A Drop of Treason: Philip Agee and His Exposure of the CIA

by Jonathan Stevenson

Book Overview

Philip Agee's story is the stuff of a John le Carr novel--perilous and thrilling adventures around the globe. He joined the CIA as a young idealist, becoming an operations officer in hopes of seeing the world and safeguarding his country. He was the consummate intelligence insider, thoroughly entrenched in the shadow world. But in 1975, he became the first person to publicly betray the CIA--a pariah whose like was not seen again until Edward Snowden...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022635668X
• ISBN13: 9780226356686
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.1"