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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Triple Agent The Triple Agent Joby Warrick This work is a narrative account of the mysterious Jordanian who penetrated both the inner circle of al-Qaeda and the highest reaches of the CIA, with a devastating impact on the war on terror. In De… OL15673307W
The security agencies of the United States The security agencies of the United States Thomas Streissguth "Read about America's Security Agencies and how they keep us safe"--Provided by publisher. OL16014956W
The Way of the Knife The Way of the Knife Mark Mazzetti An account of the transformation of the CIA and America's special operations forces into man-hunting and killing machines in the world's dark spaces: the new American way of war. OL16805764W
Company Man Company Man John Rizzo Hardcover OL16811528W
The taking of K-129 The taking of K-129 Josh Dean An incredible true tale of espionage and engineering set at the height of the Cold War--a mix between The Hunt for Red October and Argo-- about how the CIA, the U.S. Navy, and America's most eccentri… OL19715179W
Operation chaos Operation chaos Matthew Sweet "Stockholm, 1968. A thousand American deserters and draft-resisters are arriving to escape the war in Vietnam. They're young, they're radical, and they want to start a revolution. Some of them even w… OL19732438W
Operation Gladio Operation Gladio Paul L. Williams "This disturbing expose describes a secret alliance forged at the close of World War II by the CIA, the Sicilian and US mafias, and the Vatican to thwart the possibility of a Communist invasion of Eu… OL19998762W
Missing man Missing man Barry Meier "A real-life thriller about a CIA contractor who vanished in Iran and the international manhunt to find him"-- "In late 2013, Americans were shocked to learn that a former FBI agent turned private i… OL20029912W
The search for the "Manchurian candidate" The search for the "Manchurian candidate" John D. Marks Here is the extraordinary story of how the Central Intelligence Agency waged a careful and systematic assault on the human psyche. John Marks reveals what was perhaps the most sinister activity ever … OL4097029W
The Wizards of Langley The Wizards of Langley Jeffrey T. Richelson "In 1956, the CIA dramatically breached the Iron Curtain when its U-2 began overflying Soviet territory to photograph that nation's military installations. Four years later, the Soviets would shoot d… OL8063534W