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The Quiet Americans: Four CIA Spies at the Dawn of the Cold War- A Tragedy in Three Acts

byScott Anderson

In The Quiet Americans, Scott Anderson presents a historical account centered on four CIA Spies at the Dawn of the Cold War- A Tragedy in Three Acts. Its account follows central actors and turning points while showing how the story reflects questions in the connected fields of history and political science. Specific examples keep the larger argument tangible and reveal why familiar explanations do not always account for the full story. The Quiet Americans leaves readers with key context and a clear view of the human stakes involved.

Publisher

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Publication date

2020

Format

Print edition

Pages

576

ISBN

9780385540452