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Based on explosive new evidence, best-selling author David Talbot tells America's greatest untold story: the United States' rise to world dominance under the guile of Allen Welsh Dulles, the longest-serving director of the CIA.
Drawing on revelatory new materials - including exclusive interviews with the children of prominent CIA officials, the personal correspondence and journals of Allen Dulles' wife and mistress, newly discovered US government documents, and US and European intelligence sources - Talbot reveals the underside of one of America's most powerful and influential figures.
Dulles' decades as the director of the CIA - which he used to further his public and private agendas - were dark times in American politics. Calling himself "the secretary of state of unfriendly countries", Dulles saw himself as above the elected law, manipulating and subverting American presidents in the pursuit of his personal interests and those of the wealthy elite he counted as his friends and clients - colluding with Nazi-controlled cartels, German war criminals, and Mafiosi in the process. Targeting foreign leaders for assassination and overthrowing nationalist governments not in line with his political aims, Dulles employed those same tactics to further his goals at home, culminating in the assassination of his political enemy, John F. Kennedy.
Indeed, The Devil's Chessboard offers shocking new evidence in the killings of both President Kennedy and his brother, Senator Robert F. Kennedy. This is an expose of American power that is as disturbing as it is timely, a provocative and gripping story of the rise of the national security state - and the battle for America's soul.
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" Brothers brilliantly evokes the Kennedys and their court - a brash yet idealistic fraternity reminiscent of Mad Men and The West Wing...Expertly researched through inner-circle interviews, the book suggests a conspiracy was also behind Bobby's murder in 1968, and names two spooks who Talbot believes were part of the JFK Dallas plot." ( Guardian)
"Bracing...full of shocking moments and juicy tidbits." ( Los Angeles Times)
"Pulitzer Prize-bait...[a] manic and near-perfect tale of the Kennedy brothers...shows us America's Camelot in a brand-new light." ( San Francisco Weekly)
"Riveting, disturbing and sometimes unbearably sad." ( Irish Times)
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The Brothers
- John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War
- De: Stephen Kinzer
- Narrado por: David Cochran Heath
- Duración: 13 h y 28 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,764
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John Foster Dulles was secretary of state while his brother, Allen Dulles, was director of the Central Intelligence Agency. In this book, Stephen Kinzer places their extraordinary lives against the backdrop ofAmerican culture and history. He uses the framework of biography to ask: Why does the United States behave as it does in the world?
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4 out of 5 stars
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A duel biography
- De Jean en 09-26-14
De: Stephen Kinzer
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Hitler in Los Angeles
- How Jews and Their Spies Foiled Nazi Plots Against Hollywood and America
- De: Steve Ross
- Narrado por: Peter Berkrot
- Duración: 14 h
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 269
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No American city was more important to the Nazis than Los Angeles, home to Hollywood, the greatest propaganda machine in the world. The Nazis plotted to kill the city's Jews and to sabotage the nation's military installations: plans existed for hanging 20 prominent Hollywood figures such as Al Jolson, Charlie Chaplin, and Samuel Goldwyn; for driving through Boyle Heights and machine-gunning as many Jews as possible; and for blowing up defense installations and seizing munitions from National Guard armories along the Pacific Coast.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Phenomenal read!
- De Anonymous User en 12-07-17
De: Steve Ross
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The Road Not Taken
- Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam
- De: Max Boot
- Narrado por: Henry Strozier
- Duración: 27 h y 33 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 308
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In chronicling the adventurous life of legendary CIA operative Edward Lansdale, The Road Not Taken definitively reframes our understanding of the Vietnam War. In this epic biography of Edward Lansdale (1908-1987) best-selling historian Max Boot demonstrates how Lansdale pioneered a "hearts and mind" diplomacy, first in the Philippines, then in Vietnam. It was a visionary policy that, as Boot reveals, was ultimately crushed by America's giant military bureaucracy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An honest look at Vietnam Nam and USA
- De Catherine en 01-16-18
De: Max Boot
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The Irregulars
- Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington
- De: Jennet Conant
- Narrado por: Simon Prebble
- Duración: 11 h y 36 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 511
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 304
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 305
Prior to the U.S. entering WWII, a small coterie of British spies in Washington, D.C., was formed. They called themselves the Baker Street Irregulars after the band of street urchins who were the eyes and ears of Sherlock Holmes in some Arthur Conan Doyle stories.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Spying in Washington
- De Sara en 10-03-14
De: Jennet Conant
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The New Tsar
- The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin
- De: Steven Lee Myers
- Narrado por: René Ruiz
- Duración: 22 h y 55 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,041
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,772
The epic tale of the rise to power of Russia's current president—the only complete biography in English–that fully captures his emergence from shrouded obscurity and deprivation to become one of the most consequential and complicated leaders in modern history, by the former New York Times Moscow bureau chief.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A retelling of facts without much added info
- De A. M. en 03-07-16
De: Steven Lee Myers
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Death of a Dissident
- The Poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko and the Return of the KGB
- De: Alex Goldfarb, Marina Litvinenko
- Narrado por: Dennis Boutsikaris
- Duración: 5 h y 40 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 71
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 41
The November 2006 assassination of former Russian intelligence officer Alexander "Sasha" Litvinenko, who was poisoned by the rare radioactive element polonium, caused an international sensation. Within a few short weeks, the fit 43-year-old lay gaunt, bald, and dying in a hospital, the victim of a "tiny nuclear bomb". Suspicions swirled around Russia's FSB, the successor to the KGB, and the Putin regime.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very interesting and scary...
