The good spy : the life and death of Robert Ames /
Kai. Bird Kai Bird.
Bok Engelsk 2014 Kai. Bird,· Electronic books
Omfang | 1 online resource (xiv, 430 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates ) : illustrations ;
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Utgave | First edition.
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Opplysninger | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph. - 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.. - 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.
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Emner | Ames, Robert, , 1934-1983.
United States. . Central Intelligence Agency - Officials and employees Intelligence officers - United States |
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ISBN | 0-307-88977-7
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