Hugh Wilford: 2 books
The CIA, the British Left and the Cold War
Calling the Tune?
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2013
Shortly after it was founded in 1947, the CIA launched a secret effort to win the Cold War allegiance of the British left. Hugh Wilford traces the story of this campaign from its origins in Washington DC to its impact on Labour Party politicians, trade unionists, and Bloomsbury intellectuals
America's Great Game
The CIA's Secret Arabists and the Shaping of the Modern Middle East
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2013
The Central Intelligence Agency's reputation in the Middle East today has been marred by waterboarding and drone strikes, yet in its earliest years the agency was actually the region's staunchest western ally. In America's Great Game, celebrated intelligence historian Hugh Wilford reveals how three...