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The devil's chessboard : Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the rise of America's secret government

Talbot, David, 1951-2016
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America's greatest untold story: the United States' rise to world dominance under the guile of Allen Welsh Dulles, the longest-serving director of the CIA. Drawing on revelatory new materials - including newly discovered US government documents, US and European intelligence sources, the personal correspondence and journals of Allen Dulles' wife and mistress, and exclusive interviews with the children of prominent CIA officials - Talbot reveals the underside of one of America's most powerful and influential figures.
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
Prestwich LibraryAdult Non-Fiction327.1273Available
Author:
Imprint:
London : William Collins, 2016.
Collation:
xiii, 686 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2015.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780008159689 (pbk)
Dewey class:
327.1273
Language:
English
BRN:
2317064
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