whymant造句

• In other words, Whymant's portrayal of Sorge's life as one of tragic ambiguity is persuasive.
• Whymant's account of those years is gripping and instructive, and not only because of Sorge's exploits in espionage.
• In 1996 Whymant wrote a book about German spy Richard Sorge, " Stalin s Spy : Richard Sorge and the Tokyo Ring ".
• That he was recognized for his accomplishments in Russia only 21 years after his execution is merely one of several paradoxes in a history that is scrupulously and readably presented in Whymant's book.
• While a few gaps in the record remain unfilled, Whymant is able to tell us almost exactly how Sorge built his Tokyo network and how he obtained the information he passed on to the Soviet Union.
• Whymant covers all of the essential questions about the Soviet spy's career, including Sorge's growing ambivalence toward the Soviet Union under Stalin and the sense he had of being trapped in his role.
• Whymant, who spent some 20 years researching this book, tracked down survivors of the Tokyo espionage ring that Sorge led and made good use of newly opened Soviet archives to piece together the full and fascinating story of " Stalin's Spy ."