The CIA book club the secret mission to win the Cold War with forbidden literature
"Recounts a covert Cold War operation led by George Minden to smuggle banned literature into Eastern Europe, focusing on the cultural and psychological battle against Soviet censorship and the role underground reading networks played in weakening totalitarian control, especially in Poland"--
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Random House,
[2025]
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| Edition: | First US edition. |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The CIA book club : |b the secret mission to win the Cold War with forbidden literature / |c Charlie English. |
| 246 | 3 | |a Central Intelligence Agency book club | |
| 250 | |a First US edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Random House, |c [2025] | |
| 264 | 4 | |c Ã2025 | |
| 300 | |a xxxi, 341 pages : |b black and white illustrations, maps ; |c 25 cm | ||
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| 520 | |a "Recounts a covert Cold War operation led by George Minden to smuggle banned literature into Eastern Europe, focusing on the cultural and psychological battle against Soviet censorship and the role underground reading networks played in weakening totalitarian control, especially in Poland"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-328) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |g Part one: hope (1980-1981). |t A snaggle-toothed thought machine -- |t Our friends down south -- |t The french connection -- |t An international spiderweb -- |t They will crush us like bugs -- |t The deal -- |g Part two: war (1981-1985). |t The night of the general -- |t This is big casino -- |t Citizens versus the secret police -- |t Raphael -- |t Ideas for getting out of a no-win situation -- |t Helpful -- |t Oh sh**! reactionary propaganda! -- |t This turbulent priest -- |t The network -- |g Part three: reckoning (1986-1989). |t The regina affair -- |t A general, a lowly recruit, and all ranks in between -- |t Television free Europe -- |t High noon -- |t Bloody Feliks -- |t Epilogue: the best-Kept secret. |
| 650 | 0 | |a Books and reading |z Europe, Eastern |x History |y 20th century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Information warfare |z United States |x History |y 20th century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Information warfare |z Europe, Eastern |x History |y 20th century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Publishers and publishing |x Political aspects. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Cold War |x Propaganda. | |
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