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Hidden Heroes in a Sexist World
by Tracy Walder with Jessica Anya Blau
by Tracy Walder Tracy Walder, author of The Unexpected Spy, discusses the history of women in…
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Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control
by Stephen Kinzer
The visionary chemist Sidney Gottlieb was the CIA’s master magician and gentlehearted torturer—the…
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The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Angleton
by Jefferson Morley CIA spymaster James Angleton was one of the most powerful unelected officials in…
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Hiding CIA Operations: The Attack on Khowst
by Douglas Laux Attack on Khowst Forward Operating Base Chapman was located just outside the town…
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Life of a CIA Polygrapher: Ready Aim…. Part 2
by Alan Trabue Chapter 1: Ready Aim…. Part 2 I watched another soldier approach to assist…
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Life of a CIA Polygrapher: Ready Aim…. Part 1
by Alan Trabue Chapter 1: Ready Aim…. Part 1 The day was supposed to be a…
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The Evolution of CIA Polygraphy: 1972 to the Present
by Alan B. Trabue Writing my memoir, A Life of Lies and Spies: Tales of a…
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The Dulles Brothers and the Airport Bust
by Stephen Kinzer Who cares what is written in a book about dead people? Biographers may be…
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Goodbye OSS and Hello CIA: National Security Act of 1947
By Callie Oettinger July 26, 1947 the National Security Act was approved: To promote the national…
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Feathered Fighters
by Tom Clavin
67 years ago, the U.S. Army Pigeon Service closed. You might think that…
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7 Books to Celebrate Women’s History Month
This Women’s History Month, we bring you seven titles highlighting the amazing feats of women, whether…
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Good With a Gun
by Tom Clavin
In the following excerpt from Follow Me to Hell, Tom Clavin introduces John…
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When Fascists Roamed America’s Cities
by Thomas Mullen
When we think about the World War II years, we tend to visualize…
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The Mayor and the Nazis
by Terry Golway
As hard as it is to imagine, there was a time in the…
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The First Shots of the Revolution
by Jack Kelly
In the following excerpt from God Save Benedict Arnold , the first shots of…
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The Cave Man
by Tom Clavin
Did you know that there was a series of events known as the…
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Reporting from the Land of Auschwitz
Cold Crematorium is the first English language edition of a lost memoir by Holocaust survivor József…
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