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03221aam a2200445Ii 4500 001 336F9FAA02E211EBBCE103862AECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20200930010008 007 tb 008 200807t20202020nyua db 001 0ceng d 020 $a 059329520X 020 $a 9780593295205 035 $a (OCoLC)1194413975 040 $a LMJ $b eng $e rda $c LMJ $d CLE $d BDX $d IOU $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 4 $a JK468.I6 $b A8435 2020b 100 1 $a Anderson, Scott, $d 1959- $e author. 245 14 $a The quiet Americans : $b four CIA spies at the dawn of the Cold War--a tragedy in three acts / $c Scott Anderson. 246 30 $a Four Central Intelligence Agency spies at the dawn of the Cold War--a tragedy in three acts 250 $a First large print edition. 264 1 $a [New York, New York] : $b Random House Large Print, $c [2020] 300 $a xii, 1083 pages (large print) : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 340 $n large print $2 rdafs 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "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."-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Burke, Michael, $d 1918- 600 10 $a Wisner, Frank, $d 1909-1965. 600 10 $a Sichel, Peter M. F. 600 10 $a Lansdale, Edward Geary, $d 1908-1987. 610 10 $a United States. $b Central Intelligence Agency $x Officials and employees $v Biography. 650 0 $a Intelligence officers $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Spies $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Espionage, American $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Cold War. 650 0 $a Large type books. 941 $a 1 945 $a lpt 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20200930010146.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=336F9FAA02E211EBBCE103862AECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search