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The Great Game: The Myths and Reality of Espionage by Frederick P. Hitz (Paperback, 2005)
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With an introduction that sets the tone for the narrative, this non-fiction book is a must-have for history buffs. Drawing on his thirty year career with the CIA, Frederick P. Hitz shows that even the most imaginative authors fail to capture the profound human dilemmas raised by real-life cases.
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A surprising and revealing portrait of the espionage world from a former CIA inspector general that compares the reality of spying with classic and popular spy fiction. Holding up real-life spies, such as Kim Philby and Aldrich Ames, against their fictional counterparts, and drawing on his own 30 years of experience, Hitz shows readers that even the most perceptive authors fail to capture the profound human dilemmas raised by real-life cases. Proving that truth is often more interesting than fiction, this is a history of a largely misunderstood job.Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House USA Inc, Vintage Books
ISBN-100375726381
ISBN-139780375726385
eBay Product ID (ePID)106230433
Product Key Features
AuthorFrederick P. Hitz
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicHistory: World & General
GenreHistory: World & General
Dimensions
Weight247g
Height228mm
Width152mm
Additional Product Features
Place of PublicationNew York
Spine15mm
Content Note12
Author BiographyFrederick P. Hitz was born in Washington, D.C., and graduated from Princeton and Harvard Law School. He entered the Central Intelligence Agency as an operations officer in 1967, and Aldrich Ames was in his training class. After 1973 he served at the Departments of State, Defense, and Energy, leading to a second stint with the CIA from 1978 to 1982 as legislative counsel to the director of Central Intelligence and deputy chief of operations for Europe. In 1990, Hitz was appointed the first stautory inspector general of the CIA by President Bush and served in this post until May 1998, when he retired to begin a teaching career at the Woodrow Wilson School of Princeton University. Hitz has received medals for distinguished service in the Department of Defense and the Defense Intelligence Agency's Distinguished Medal. He lives in northern Virginia.
Date of Publication08/01/2005
Country of PublicationUnited States
