The Assassination Of Trotsky
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A gripping work of historical non-fiction, The Assassination of Trotsky chronicles the dramatic final days of Leon Trotsky, the revolutionary Marxist theorist and architect of the Red Army, culminating in his murder in Mexico City in August 1940. Nicholas Mosley meticulously reconstructs the conspiracy orchestrated by Stalin's secret police, tracing the movements of the Spanish-born assassin Ramón Mercader as he infiltrated Trotsky's inner circle. Written to accompany the 1972 film of the same name, the book draws on extensive research to present a vivid and authoritative account of one of the twentieth century's most politically charged murders. Mosley brings a sharp literary intelligence to the material, illuminating the paranoia, ideological betrayal, and Cold War tensions that made Trotsky's violent end both inevitable and historically momentous.
Product Information
Product Information
Shipping & Returns
Shipping & Returns
Description
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A gripping work of historical non-fiction, The Assassination of Trotsky chronicles the dramatic final days of Leon Trotsky, the revolutionary Marxist theorist and architect of the Red Army, culminating in his murder in Mexico City in August 1940. Nicholas Mosley meticulously reconstructs the conspiracy orchestrated by Stalin's secret police, tracing the movements of the Spanish-born assassin Ramón Mercader as he infiltrated Trotsky's inner circle. Written to accompany the 1972 film of the same name, the book draws on extensive research to present a vivid and authoritative account of one of the twentieth century's most politically charged murders. Mosley brings a sharp literary intelligence to the material, illuminating the paranoia, ideological betrayal, and Cold War tensions that made Trotsky's violent end both inevitable and historically momentous.
