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| Genre/Form: | Biography Biographies |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | William Egan Colby; William Egan Colby; William Egan Colby |
| Material Type: | Biography, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
John Prados |
| ISBN: | 0195128478 9780195128475 |
| OCLC Number: | 49493468 |
| Description: | xvii, 380 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | The mystery of Bill Colby -- Baptism of fire -- Tianjin to Trondheim -- The crusade begins -- Political action -- Journey to the east -- A bigger stage to play on -- Death in November -- Arc of crisis -- Exhilaration of war -- Rising from ashes -- The fall of Phoenix -- Back to Langley -- The top floor -- The year of intelligence -- Intelligence in a free society. |
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<br>"By portraying William Colby's life in all its nuances, Lost Crusader makes an important contribution to intelligence literature."--Washington Post Book World<br>"Conspiracy buffs will find that his account of Colby's suspicious death in 1996 offers plenty of intiguing possibilities."--Kirkus Reviews<br>"A deeply researched and well-written account of Colby's career.... This first book-length study of Colby's career should stand the test of time as a high-quality contribution."--Library Journal<br>"Well-researched.... His life of Colby 'is a parable for today, when the CIA and U.S. intelligence in general again stand in need of visionary leadership.'"--Steve Weinberg, Denver Post<br>"A comprehensive dossier on the espionage career of William Colby, this copiously detailed work comes from an author highly regarded as an intelligence historian. Careful and judicious, Prados never grandstands; instead, he seeks to understand the myriad controversies about CIA activity exposed by congr Read more...
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- Colby, William Egan, -- 1920-1996.
- United States. -- Central Intelligence Agency -- Biography.
- Intelligence officers -- United States -- Biography.
- Colby, William Egan, 1920-1996.
- United States. Central Intelligence Agency -- Biography.
- Colby, William Egan, -- 1920-
- États-Unis. -- Central Intelligence Agency -- Biographies.
- Officiers de renseignements -- États-Unis -- Biographies.
- Inlichtingendiensten.
- CIA.
- Colby, William Egan.
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