The ghost : the secret life of CIA spymaster James Jesus Angleton
Morley, Jefferson2017
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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 committed perjury and obstructed the JFK assassination investigation. In this book, 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.
Main title:
The ghost : the secret life of CIA spymaster James Jesus Angleton / Jefferson Morley.
Author:
Morley, Jefferson, author
Imprint:
Melbourne : Scribe, 2017.
Collation:
352 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781911344735 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
327.1273327.127327.12730092B ANGBB- ANG
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
261467