The March of Time: Reminiscences

by Alexander Orlov, Александр Орлов

Masterspy Alexander Orlov was born in Russia in 1898. His guerrilla activities during and after the Great War caught the attention of Dzerzhinsky, founder of the Soviet secret police. Orlov proved a natural spy, playing a leading role in the creation of the UK's Cambridge network (Philby, Burgess, Maclean and Blunt) as well as the Berlin section of the Red Orchestra, a band of underground agents whose feats helped determine the outcome of the Second World War and its Cold War aftermath. Falling foul of Stalin, he fled to the USA via France and was regarded as a splendid catch by American intelligence officials who constantly debriefed him. Yet he never betrayed the 60-odd moles of whom he had personal knowledge - knowledge that kept KGB hit-men at bay. This is his story, a unique insight into the murky world of intelligence at the highest level.

Genres: History

438 pages, Hardcover

First published October 30, 2004

About the author

Alexander Mikhailovich Orlov (Russian: Александр Михайлович Орлов; real name Leiba Lazarevich Feldbin) was a high-ranked officer in the intelligence branch of the KGB (Soviet secret police). In 1938, he fled with his family to the United States in fear of execution. Mostly known for secretly transporting the entire gold reserve of the Spanish Republic to the USSR and for his book, The Secret History of Stalin's Crimes.

Note: There are multiple authors named Alexander Orlov.