2006, ISBN: 141653797X

[EAN: 9781416537977], Nieuw boek, [SC: 43.98], [PU: Simon & Schuster, New York], Paperback. "The Very Best Men" is the story of the CIA's early days as told through the car… mais…

[EAN: 9781416537977], Nieuw boek, [SC: 43.98], [PU: Simon & Schuster, New York], Paperback. "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 brightest. They planned and acted to keep the country out of war — by stealth and "political action" and to do by cunning and sleight of hand what great armies could not, must not be allowed to do. In the end, they were too idealistic and too honorable, and were unsuited for the dark, duplicitous life of spying. Their hubris and naivete led them astray, producing both sensational coups and spectacular blunders like the Bay of Pigs and the failed assassination attempts on foreign leaders in the early 1960s. Thomas draws on the CIA's own secret histories, to which he has had exclusive access, as well as extensive interviews, to bring to life a crucial piece of American history. From the author of "The Man to See" and the coauthor of "The Wise Men" comes the story of the CIA's early days—before it became The Company. Thomas' tale is told through the careers of four men who ran covert operations for the government from the end of World War II to Vietnam. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability., Books<

2017, ISBN: 9781416537977

[ED: Taschenbuch], Neuware - The four men who ran covert operations for the CIA during the early years were known as the 'clique'. They came from an elite class that believed it was their… mais…

[ED: Taschenbuch], Neuware - The four men who ran covert operations for the CIA during the early years were known as the 'clique'. They came from an elite class that believed it was their duty in life to run the world; it was the lesson they learned from winning World War II, and it was their job in Washington. This was the high age of the CIA, when it was the president's personal action arm, overthrowing governments, bribing heads of state, and plotting assassinations in a global secret war against communism. Author Evan Thomas goes behind the scenes to recreate the personal drama of the four glamorous and ultimately tragic figures:. Because they operated in secret, these men are not well known to history, but within the inner circles of Washington, they were regarded as the best and the brightest. Their fall was a great personal tragedy with momentous consequences: the reckless acts of these men nearly plunged the United States into World War III during the Cuban Missile Crisis, and their plots have fueled conspiracy theorists ever since. Drawing on extensive interviews with old spooks and the social friends and family of his subjects, Thomas has written a highly readable narrative that brings to life a crucial piece of American history., DE, [SC: 2.99], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, 212x143x42 mm, 432, [GW: 393g], Banküberweisung, PayPal, Offene Rechnung (Vorkasse vorbehalten), [PU: Simon & Schuster]<

2017, ISBN: 9781416537977

[ED: Taschenbuch], Neuware - The four men who ran covert operations for the CIA during the early years were known as the 'clique'. They came from an elite class that believed it was their… mais…

[ED: Taschenbuch], Neuware - The four men who ran covert operations for the CIA during the early years were known as the 'clique'. They came from an elite class that believed it was their duty in life to run the world; it was the lesson they learned from winning World War II, and it was their job in Washington. This was the high age of the CIA, when it was the president's personal action arm, overthrowing governments, bribing heads of state, and plotting assassinations in a global secret war against communism. Author Evan Thomas goes behind the scenes to recreate the personal drama of the four glamorous and ultimately tragic figures:. Because they operated in secret, these men are not well known to history, but within the inner circles of Washington, they were regarded as the best and the brightest. Their fall was a great personal tragedy with momentous consequences: the reckless acts of these men nearly plunged the United States into World War III during the Cuban Missile Crisis, and their plots have fueled conspiracy theorists ever since. Drawing on extensive interviews with old spooks and the social friends and family of his subjects, Thomas has written a highly readable narrative that brings to life a crucial piece of American history., DE, [SC: 0.00], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, 212x143x42 mm, 432, [GW: 393g], Banküberweisung, PayPal, [PU: Simon & Schuster]<

2006, ISBN: 9781416537977

[ED: Taschenbuch], The four men who ran covert operations for the CIA during the early years were known as the "clique". They came from an elite class that believed it was their duty in l… mais…

[ED: Taschenbuch], The four men who ran covert operations for the CIA during the early years were known as the "clique". They came from an elite class that believed it was their duty in life to run the world; it was the lesson they learned from winning World War II, and it was their job in Washington. This was the high age of the CIA, when it was the president's personal action arm, overthrowing governments, bribing heads of state, and plotting assassinations in a global secret war against communism. Author Evan Thomas goes behind the scenes to recreate the personal drama of the four glamorous and ultimately tragic figures:. Because they operated in secret, these men are not well known to history, but within the inner circles of Washington, they were regarded as the best and the brightest. Their fall was a great personal tragedy with momentous consequences: the reckless acts of these men nearly plunged the United States into World War III during the Cuban Missile Crisis, and their plots have fueled..., DE, [SC: 0.00], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, 432, [GW: 393g], Banküberweisung, PayPal, [CT: Sonstiges / Sonstiges], [PU: Simon & Schuster]<

ISBN: 9781416537977

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