The good spy : the life and death of Robert Ames / Kai Bird.

Drawing on extensive interviews with Ames' widow and quotes from his private letters, a Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer presents a brilliant narrative of the making of America's most influential and effective intelligence officer in the Middle East.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bird, Kai
Language:English
Published: New York : Crown Publishers, [2014]
Edition:First edition.
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Physical Description:xiv, 430 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book

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