The Very Best Men: The Daring Early Years of the CIA
The Daring Early Years of the CIA
$44.69
- Paperback
427 pages
- Release Date
1 February 2007
Summary
“The Very Best Men” is the story of the CIA’s early days as told through the careers of four glamorous, daring, and idealistic men who ran covert operations for the government from the end of World War II to Vietnam. Evan Thomas re-creates the personal dramas and sometimes tragic lives of Frank Wisner, Richard Bissell, Tracy Barnes, and Desmond FitzGerald, who risked everything to contain the Soviet threat.
Within the inner circles of Washington, they were regarded as the best and the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781416537977 |
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| ISBN-10: | 141653797X |
| Author: | Evan Thomas |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 427 |
| Release Date: | 1 February 2007 |
| Weight: | 404g |
| Dimensions: | 27mm x 142mm x 215mm |
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Critics Review
“An elegantly crafted group biography of four CIA officers during its glory days, from 1947 to its decline after the mid-1960s.” – The Christian Science Monitor “A thoughtful, provocative, and absorbing book, as scrupulously fair as it is responsible, bringing new details and shedding new light on forgotten events and personalities of years past.” – Chicago Tribune “A jewel of a book.” – The Washington Post “A brisk, readable, lively account of fifteen turbulent years of history … Informed, anecdotal, full of colorful details.” – The New York Times
About The Author
Evan Thomas
Evan Thomas is the author of The Very Best Men: Four Who Dared: The Early Years of the C.I.A.; Robert Kennedy: His Life; The War Lovers: Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst and the Rush to Empire, 1989; Sea of Thunder: The Last Great Naval Command, 1941-1945; and John Paul Jones. His most recent book is Ike’s Bluff: President Eisenhower’s Secret Battle to Save the World.
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