The ghost : the secret life of CIA spymaster James Jesus Angleton
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Published
New York, NY : St. Martin's Press, 2017.
Status
Franklin Ave. Library - Biographies - Adult
B Angleton, J.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Angleton, James, -- 1917-1987.
Biographies.
Intelligence officers -- United States -- Biography.
Intelligence service -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
United States. -- Central Intelligence Agency -- History -- 20th century.
United States. -- Central Intelligence Agency -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
Biographies.
Intelligence officers -- United States -- Biography.
Intelligence service -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
United States. -- Central Intelligence Agency -- History -- 20th century.
United States. -- Central Intelligence Agency -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
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Published
New York, NY : St. Martin's Press, 2017.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
viii, 328 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"CIA spymaster James Jesus Angleton was one of the most powerful unelected officials in the United States government in the mid-20th century, a ghost of American power. From World War II to the Cold War, Angleton operated beyond the view of the public, Congress, and even the president. He unwittingly shared intelligence secrets with Soviet spy Kim Philby, a member of the notorious Cambridge spy ring. He launched mass surveillance by opening the mail of hundreds of thousands of Americans. He abetted a scheme to aid Israel's own nuclear efforts, disregarding U.S. security. He committed perjury and obstructed the JFK assassination investigation. He oversaw a massive spying operation on the antiwar and black nationalist movements and he initiated an obsessive search for communist moles that nearly destroyed the Agency. In The Ghost, investigative reporter Jefferson Morley tells Angleton's dramatic story, from his friendship with the poet Ezra Pound through the underground gay milieu of mid-century Washington to the Kennedy assassination to the Watergate scandal. From the agency's MKULTRA mind-control experiments to the wars of the Mideast, Angleton wielded far more power than anyone knew. Yet during his seemingly lawless reign in the CIA, he also proved himself to be a formidable adversary to our nation's enemies, acquiring a mythic stature within the CIA that continues to this day."--Dust jacket flap.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Morley, J. (2017). The ghost: the secret life of CIA spymaster James Jesus Angleton (First edition.). St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Morley, Jefferson. 2017. The Ghost: The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Jesus Angleton. St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Morley, Jefferson. The Ghost: The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Jesus Angleton St. Martin's Press, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Morley, Jefferson. The Ghost: The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Jesus Angleton First edition., St. Martin's Press, 2017.
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