The good spy : the life and death of Robert Ames
Record details
- ISBN: 9780307889751
- ISBN: 0307889750
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Physical Description:
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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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Subject: | Ames, Robert -- 1934-1983 United States. -- Central Intelligence Agency -- Officials and employees -- Biography Intelligence officers -- United States -- Biography |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Prince Rupert Library | 327.1273 Bird (Text) | 33294001885375 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Summary:
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.