Cloak and Gown: Scholars in the Secret War, 1939-1961, Second Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (527 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300065248 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 626 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Cloak and Gown prosestylelover A perfect book to read in spurts, fascinating portraits of cloak and dagger scholars, would love to have known them all. I bought it because I am trying to locate members of the family of Andre Bourgeon.. Before You Join the CIA or If You Are In It! Will Harvey I was introduced to this book not by, but because of, Dr. Robert S. Paul a church historian for whose book WHATEVER HAPPENED TO SHERLOCK HOLMES (1991), Winks had written the introduction. Paul had been credited with supporting William Barnett Benton in his 1950 Senate race against Prescott Bush and supporting Benton against the slander of S. A Customer said excellent and it just won the Edgar award.. Co-editor Maureen Corrigan book reviewer on NPR Prgram Fresh Air is well worth reading. Lots of valuable info in a very detailed interesting work.
In this highly acclaimed book, Robin Winks explores the underlying bonds between the university and the intelligence communities, introducing a fascinating cast of characters that include safe-crackers and experts in Azerbaijani as well as such social luminaries as Paul Mellon, David Bruce, John P. His book is a towering achievement."-Robert W. Reviews of the first edition: "One of the best studies of intelligence in recent years."-Edward Jay Epstein, Los Angeles Times Book Review "The most original book yet written on the interpenetration of counter-intelligence and campus."-Andrew Sinclair, Sunday Times (London) "Winks writes a lively compound of analysis and anecdote to illuminate the bonds between academe and the intelligence community. This edition of the book includes a new preface by Winks. Marquand, Jr., and William Vanderbilt. Moves with an unfolding pace that any thriller writer might envy."-Tom Dowling, San Francisco Examiner "A brilliant book."-Sallie Pisani, Journal of American History. The CIA and its World War II predecessor, the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), were for many years largely populated by members of Ivy League colleges, particularly Yale. Smith, Chicago Sun-Times "Among the more important contributions to the history of Anglo-American espionage to appear this or any other year
There is much new material here, based on interviews and recently declassified files. The most interesting figurein a book crowded with themis James Jesus Angleton, class of '41, a legendary theoretician "who brooded longest, and perhaps with the greatest penetration, over the specialized methodolgy of counterintelligence." In relating Angleton's complex story, Winks analyzes the CIA's "Israeli connection," the Great Mole Hunt, the Church committee hearings and the development of policy differences within