Books like Secrets & lies by Gordon Thomas

A biography of Oleg Gordievsky, the Soviet double‑agent who, while working undercover in the KGB, supplied MI6 with critical intelligence that accelerated the collapse of the Cold War.

The Billion Dollar Spy traces how Soviet engineer Adolf Tolkachev supplied the CIA with tens of thousands of classified pages on aviation technology, turning Cold‑War espionage into a decisive American advantage.

A revealing portrait of Allen Dulles, the CIA’s longest‑serving director, uncovering his influence over U.S. policy, covert operations, and alleged links to assassinations and global intrigue.

Henry Crumpton, a former CIA counterterrorism officer, recounts his covert operations against al Qaeda and the Taliban, detailing the agency’s strategic shift in the Afghanistan war and its impact on U.S. national security.

“[The United States’ goal in Angola] was not to keep out the Cubans and Soviets but to make their imperial efforts as costly as possible and to prove that, after Vietnam. we were still capable of response, however insane. It is this story that has been told, and in impressive and convincing detail, by John Stockweli, the former chief of the CIA’s Angola task force.’ His hook should not he missed. Since strategic thought survives by ignoring experience, it has a highly professional interest in avoiding accounts such as this. By the same token, all who are alarmed about the tendency toward such strategic thinking should strongly welcome Mr. Stockwell’s book.” —John Kenneth Gaibraith. New York Review of Books In Search of Enemies is much more than the story of the only war to be found when the CIA sought to recoup its prestige after the Vietnam debacle. Though no American troops were committed to Angola, only “advisors,” many millions were spent, many thousands died, and many lies were told to the American people, in waging a war without purpose to American vital interests and without hope of victory. In Search of Enemies is unique in its wealth of detail about CIA operations and convincing in its argument that the clandestine services of the CIA should be abolished. John Stockwell, who lived in Africa for ten of his early years, is a graduate of the University of Texas and an alumnus of the U.S. Marine Corps. After twelve years as a CIA officer, he resigned from the agency on April I. 1977

James Jesus Angleton, CIA spymaster and powerful unelected official, wielded hidden influence from WWII through the Cold War, overseeing MKULTRA, surveillance of Americans, and the hunt for Soviet moles, while engaging in controversial political and intelligence actions.

A detailed account of U.S. intelligence, military, and diplomatic actions in Afghanistan and Pakistan since 9/11, revealing how misreading Pakistan's Inter‑Services Intelligence fueled the Taliban’s resilience.

A nonfiction exploration of alleged psychic influence, intelligence operations, and cult dynamics within the United States, focusing on brainwashing techniques, CIA involvement, and postwar society.

An exhaustive history of Britain’s MI5 and MI6, detailing their triumphs, failures, and covert operations from World War II through the present.

Admiral Stansfield Turner offers an insider look at the U.S. intelligence community, revealing how political dynamics and personal relationships shape the decisions of the President and CIA leadership.

Mark Riebling’s *Wedge* exposes the long‑standing rift between the CIA and FBI, showing how their rivalry shaped major U.S. intelligence failures from World War II to the 1990s, based on declassified files and insider interviews.

A CIA former officer publishes a wide‑ranging critique of covert operations, questioning U.S. leadership decisions and highlighting alleged manipulation behind the U‑2 Incident, the Kennedy assassination, and Vietnam policy.

A detailed history of Canadian psychiatrist Ewen Cameron’s controversial experiments at the Allan Memorial Institute, involving drugs, electroshock, and chemically induced sleep, aimed at studying brainwashing techniques.