{"product_id":"the-determined-spy","title":"The Determined Spy","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Douglas Waller, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWild Bill Donovan\u003c\/i\u003e, an intimate and expertly researched biography of little-known early CIA leader Frank Wisner, whose behind-the-scenes influence on Cold War policy--and hundreds of highly secret anti-Soviet missions--resonates with the international crises we see today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Frank Wisner was one of the most powerful men in 1950s Washington, though few knew it. Reporting directly to senior U.S. officials--his work largely hidden from Congress and the public-- Wisner masterminded some of the CIA's most daring and controversial operations in the early years of the Cold War, commanding thousands of clandestine agents around the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Following an early career marked by exciting escapades as a key World War II spy under General William \"Wild Bill\" Donovan, Wisner quickly rose through the postwar intelligence ranks to lead a newly created top-secret unit tasked--under little oversight--with overseeing massive propaganda, economic warfare, sabotage, subversion, and guerrilla operations all over the world, including such daring initiatives as the CIA-backed coups in Iran and Guatemala. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But simultaneously, Wisner faced a demon few at the time understood: bipolar disorder. When this debilitating disease resulted in his breakdown and transfer to a mental hospital, the repercussions were felt throughout Washington's highest levels of power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Waller's sensitive and exhaustively researched biography is the riveting story of both Frank Wisner as a national figure who inspired a cadre of future CIA secret warriors, and also an intimate and empathetic portrait of a man whose harrowing struggle with bipolar disorder makes his impressive accomplishments on the world stage even more remarkable.","brand":"Dutton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50848470958312,"sku":"9780593184424","price":33.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0810\/9539\/3512\/files\/imageloader_e531d4ee-0c77-4722-8ef9-39963ef89d5b.jpg?v=1790344091","url":"https:\/\/shop.kuumba.app\/products\/the-determined-spy","provider":"Kuumba","version":"1.0","type":"link"}