The Book of Honor
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The Book of Honor by Ted Gup
A national bestseller, this extraordinary work of investigative reporting uncovers the identities, and the remarkable stories, of the CIA secret agents who died anonymously in the service of their country. In the entrance of the CIA headquarters looms a huge marble wall into which seventy-one stars are carved-each representing an agent who has died in the line of duty. Official CIA records only name thirty-five of them, however. Undeterred by claims that revealing the identities of these nameless stars might compromise national security, Ted Gup sorted through thousands of documents and interviewed over 400 CIA officers in his attempt to bring their long-hidden stories to light. The result of this extraordinary work of investigation is a surprising glimpse at the real lives of secret agents, and an unprecedented history of the most compelling--and controversial--department of the US government.
Ted Gup wrote a very skeletal version of what became the basis for A Secret Gift for the New York Times two years ago, and it was the second most emailed story for the Times that year. New research resulted in A Secret Gift: How One Man s Kindness and Trove of Letters Revealed the Hidden History of the Great Depression.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780385492935 |
| ISBN 10 | 0385492936 |
| Title | The Book of Honor |
| Author | Ted Gup |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc |
| Year published | 2000-05-16 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Prizes | Commended for Lukas Prize Project (Nonfiction) 2001 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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