- De A. M. en 03-21-15
De: Alex Goldfarb, y otros
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A Spy Among Friends
- Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal
- De: Ben Macintyre
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 11 h
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,617
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,315
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,301
Who was Kim Philby? Those closest to him—like his fellow MI6 officer and best friend since childhood, Nicholas Elliot, and the CIA’s head of counterintelligence, James Jesus Angleton—knew him as a loyal confidant and an unshakeable patriot. Philby was a brilliant and charming man who rose to head Britain’s counterintelligence against the Soviet Union. Together with Elliott and Angleton he stood on the front lines of the Cold War, holding Communism at bay. But he was secretly betraying them both: He was working for the Russians the entire time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The narrator is incorrectly identified.
- De Greenlake DD en 07-30-14
De: Ben Macintyre
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The Wise Men
- Six Friends and the World They Made
- De: Evan Thomas, Walter Isaacson
- Narrado por: Jonathan Reese
- Duración: 33 h y 27 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 379
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 317
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 322
Six close friends shaped the role their country would play in the dangerous years following World War II. They were the original best and brightest, whose towering intellects, outsize personalities, and dramatic actions would bring order to the postwar chaos, and whose strong response to Soviet expansionism would leave a legacy that dominates American policy to this day. In April 1945, they converged to advise an untutored new president, Harry Truman.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Dull with poor narration
- De KD6161 en 03-31-17
De: Evan Thomas, y otros
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The Good Spy
- The Life and Death of Robert Ames
- De: Kai Bird
- Narrado por: René Ruiz
- Duración: 14 h y 47 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 360
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 308
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The Good Spy is Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Kai Bird’s compelling portrait of the remarkable life and death of one of the most important operatives in CIA history - a man who, had he lived, might have helped heal the rift between Arabs and the West. On April 18, 1983, a bomb exploded outside the American Embassy in Beirut, killing 63 people. The attack was a geopolitical turning point. It marked the beginning of Hezbollah as a political force, but even more important, it eliminated America’s most influential and effective intelligence officer in the Middle East - CIA operative Robert Ames.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Biased but interesting
- De Peggy en 05-09-18
De: Kai Bird
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Family of Secrets
- The Bush Dynasty, the Powerful Forces That Put It in the White House, and What Their Influence Means for America
- De: Russ Baker
- Narrado por: Oliver Wyman
- Duración: 24 h y 6 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 701
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 609
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French philosopher Jean Paul Sartre said that "words are loaded pistols". In the hands of Russ Baker, they are hydrogen bombs. On each and every page of his masterpiece, Family of Secrets, he explodes the myths and lies that powerful forces have perpetrated on the American consciousness. He digs beneath the surface in a form of journalistic archeology to reveal the hidden history of one of America's most powerful families, leaving no stone unturned.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Still Relevant, Impossible to Put Down
- De Emilio Largo en 12-14-12
De: Russ Baker
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The Hawk and the Dove
- Paul Nitze, George Kennan, and the History of the Cold War
- De: Nicholas Thompson
- Narrado por: Michael Prichard
- Duración: 15 h y 4 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 53
Only two Americans held positions of great influence throughout the Cold War; ironically, they were the chief advocates for the opposing strategies for winning---and surviving---that harrowing conflict. Both men came to power during World War II, reached their professional peaks during the Cold War's most frightening moments, and fought epic political battles that spanned decades.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Two outstanding people in the US Government
- De Nina Donnard en 11-05-09
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Mafia Spies
- The Inside Story of the CIA, Gangsters, JFK, and Castro
- De: Thomas Maier
- Narrado por: Fred Stella
- Duración: 15 h y 46 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 100
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 83
Mafia Spies is the definitive account of America’s most remarkable espionage plots ever - with CIA agents, mob hitmen, “kompromat” sex, presidential indiscretion, and James Bond-like killing devices together in a top-secret mystery full of surprise twists and deadly intrigue. In the early 1960s, two top gangsters, Johnny Roselli and Sam Giancana, were hired by the CIA to kill Cuba’s Communist leader, Fidel Castro, only to wind up murdered themselves amidst Congressional hearings and a national debate about the JFK assassination.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Stick to history
