Into Tibet: The CIA’s First Atomic Spy and His Secret Expedition to Lhasa
Author(s):
Laird, Thomas
Copyright: 2002, Grove, NY
Specifications: 1st, 8vo, pp.xviii, 364, 14 bw photos, map eps, blue/red cloth
Condition: signed Tom Hornbein, dj fine, cloth fine, with additional publisher papers.
The first full telling of the CIA’s first agent to die in the line of duty – Douglas Mackiernan. His unprecedented atomic intelligence operations helped shape both Central Asia and the CIA, work so sensitive the Agency neither confirms nor denies his existence. Based on previously undisclosed material, this is a gripping narrative of survival, courage, and adventure.