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The MKULTRA Conspiracy
by John Lisle
Project Mind Control's John Lisle explains how something as classified…
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Featured Excerpt: Project Mind Control
by John Lisle
In Project Mind Control, John Lisle reveals inside story of the CIA’s secret mind control project,…
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Hidden Heroes in a Sexist World
by Tracy Walder with Jessica Anya Blau
WCAG Heading by Tracy Walder Tracy Walder, author of The Unexpected Spy, discusses the history of…
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Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control
by Stephen Kinzer
WCAG Heading The visionary chemist Sidney Gottlieb was the CIA’s master magician and…
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The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Angleton
WCAG Headingby Jefferson Morley CIA spymaster James Angleton was one of the most powerful unelected officials…
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Hiding CIA Operations: The Attack on Khowst
WCAG Headingby Douglas Laux WCAG HeadingAttack on Khowst Forward Operating Base Chapman was located just outside…
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Life of a CIA Polygrapher: Ready Aim…. Part 2
WCAG Headingby Alan Trabue WCAG HeadingWCAG HeadingChapter 1: Ready Aim…. Part 2 I watched another soldier…
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Life of a CIA Polygrapher: Ready Aim…. Part 1
WCAG Headingby Alan Trabue WCAG HeadingWCAG HeadingChapter 1: Ready Aim…. Part 1 The day was supposed…
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The Evolution of CIA Polygraphy: 1972 to the Present
Wcag Heading by Alan B. Trabue Writing my memoir, A Life of Lies and Spies: Tales…
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The Dulles Brothers and the Airport Bust
WCAG Heading WCAG Heading WCAG Heading by Stephen Kinzer Who cares what is written in a…
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Richard Nixon’s Call for a Cosmic Hoedown
by Jeffrey Kluger
Few authors have had as big an impact on space journalism as Jeffrey…
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To Look Them in the Face: Bunker Hill 250
by Jack Kelly
As part of the ongoing celebration of the birth of the United States…
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The Red Baron and Early Flyboys During WWI
by Tom Clavin
To celebrate the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, which ended WWI on…
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History Reads: July 2025
Looking for your next history read? Check out some of our favorite new history books publishing…
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This Is a Pretty Country We Live In: The Trial of Anne Royall
by Jack Kelly
In honor of Anne Royall's birthday (June 11, 1769), author Jack Kelly shares…
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Ben Franklin Gets Juiced With a Little Hemp
by Tim Queeney
In June of 1752, with some sources specifically saying the tenth of June, Benjamin Franklin conducted…
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Dear Mr. Coppola: A True War Story from Việt Nam
by Alex Vernon
Alex Vernon, author of Peace Is a Shy Thing, discusses reality versus cinema…
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Historical Summer Reading: June 2025
Looking for your next history read? Check out some of our favorite new history books publishing…
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