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- Publisher: Harvard University Press
- Number of Pages: 384
- ISBN: 067403256X
- WAPI (Tower ID): 112954060
- Release Date: May 15, 2009
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #476752 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #24655 in History Books (See Top 100 History Books Bestsellers)
- #65 in Renaissance (See Top 100 Renaissance Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "The Mighty Wurlitzer: How the CIA Played America" by Hugh Wilford to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "The Mighty Wurlitzer: How the CIA Played America"Browse more products related to "Hugh Wilford"AnnotationIn 1967 the magazine "Ramparts" ran an expose revealing that the Central Intelligence Agency had been secretly funding and managing a wide range of citizen front groups intended to counter communist influence around the world. In addition to embarrassing prominent individuals caught up, wittingly or unwittingly, in the secret superpower struggle for hearts and minds, the revelations of 1967 were one of the worst operational disasters in the history of American intelligence and presaged a series of public scandals from which the CIA's reputation has arguably never recovered. CIA official Frank Wisner called the operation his "mighty Wurlitzer," on which he could play any propaganda tune. In this illuminating book, Hugh Wilford provides the first comprehensive account of the clandestine relationship between the CIA and its front organizations. Using an unprecedented wealth of sources, he traces the rise and fall of America's Cold War front network from its origins in the 1940s to its Third World expansion during the 1950s and ultimate collapse in the 1960s. Covering the intelligence officers who masterminded the CIA's fronts as well as the involved citizen groups--emigres, labor, intellectuals, artists, students, women, Catholics, African Americans, and journalists--Wilford provides a surprising analysis of Cold War society that contains valuable lessons for our own age of global conflict. If You Enjoy "The Mighty Wurlitzer: How the CIA Played America (Paperback)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "The Mighty Wurlitzer: How the CIA Played America (Paperback)" by Hugh Wilford (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Renaissance Bestsellers
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