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Indochina Hand
- Author
- Barry Michael Broman
- Narrator
- Joe Barrett
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 19 November 2024
- Run Time
- 9 hours 35 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
This book brings together tales from his career as a CIA case officer during the Cold War, giving fascinating insights into handling double agents, working in denied areas, assessing and recruiting Soviet targets, flying with Air America, acting to discredit Soviet agents with Moscow, and what happened when a case officer sets a "scavenger hunt" around Bangkok for fellow spies—and at least one active target.
A selection of stories told in engaging style proving that often the truth is more unbelievable than fiction.
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Details
- Author
- Barry Michael Broman
- Narrator
- Joe Barrett
- Duration
- 9 hours 35 minutes
- Release Date
- 19 November 2024
- ISBN
- 9798855595987
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Military history, Biography: historical, political and military, True war and combat stories
Synopsis
Barry Broman joined the CIA in 1971 straight out of the Marine Corps, choosing a career in intelligence largely because he wanted to spend his working life in Southeast Asia. Over the next thirty years, he had the privilege of working with brave men and women who were prepared to put their lives on the line in support of the free world during the Cold War, and he enjoyed the life of adventure he had been seeking since childhood.This book brings together tales from his career as a CIA case officer during the Cold War, giving fascinating insights into handling double agents, working in denied areas, assessing and recruiting Soviet targets, flying with Air America, acting to discredit Soviet agents with Moscow, and what happened when a case officer sets a "scavenger hunt" around Bangkok for fellow spies—and at least one active target.A selection of stories told in engaging style proving that often the truth is more unbelievable than fiction.
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