Spytime: The Undoing of James Jesus Angleton - Couverture rigide

Buckley, William F.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0151005133 ISBN 13 : 9780151005130

Editeur : Harcourt, 2000

Synopsis

Book by William F Buckley Jr

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

James Jesus Angleton was an enigma, a secretive man whose power was at its peak during the height of the Cold War. Founder of U.S. counter-intelligence, hunter of moles and foes of America, his name has become synonymous with skulduggery and subterfuge. Angleton pursued his enemies, real and imagined, with a cool, calculating intelligence. Eventually convinced that there was a turncoat within the highest reaches of the U.S. government, Angleton turned all of his considerable skills to finding and exposing him. The result was a near-victory for U.S. Intelligence-and total defeat for himself. A brilliant re-creation of a world that included Soviet defectors, the infamous traitors Burgess, MacLean, and Philby, and American presidents from Truman to Carter, Spytime traces the making-and unmaking-of a man without a peer and, at the end, a man without a country to serve.

Revue de presse :

Praise for Spytime
"The ultimate in spy novels-with real characters and studied speculation on certain events by Buckley, who met many of the key players-this is a tense, heroic tale of a real Cold War legend."-The New York Daily News

"Spytime is a quiet-time read for those who like their espionage erudite and their intelligence intelligent."-USA Today

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Harcourt
• Date d'édition: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0151005133
• ISBN 13: 9780151005130
• Reliure: Relié