Wild Bill and Intrepid _ Donovan, Stephenson, and the Origins of CIA

Troy, Thomas F.

ISBN 10: 0300065639 / ISBN 13: 9780300065633

Published by Yale University Press, New Haven, 1996

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black cloth spine, papered boards, gilt lettering, dust jacket, 259 pp Standard shipping (no tracking or insurance) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Wild Bill and Intrepid _ Donovan, Stephenson, and the Origins of CIA
• Publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300065639
• ISBN 13: 9780300065633
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Cloth/dust jacket Octavo.
• Condition: Very good
• Dust Jacket Condition: very good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Espionage

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Synopsis

In this gripping book, a former Central Intelligence Agency staff officer unveils the true story of the birth of CIA, arguing that the role of the British in the CIA`s formation was much more important than has been believed. Basing his story on interviews with key players and formerly secret American and British archives, the author addresses controversial claims and notions about the collaboration between William J. ("Wild Bill") Donovan, the CIA`s first chief, and William S. ("Intrepid") Stephenson, director of British intelligence in the U.S. during World War II.