Books like Quiet Americans by Scott Anderson

A comprehensive nonfiction narrative tracing the rise of Islamic fundamentalism, al‑Qaida, and U.S. intelligence failures leading to the 9/11 attacks.

Set during the French Indochina War, the novel follows British journalist Thomas Fowler, his mistress Phuong, and American idealist Pyle, whose ambitions and tragic fate reshape their lives amid political turmoil.

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.

A tactile guide that lets children explore colors and form through raised illustrations and Braille descriptions, encouraging imagination and sensory learning for the blind and sighted alike.

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.

A nonfiction account of U.S. CIA espionage tactics during the Cold War, revealing the agency’s techniques and countermeasures against the Soviet KGB.

Spies are rare. Robert Hanssen was an FBI counterintelligence officer who, for 22 years, secretly supplied the KGB with trade secrets, making him one of the most damaging spies in U.S. history.

"The shocking story of how America became one of the world's safest postwar havens for Nazis. Until recently, historians believed America gave asylum only to key Nazi scientists after World War II, along with some less famous perpetrators who managed to sneak in and who eventually were exposed by Nazi hunters. But the truth is much worse, and has been covered up for decades: the CIA and FBI brought thousands of perpetrators to America as possible assets against their new Cold War enemies. When the Justice Department finally investigated and learned the truth, the results were classified and buried. Using the dramatic story of one former perpetrator who settled in New Jersey, conned the CIA into hiring him, and begged for the agency's support when his wartime identity emerged, Eric Lichtblau tells the full, shocking story of how America became a refuge for hundreds of postwar Nazis"--

Robert Baer, renowned CIA operative, balances a career in the Middle East with a strained marriage and paternity, while his wife Dayna evolves from a California girl to a seasoned intelligence officer facing the personal costs of espionage.

After a harrowing escape, Gabriel Allon is hiding in the Vatican, restoring a Caravaggio. When a woman is found dead beneath St. Peter’s dome, he must uncover the truth behind a conspiracy that threatens global treasure and peace.

Secret Empire chronicles the 1950s breakthrough that turned America into a space‑faring spy network, detailing how the CIA, Lockheed, and government officials built the U‑2, SR‑71, and Corona satellites to outpace Soviet intelligence.

During the early Cold War, newly minted Lieutenant James D. Cronley Jr. is recruited by a fledgling intelligence effort that becomes the CIA, tasked with hunting Soviet spies and surviving the perilous world of espionage.