{"product_id":"the-ghost-the-secret-life-of-cia-spymaster-james-jesus-angleton-paperback","title":"The Ghost: The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Jesus Angleton - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJefferson Morley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The best book ever written about the strangest CIA chief who ever lived.\" - Tim Weiner, National Book Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eLegacy of Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA revelatory new biography of the sinister, powerful, and paranoid man at the heart of the CIA for more than three tumultuous decades. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCIA spymaster James Jesus Angleton was one of the most powerful unelected officials in the United States government in the mid-20th century, a ghost of American power. From World War II to the Cold War, Angleton operated beyond the view of the public, Congress, and even the president. He unwittingly shared intelligence secrets with Soviet spy Kim Philby, a member of the notorious Cambridge spy ring. He launched mass surveillance by opening the mail of hundreds of thousands of Americans. He abetted a scheme to aid Israel's own nuclear efforts, disregarding U.S. security. He committed perjury and obstructed the JFK assassination investigation. He oversaw a massive spying operation on the antiwar and black nationalist movements and he initiated an obsessive search for communist moles that nearly destroyed the Agency. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Ghost, \u003c\/i\u003e investigative reporter Jefferson Morley tells Angleton's dramatic story, from his friendship with the poet Ezra Pound through the underground gay milieu of mid-century Washington to the Kennedy assassination to the Watergate scandal. From the agency's MKULTRA mind-control experiments to the wars of the Mideast, Angleton wielded far more power than anyone knew. Yet during his seemingly lawless reign in the CIA, he also proved himself to be a formidable adversary to our nation's enemies, acquiring a mythic stature within the CIA that continues to this day.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJEFFERSON MORLEY is a journalist and editor who has worked in Washington journalism for over thirty years, fifteen of which were spent as an editor and reporter at \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post. \u003c\/i\u003eThe author of \u003ci\u003eOur Man in Mexico, \u003c\/i\u003ea biography of the CIA's Mexico City station chief Winston Scott, Morley has written about intelligence, military, and political subjects for\u003ci\u003e Salon, The Atlantic, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Intercept, \u003c\/i\u003eamong others. He is the editor of JFK Facts, a blog. He lives in Washington, DC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 30, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765328838944,"sku":"9781250167309","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/53aa3ed255e3c739506a5d4936bb4f76.webp?v=1780266370","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-ghost-the-secret-life-of-cia-spymaster-james-jesus-angleton-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}