Drawing on extensive interviews with Ames' widow and quotes from his private letters, a Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer presents a brilliant narrative of the making of America's most influential and effective intelligence officer in the Middle East.
Record details
ISBN:9780307889751
ISBN:0307889750
Physical Description:print xiv, 430 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition:First edition.
Publisher:New York :Crown Publishers,[2014]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-410) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The making of a spy -- The Agency -- Arabia -- Aden and Beirut -- The Red Prince -- Secret diplomacy -- Headquarters, 1975-79 -- The assassination -- The ayatollahs -- Jimmy Carter and Hostage America -- Bill Casey and Ronald Reagan -- Beirut destiny -- The enigma of Imad Mughniyeh.
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