Download or read book The Saga of Leon Trotsky written by Harry Thayer Mahoney and published by Austin & Winfield Publishers. This book was released on 1998 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historical and organizational study focuses on Leon Trotsky's efforts to create a military intelligence operation of global significance and his subsequent efforts in the 4th International to recreate an earlier success. New material from Mexican sources is delineated and the various assassination plots against him in the late 30's are unraveled. Obscure aspects of the affair such as Trotsky's attempt to obtain an American visa and the makeup of his (mostly North American) bodyguard are discussed in satisfying detail.