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Scholars in the Secret War, 1939-1961, Second Edition
Robin Winks
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Format: PaperPrice: $55.00
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
"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
"The CIA and its predecessor the Office of Strategic Studies used to be largely populated by members of the Ivy League colleges, especially Yale. In this acclaimed study, Winks explores the underlying bonds between the university and the intelligence services in the years 1939-61."—Oxford Times
Publication Date: March 27, 1996
25 b/w illus.