- De Amazon Customer en 05-04-19
De: Thomas Maier
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The Man Who Killed Kennedy
- The Case Against LBJ
- De: Roger Stone
- Narrado por: David Rapkin
- Duración: 11 h y 39 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,270
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,116
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,112
Lyndon Baines Johnson was a man of great ambition and enormous greed, both of which, in 1963, would threaten to destroy him. In the end, President Johnson would use power from his personal connections in Texas and from the underworld and from the government to escape an untimely end in politics and to seize even greater power. President Johnson, the thirty-sixth president of the United States, was the driving force behind a conspiracy to murder President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. In The Man Who Killed Kennedy, you will find out how and why he did it. Political consultant, strategist, and Libertarian Roger Stone has gathered documents and used his firsthand knowledge to construct the ultimate tome to prove that LBJ was not only involved in JFK's assassination, but was in fact the mastermind. With 2013 being the fiftieth anniversary of JFK's assassination, this is the perfect time for The Man Who Killed Kennedy to be available to readers. The research and information in this book is unprecedented, and as Roger Stone lived through it, he's the perfect person to bring it to everyone's attention.
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5 out of 5 stars
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COMPELLING BOOK - THE CROOKS ARE IN POWER
- De Theo Tsourdalakis en 12-01-13
De: Roger Stone
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Spymaster
- Startling Cold War Revelations of a Soviet KGB Chief
- De: Tennent H. Bagley
- Narrado por: Bronson Pinchot
- Duración: 8 h y 27 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 771
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 691
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 689
From the dark days of World War II through the Cold War, Sergey A. Kondrashev was a major player in Russia’s notorious KGB espionage apparatus. Rising through its ranks through hard work and keen understanding of how the spy and political games are played, he “handled” American and British defectors, recruited Western operatives as double agents, served as a ranking officer at the East Berlin and Vienna KGB bureaus, and tackled special assignments from the Kremlin.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An brilliant personal Cold War perspective
- De Iamnotaspy en 01-09-15
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After Fidel
- The Inside Story of Castro's Regime and Cuba's Next Leader
- De: Brian Latell
- Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki
- Duración: 10 h y 49 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 117
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In this compelling, behind-the-scenes account, former top CIA officer and Cuba expert Brian Latell examines the extraordinary Castro brothers and the impending dynastic succession of Fidel's younger brother, Raul. Exploring the brothers' remarkable relationship, he reveals how Fidel and Raul have collaborated, divided responsibilities, and resolved disagreements for more than 46 years, a challenge to the notion that the little-known Raul has been an insignificant player.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Very Informative Read
- De BH FL en 04-09-08
De: Brian Latell
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True Believer
- Stalin's Last American Spy
- De: Kati Marton
- Narrado por: Amanda Carlin
- Duración: 8 h y 58 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 111
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 107
True Believer reveals the life of Noel Field, an American who betrayed his country and crushed his family. Field, once a well-meaning and privileged American, spied for Stalin during the 1930s and '40s. Then, a pawn in Stalin's sinister master strategy, Field was kidnapped and tortured by the KGB and forced to testify against his own Communist comrades.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Misplaced Loyalty
- De Joanne en 04-08-18
De: Kati Marton
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Red Heat
- Conspiracy, Murder, and the Cold War in the Caribbean
- De: Alex von Tunzelmann
- Narrado por: Sarah Coomes
- Duración: 19 h y 55 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 72
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 59
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 60
The Caribbean crises of the Cold War are revealed as never before in this riveting story of clashing ideologies, the rise of the politics of fear, the machinations of superpowers, and the daring of the brazen mavericks who took them on. The superpowers thought they could use Cuba, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic as puppets, but what neither bargained on was that their puppets would come to life.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Interesting, not extraordinary.
- De History en 10-24-11