An explosive, headline-making portrait of Allen Dulles, the man who transformed the CIA into the most powerfulâand secretiveâcolossus in Washington, from the founder of Salon.com and author of the New York Times bestseller Brothers.
Americaâs greatest untold story: the United Statesâ rise to world dominance under the guile of Allen Welsh Dulles, the longest-serving director of the CIA. Drawing on revelatory new materialsâincluding newly discovered U.S. government documents, U.S. and European intelligence sources, the personal correspondence and journals of Allen Dullesâs wife and mistress, and exclusive interviews with the children of prominent CIA officialsâTalbot reveals the underside of one of Americaâs most powerful and influential figures.