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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Anderson, Scott, 1959-     Subjects     Burke, Michael, 1918-     Wisner, Frank, 1909-1965.     Sichel, Peter M. F.     Lansdale, Edward Geary, 1908-1987.     United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- History -- 20th century.     United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- Officials and employees -- Biography.     Cold War.     Espionage, American -- History -- 20th century.     Spies -- United States -- Biography.     Intelligence officers -- United States -- Biography.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Anderson, Scott, 1959-       by title:      The quiet Americans ...       by call number:      LP 327.1273 A549q     Search the Web     Anderson, Scott, 1959-     Burke, Michael, 1918-     Wisner, Frank, 1909-1965.     Sichel, Peter M. F.     Lansdale, Edward Geary, 1908-1987.     United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- History -- 20th century.     United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- Officials and employees -- Biography.     Cold War.     Espionage, American -- History -- 20th century.     Spies -- United States -- Biography.     Intelligence officers -- United States -- Biography.       MARC Display

The quiet Americans : four CIA spies at the dawn of the Cold War--a tragedy in three acts / Scott Anderson. by Anderson, Scott, 1959- Random House Large Print, 2020. Call #: LP 327.1273 A549q Subjects Burke, Michael, 1918-   Wisner, Frank, 1909-1965.   Sichel, Peter M. F.   Lansdale, Edward Geary, 1908-1987.   United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- History -- 20th century.   United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- Officials and employees -- Biography.   Cold War.   Espionage, American -- History -- 20th century.   Spies -- United States -- Biography.   Intelligence officers -- United States -- Biography. ISBN:  9780593295205 (large print pbk) Alternate title:  Four Central Intelligence Agency spies at the dawn of the Cold War--a tragedy in three acts. Edition:  1st large print ed. Description:  xii, 1083 p. (large print), 24 unnumbered p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Notes:  Regular print edition published: New York : Doubleday, 2020. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (p. 881-1019) and index. Summary:  "At the end of World War II, the United States dominated the world militarily, economically, and in moral standing--seen as the victor over tyranny and a champion of freedom. But it was clear--to some--that the Soviet Union was already executing a plan to expand and foment revolution around the world. The American government's strategy in response relied on the secret efforts of a newly-formed CIA. The Quiet Americans chronicles the exploits of four spies--Michael Burke, a charming former football star fallen on hard times, Frank Wisner, the scion of a wealthy Southern family, Peter Sichel, a sophisticated German Jew who escaped the Nazis, and Edward Lansdale, a brilliant ad executive. The four ran covert operations across the globe, trying to outwit the ruthless KGB in Berlin, parachuting commandos into Eastern Europe, plotting coups, and directing wars against Communist insurgents in Asia. But time and again their efforts went awry, thwarted by a combination of stupidity and ideological rigidity at the highest levels of the government--and more profoundly, the decision to abandon American ideals. By the mid-1950s, the Soviet Union had a stranglehold on Eastern Europe, the U.S. had begun its disastrous intervention in Vietnam, and America, the beacon of democracy, was overthrowing democratically-elected governments and earning the hatred of much of the world. All of this culminated in an act of betrayal and cowardice that would lock the Cold War into place for decades to come."--Publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Large Print Nonfiction LP 327.1273 A549q Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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