Spytime: The Undoing of James Jesus Angleton - Couverture souple

Buckley Jr., William F.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0156011247 ISBN 13 : 9780156011242

Editeur : Mariner Books, 2001

Synopsis

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.

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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.

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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

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Mariner Books
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0156011247
• ISBN 13: 9780156011242
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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