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Dzerzhinskys organization the trust needs western funding, so he guarantees sidney s safety in russia in return for his help in raising funds. The cast of characters also included sometimediplomat, sometimespy robert lockhart. Nominated for an emmy and a golden globe, this epic miniseries tells the true story of sidney reilly, the legendary superspy who inspired james bond. Introducing new evidence gathered from an extraordinary range of sources, andrew cook tells the full story of sidney reilly s life. The original ace of spies was a 1967 book by robin bruce. First published in 1932, hills riproaring narrative recounts tales of his fellow operatives arthur ransome author of swallows and amazons and one of the most effective british spies in russia and sidney reilly socalled ace of spies and architect of a thwarted plot to assassinate the bolshevik leadership. Exactly who he was and who his father was is a bit of a mystery but he was originally named either georgi rosenblum or salomon rosenblum and after faking his own death in odessa he fled the tsarist regime and, traveling via either france or brazil depending on who you believe, he arrived in london in late 1895. He used a variety of disguises from south american cook to german high officer to build his legend in the underworld of international intrigue. The incredible story of sidney rielly, the most amazing secret agent in the h.
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