The Main Enemy: The Inside Story of the CIA's Final Showdown with the KGB
by Bearden, Milton; Risen, James
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A thirty-year veteran of the CIA’s clandestine services, Milt Bearden was chief of the Soviet/East European Division at the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union. As CIA chief in Pakistan, he supplied the Afghan freedom fighters who overthrew the Soviets. He received the Donovan Award and the Distinguished Intelligence Medal, the CIA's highest honor. He is featured in the Discovery Channel's Secret Warriors and the BBC's Covert Action . He was born in Oklahoma and spent his childhood in Washington State, where his father worked on the Manhattan Project. He served in the Air Force before joining the CIA in 1964 and currently lives outside Washington, D.C., with his French-born wife. James Risen covers national security for The New York Times . He was a member of the team that won the Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting in 2002 for coverage of September 11 and terrorism, and he is coauthor of Wrath of Angels . He lives outside Washington, D.C., with his wife and three sons. From the Hardcover edition.
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- Title
- The Main Enemy: The Inside Story of the CIA's Final Showdown with the KGB
- Author
- Bearden, Milton; Risen, James
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- New New
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- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0345472500
- ISBN 13
- 9780345472502
- Publisher
- Presidio Press
- Date Published
- 2004-08-31
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