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May 01, 2001 | ISBN 9780385495417 Buy
Dec 18, 2007 | ISBN 9780307428196 Buy
Jul 05, 2000 | 363 Minutes Buy
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May 01, 2001 | ISBN 9780385495417
Dec 18, 2007 | ISBN 9780307428196
Jul 05, 2000 | ISBN 9780553753059
363 Minutes
A national bestseller, this extraordinary work of investigative reporting uncovers the identities, and the remarkable stories, of the CIA secret agents who died anonymously in the service of their country.In the entrance of the CIA headquarters looms a huge marble wall into which seventy-one stars are carved-each representing an agent who has died in the line of duty. Official CIA records only name thirty-five of them, however. Undeterred by claims that revealing the identities of these “nameless stars” might compromise national security, Ted Gup sorted through thousands of documents and interviewed over 400 CIA officers in his attempt to bring their long-hidden stories to light. The result of this extraordinary work of investigation is a surprising glimpse at the real lives of secret agents, and an unprecedented history of the most compelling—and controversial—department of the US government.
Ted Gup is a legendary investigative reporter who worked under Bob Woodward at the Washington Post, and later at Time. He is a recipient of numerous awards, including the the George Polk Award and the Worth Bingham Prize. The author… More about Ted Gup
Douglas S. MackiernanJerome P. GinleyWilliam P. Boteler Howard CareyFrank C. Grace Jr.Wilburn S. RoseChiyoki IkedaThomas "Pete" RayNels L. BensonRiley ShamburgerWade GrayLeo BakerJohn G. MerrimanBarbara RobbinsBuster EdensEdward JohnsonMike DeuelMike MaloneyJohn W. WaltzLouis A. O’JibwayWalter L. RayBilly Jack JohnsonWayne McNultyJack W. WeeksHugh Francis RedmondPaul C. DavisDavid L. KonzelmanJohn "Lone Star" KearnsJohn PetersonRay SeaborgWilbur Murray GreeneRaymond RaynorWilliam E. BennettRichard S. WelchJames S. RawlingsIvan B. KingDennis J. GabrielRobert C. AmesJames F. "Sword" LewisMonique Lewis Kenneth E. HaasPhyliss N. FaraciWilliam R. SheilDeborah M. HixonFrank J. JohnstonScott J. Van LieshoutCurtis R. WoodRichard C. SpicerWilliam F. BuckleyRichard D. KrobockMatthew K. GannonGeorge LaceyMichael AtkinsonPharies "Bud" PettyJames SpessardGeorge Rudolph BenschGerhard Hermann RiegerRobert W. WoodsLawrence FreedmanLansing H. BennettFrank A. DarlingFreddie R. WoodruffJames M. LewekJohn A. Celli –>
J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize FINALIST 2001
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