The devil's chessboard : Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the rise of America's secret government

Resource Information

The work The devil's chessboard : Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the rise of America's secret government represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in City Libraries, City of Gold Coast. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

The devil's chessboard : Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the rise of America's secret government

Title remainder

Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the rise of America's secret government

Statement of responsibility

David Talbot

Creator

• trueTalbot, David, 1951-

Author

• trueTalbot, David, 1951-

Subject

• Nonfiction
• trueUnited States -- Foreign relations -- 1953-1961
• Dulles, Allen, 1893-1969
• United States, Central Intelligence Agency -- History
• trueUnited States -- Politics and government -- 1953-1961
• Espionage, American -- History -- 20th century

Language

eng

Summary

Based on explosive new evidence, bestselling author David Talbot tells America's greatest untold story: the United States' rise to world dominance under the guile of Allen Welsh Dulles, the longest-serving director of the CIA.America's rise to world dominance under the guile of the CIA's longest-serving director, Allen Dulles, is its greatest untold story. Acting beyond the law, Dulles manipulated presidents, protected German war criminals and colluded with Mafiosi, all in pursuit of his interests and those of his friends. As David Talbot's shocking new evidence reveals, Dulles' tactics at home and abroad would include the fixing of assassinations, and even culminate in the death of his political enemy, John F. Kennedy and his brother Robert. This disturbing expose of American power is a gripping story of the rise of the national security state - and the battle for America's soul

Biography type

individual biography

Dewey number

327.1273

Index

no index present

Literary form

non fiction