The CIA and its World War II predecessor, the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), were for many years largely populated by members of Ivy League colleges, particularly Yale. In this highly acclaimed book, Robin Winks explores the underlying bonds between the university and the intelligence communities, introducing a fascinating cast of characters that include safe-crackers and experts in Azerbaijani as well as such social luminaries as Paul Mellon, David Bruce, John P. Marquand, Jr., and William Vanderbilt. This edition of ...
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The CIA and its World War II predecessor, the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), were for many years largely populated by members of Ivy League colleges, particularly Yale. In this highly acclaimed book, Robin Winks explores the underlying bonds between the university and the intelligence communities, introducing a fascinating cast of characters that include safe-crackers and experts in Azerbaijani as well as such social luminaries as Paul Mellon, David Bruce, John P. Marquand, Jr., and William Vanderbilt. This edition of the book includes a new preface by Winks. Reviews of the first edition: "One of the best studies of intelligence in recent years."-Edward Jay Epstein, Los Angeles Times Book Review "The most original book yet written on the interpenetration of counter-intelligence and campus."-Andrew Sinclair, Sunday Times (London) "Winks writes a lively compound of analysis and anecdote to illuminate the bonds between academe and the intelligence community. His book is a towering achievement."-Robert W. Smith, Chicago Sun-Times "Among the more important contributions to the history of Anglo-American espionage to appear this or any other year. . . . Moves with an unfolding pace that any thriller writer might envy."-Tom Dowling, San Francisco Examiner "A brilliant book."-Sallie Pisani, Journal of American History
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Very good. 607, [1] pages. Wraps. Illustrations. Occasional footnotes. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Small crease at spine. This edition of the book includes a new preface by the author. Robin W. Winks (December 5, 1930 in Indiana-April 7, 2003) was an American academic, historian, and diplomat. After joining the faculty of Yale University in 1957, he rose in 1996-1999 to become the Randolph Townsend Professor of History and Master of Berkeley College. At Oxford University he served as George Eastman Professor in 1992-3, and as Harmsworth Visiting Professor of American History in 1999-2000. In 1989 he won the Donner Medal from the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States. Winks held offices and committee chairmanships in the American Historical Association, the Canadian Historical Association, the Organization of American Historians. In this highly acclaimed book, Robin Winks explores the underlying bonds between the university and the intelligence communities. Derived from a Kirkus review: A lengthy, extensively annotated, and consistently fascinating report on many of the ivy Leaguers who have served their country in clandestine capacities. Winks focuses on Yale faculty members and graduates who worked for the OSS or CIA during a period that runs roughly from the start of WW II through 1961. Winks interviewed over 200 former agents and gained access to a wealth of declassified files. His cast of characters features the likes of Norman Holmes Pearson, a distinguished Hawthorne scholar who headed the OSS's counterintelligence unit in wartime London and later played a key role in the publication of Sir John Masterman's The Double-Cross System. Included as well are vivid rundowns on the contributions made by field operatives and desk-bound polymaths who conducted analytic research on subjects ranging from Nazi Germany's tank production through oil consumption by the Axis powers. A very special book--one that affords insights as well as intelligence.
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Near Fine. No Exp Yale University Press 1996 Unread. Light tip wear to bright glossy cover o/w Fine, tight bright photo illustrated pages. In Plastic. HEAVY ITEM 2.0 Pounds.
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