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True men and traitors True men and traitors David W Doyle "In this memoir, former high-level CIA agent David W. Doyle helps lift the veil that has kept the Agency's inner workings hidden from the public. Sharing his many adventures - and misadventures - Doy… OL12327787W
The secret war against Hanoi The secret war against Hanoi Richard H. Shultz "Based on thousands of pages of recently declassified top-secret SOG [Special Operations Group] documents, as well as interviews with sixty officers who ran SOG's covert programs and the senior offic… OL15828151W
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
Castro's secrets Castro's secrets Brian Latell "In this riveting Cold War history, highly acclaimed author Brian Latell offers us a new and surprising look at Fidel Castro. Latell draws his narrative on personal interviews with high level defecto… OL16215962W
Mary's mosaic Mary's mosaic Peter Janney Years of painstaking research were required to put together this intriguing masterpiece that fills in many gaps surrounding the mystery of John F Kennedy's assassination. Mary Meyer was murdered less… OL16592411W
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
Constructing Cassandra Reframing Intelligence Failure At The Cia 19472001 Constructing Cassandra Reframing Intelligence Failure At The Cia 19472001 Milo Jones When it was created in 1947, the CIA had a clear remit to prevent strategic surprises. On key occasions, it has failed spectacularly. How is this possible? Although there has been no shortage of stud… OL17577571W
Presidents' secret wars Presidents' secret wars John Prados Provides an analysis of postwar covert activities by United States intelligence agencies, documenting the early days of the CIA and its operations. OL1836169W
Spying on Americans Spying on Americans Athan G. Theoharis This book is a comprehensive history of the abuses of the American domestic intelligence system from 1936 until May 1978. Drawing from the mountain of bureaucratic memos that Congressional committees… OL1912912W
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
The Nazis next door The Nazis next door Eric Lichtblau "The shocking story of how America became one of the world's safest postwar havens for Nazis. Until recently, historians believed America gave asylum only to key Nazi scientists after World War II, a… OL19988074W
Spies and shuttles Spies and shuttles James E. David Author James David tells the inside story of how NASA became a strange bedfellow to the Department of Defense and the National Security Agency, performing covert operations such as flying over sensit… OL19998439W
Left of boom Left of boom Douglas Laux "On September 11, 2001, John Smith was a freshman in college, on the path to becoming a doctor. But with the fall of the Twin Towers came a turning point in his life. After graduating he joined the C… OL20022945W
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
Finks Finks Whitney, Joel (Journalist) "When news broke that the CIA had colluded with literary magazines to produce cultural propaganda throughout the Cold War, a debate began that has never been resolved. The story continues to unfold, … OL20047856W
In search of enemies In search of enemies Stockwell, John “[The United States’ goal in Angola] was not to keep out the Cubans and Soviets but to make their imperial efforts as costly as possible and to prove that, after Vietnam. we were still capable of res… OL2749709W
At the Center of the Storm At the Center of the Storm George Tenet In the whirlwind of accusations and recriminations that emerged in the wake of 9/11 and the Iraq war, one man's vital testimony has been conspicuously absent. Candid and gripping, At the Center of th… OL278106W
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
Deadly secrets Deadly secrets Warren Hinckle The fantastic story of the U.S.'s undeclared war against Cuba, including an expanded section on the CIA's role in the assassination of JFK. "Deadly Secrets is a warning as well as terribly exciting r… OL4133456W
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