The Quiet Americans: Four CIA Spies at the Dawn of the Cold War—A Tragedy in Three Acts
From the bestselling author of Lawrence in Arabia, a gripping history of the early years of the Cold War, the CIA's covert battles against communism, and the tragic consequences which still affect Ame…
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