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Based on original CIA archives and extensive interviews, Evan Thomas tells the story of four founding CIA officers whose bold and sometimes reckless actions defined the agency’s early years. Frank Wisner, the first chief of covert operations, pursued aggressive strategies to counter Soviet influence. Richard Bissell, an Ivy League graduate, is known for radical tactics, including alleged Mafia involvement in an attempt to eliminate Fidel Castro. Tracy Barnes and Desmond FitzGerald conducted operations stretching from Berlin to Burma, illustrating the global reach of the CIA’s covert work. Thomas paints a portrait of a decade of urgency and hubris, exposing the personal costs that accompanied the agency’s quest to prevent a global conflict.
First publish date: December 10, 1996
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography
Authors: Evan Thomas
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