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Zusatztext A darkly entertaining tale about American espionage , set in an era when Washington’s fear and skepticism about the agency resembles our climate today. Informationen zum Autor Scott Anderson Klappentext 'A darkly entertaining tale about American espionage, set in an era when Washington's fear and skepticism about the agency resembles our climate today.' New York Times 'Anderson's look at four men who ran covert operations around the globe after World War II is as thrilling as it is tragic, as each man confronts the moral compromises he made in the name of democracy.' Washington Post 'Positively cinematic . . . undeniably well-told and vivid.' New Republic 'In this sweeping, vivid, beautifully observed book, Scott Anderson unearths the devastating secret history of how the United States lost the plot during the Cold War.' Patrick Radden Keefe Vorwort From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lawrence in Arabia , a gripping history of the early years of the Cold War, the CIA’s covert battles against communism, and the tragic consequences which still affect America and the world today Zusammenfassung From the &i>Sunday Times &/i>bestselling author of &i>Lawrence in Arabia&/i>, a gripping history of the early years of the Cold War, the CIAs covert battles against communism, and the tragic consequences which still affect America and the world today
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Enthralling . . . Lying and stealing and invading, it should be said, make for captivating reading, especially in the hands of a storyteller as skilled as Anderson . . . the climate of fear and intolerance that it describes in Washington also feels uncomfortably timely. New York Times Book Review
