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The Quiet Americans by Scott Anderson

The Quiet Americans

Four CIA Spies at the Dawn of the Cold War--A Tragedy in Three Acts

by Scott Anderson
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  • Sep 1, 2020, 576 pages
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  • May 2021, 608 pages
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