Cloak & Gown: Scholars In The Secret War, 1939-1961
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 4th pr.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: worn/faded, no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Appears firm with no loose pages.
A gripping work of narrative history, Cloak & Gown: Scholars in the Secret War, 1939–1961 chronicles the remarkable intersection of American academia and the world of intelligence during some of the twentieth century's most turbulent decades. Robin W. Winks argues compellingly that Yale University and its scholarly community were deeply entwined with the founding and development of the OSS and later the CIA, producing some of America's most influential spies and analysts. Drawing on declassified documents and personal interviews, the book uncovers how professors, historians, and literary scholars traded lecture halls for covert operations, shaping the very architecture of Western intelligence. Written with authoritative precision and a keen eye for character, it presents a world where intellectual rigor and tradecraft were not merely compatible but mutually reinforcing. The result is a landmark study in the hidden history of American power, as essential to understanding the Cold War as any political or military account.
Author: Robin W. Winks
Format: Hardback
Published: 1987, William Morrow and Company
Genre: Cold war & espionage
Edition: 4th pr.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: worn/faded, no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Appears firm with no loose pages.
A gripping work of narrative history, Cloak & Gown: Scholars in the Secret War, 1939–1961 chronicles the remarkable intersection of American academia and the world of intelligence during some of the twentieth century's most turbulent decades. Robin W. Winks argues compellingly that Yale University and its scholarly community were deeply entwined with the founding and development of the OSS and later the CIA, producing some of America's most influential spies and analysts. Drawing on declassified documents and personal interviews, the book uncovers how professors, historians, and literary scholars traded lecture halls for covert operations, shaping the very architecture of Western intelligence. Written with authoritative precision and a keen eye for character, it presents a world where intellectual rigor and tradecraft were not merely compatible but mutually reinforcing. The result is a landmark study in the hidden history of American power, as essential to understanding the Cold War as any political or military account.