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Stav | Nové |
Faktúra | Vystavujem faktúry s DPH |
Jazyk vydania | Angličtina |
Názov | Indochina Hand: Tales of a CIA Case Officer |
Autor | Barry Michael Broman |
Nosič | papierová kniha |
Obal knihy | tvrdý |
Rok vydania | 2024 |
Opis
Indochina Hand: Tales of a CIA Case Officer
- Autor: Broman, Barry Michael
- Wydawnictwo: Casemate
- Data wydania: 2024-07-31
- Liczba stron: 288
- Język: English: Published; English: Original Language; English
- ISBN: 9781636244419
"Indochina Hand grippingly tells us how Barry Broman became the man he is and what role he played in events around the Cold War and after. I saw him in action for some of it and call him friend." ― Tim Carney, retired ambassador, U.S. Foreign Service Barry Broman joined the CIA in 1971 straight out of the Marine Corps, choosing a career in intelligence largely because he wanted to spend his working life in Southeast Asia. Over the next thirty years, he had the privilege of working with brave men and women who were prepared to put their lives on the line in support of the free world during the Cold War, and he enjoyed the life of adventure he had been seeking since childhood. This book brings together tales from his career as a CIA case officer during the Cold War, giving fascinating insights into handling double agents, working in denied areas, assessing and recruiting Soviet targets, flying with Air America, acting to discredit Soviet agents with Moscow, and what happened when a case officer set a “scavenger hunt” around Bangkok for fellow spies—and at least one active target. A selection of stories told in engaging style proving that often the truth is more unbelievable than fiction. Table of Contents Epigram Dedication Preface 1. Pappy and Booge 2. England 3. AP Photographer 4. The Girl from Pepeekeo and a Quantico wedding 5. Hard Time in a Hard War 6. CAP Marines 7. My buddy Ralph 8. Air Wing Invitation 9. Near Death in Da Nang 10. The Skipper and the Chief 11. In the Marine Reserves 12. My Favorite Posting 13. Ambassador John Gunther Dean 14. An Awkward Change of Command Ceremony 15. The Foreign Service Institute 16. Operational Ladies of the Night 17. Spy vs Spy 18. Lady Bump 19. Air America 20. At the End in Laos 21. A Close Call in Haiti 22. Bangkok Scavenger Hunt 23. Incident with an Ambassador 24. Congressional Delegations 25. Home Leave 26. Close and Continuing Contacts 27. Covert Commo Training 28. A Small World Occurrence 29. A CIA Dirty Trick 30. A Favorite Agent 31. A Handling Challenge 32. Hard Target Recruitment 33. Africa Beckons 34. Alan Nicol 35. Communicators 36. BJ and the CIA 37. Zip Line Across the Pecos River 38. Chiefs of Station Conferences 39. China-born officers 40. Brendan’s Friend the General 41. Diversity in the CIA 42. FLASH Precedence Messages 43. Having Staff 44. Into the Enemy Camp 45. Visiting the Middle Kingdom 46. Mid Career Course 47. My Double Agent 48. Non Official Cover Officers 49. Operational Golf 50. On the Recruitment of Spies 51. Roman Holiday 52. Tehran Hostage 53. Singapore Incident 54. The Box 55. Thailand and the CIA 56. The Interior Gang 57. Wild Bill Casey 58. Montana Trek With a Merc 59. My Friend the Narc 60. A Short Sojourn in Saudi Arabia 61. Cambodian Water Festival 62. Dog For Lunch 63. Up the Rajang 64. On the Burma Pipeline 65. Searching for a Locomotive on the Silk Road 66. Travels with Neil Hollander 67. The Girl From Yaroslavl 68. Acknowledgements
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