep brown cloth. 298pp, gilt-edged. Bound-in satin ribbon bookmark. Series leaflet laid in. Size: Octavo. …

Hardbound. Condition: Very Good. Reprint Edition. Description: The English translation was originally published in 1977, this reprint edition is part of the Time-Life World War II Classics series, The Secret War. Sador Rado organized one of the most successful Soviet spy networks in Europe during World War II. Rado, A Hungarian cartographer, journalist and educator, joined the Communist Party in 1918 at the age of eighteen. When political winds shifted the following year, he fled to Austria, where he established Rosta Vienna, an early Soviet news agency. In 1935, while serving as the head of Geopress, a map news service, he was recruited by Soviet Military Intelligence. Using Geopress as his cover, he adopted the codename 'Dora'; and settled in Geneva. There he formed an intelligence network that reported on strategic movements of the Italian army, forewarned the Soviet high command of the Nazi attack on Danzig that launce the War in 1939, and provided detailed information on German troop movements, dispositions, and operational plans for the attack on the Soviet Union in 1941. The great irony of Rado's career was that he came close to losing his life at the hands of the regime that he had served so well. His death sentence was commuted and he spent ten years at hard labor, finally to be released with Stalin died. This copy includes the publisher's insert. BINDNG/CONDITION: from a uniformly bound series: tan marbled boards with half black imitation leather (corners and spine), all edges gilt, ribbon place marker, Very Good condition. Printed endpapers. 8vo (8.5 inches tall). 298 pages.…

Hardbound. Condition: Very Good. Reprint Edition. Description: The English translation was originally published in 1977, this reprint edition is part of the Time-Life World War II Classics series, The Secret War. Sador Rado organized one of the most successful Soviet spy networks in Europe during World War II. Rado, A Hungarian cartographer, journalist and educator, joined the Communist Party in 1918 at the age of eighteen. When political winds shifted the following year, he fled to Austria, where he established Rosta Vienna, an early Soviet news agency. In 1935, while serving as the head of Geopress, a map news service, he was recruited by Soviet Military Intelligence. Using Geopress as his cover, he adopted the codename 'Dora'; and settled in Geneva. There he formed an intelligence network that reported on strategic movements of the Italian army, forewarned the Soviet high command of the Nazi attack on Danzig that launce the War in 1939, and provided detailed information on German troop movements, dispositions, and operational plans for the attack on the Soviet Union in 1941. The great irony of Rado's career was that he came close to losing his life at the hands of the regime that he had served so well. His death sentence was commuted and he spent ten years at hard labor, finally to be released with Stalin died. This copy includes the publisher's insert. BINDNG/CONDITION: from a uniformly bound series: tan marbled boards with half black imitation leather (corners and spine), all edges gilt, ribbon place marker, Very Good condition. Printed endpapers. 8vo (8.5 inches tall). 298 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Clean, unmarked and solid copy. DJ VG+ condition. BP/Espionage.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Hardback - No Jacket as Issued, Leather/Corners Binding, Gilded Edges, Cloth Markwr.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. 3/4 black faux leather w/brown boards, gilt titles; all edges gilt; satin maker; 289 clean, unmarked pages. Maps (illustrator).

Hard Cover. Condition: Excellent. No Jacket. This is a very nice copy. There is no corner bumping or edge wear. The binding is nice and tight. There is gilt lettering on the spine and front cover. The text edges have been tipped in gold leaf. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: NO DJ as Issued. RE ISSUE. DECORATIVE BOARDS.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st UK edition. Light brown cloth, very slight edge rubbing, in like DJ. Now protected in a mylar jacket. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 298 pages.

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hardcover. Condition: New. New Inside and Out! Crisp pages w/no markings.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No DJ as issued.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

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Hardcover. Condition: New.

Hardcover. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Near Fine in quartered leather boards. Gilded text block edges.