A former CIA agent tells how the agency played a major role, beginning in the mid-1980s, in helping to topple the Soviet Union. Bearden reveals the behind-the-scenes stories of intelligence gathering, clandestine operations, and the fierce rivalry between the CIA and the KGB. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003.
Set in the treacherous mountains of Afghanistan and the equally hazardous headquarters of the CIA Operations Directorate in Washington, The Black Tulip is a fast-paced thriller, based on real events, by the legendary spy who masterminded the plot to arm Afghan freedom fighters in their holy war against the Soviets. A longtime veteran of the CIA, ...
Drawing on experiences from his 30-year career in the CIA, Bearden presents an authentic thriller of the Cold War. An ex-CIA officer is called back to support the Afghan resistance--and finds himself in an unlikely alliance with the KGB colonel in charge of the Kabul.
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The Sword and the Shield: The Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the KGB
