{"product_id":"indochina-hand-barry-michael-broman-9781636244419","title":"Indochina Hand: Tales of a CIA Case Officer","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Indochina Hand grippingly tells us how Barry Broman became the man he is and what role he played in events around the Cold War and after. I saw him in action for some of it and call him friend.\" -- Tim Carney, retired ambassador, U.S. Foreign Service\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBarry Broman joined the CIA in 1971 straight out of the Marine Corps, choosing a career in intelligence largely because he wanted to spend his working life in Southeast Asia. Over the next thirty years, he had the privilege of working with brave men and women who were prepared to put their lives on the line in support of the free world during the Cold War, and he enjoyed the life of adventure he had been seeking since childhood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book brings together tales from his career as a CIA case officer during the Cold War, giving fascinating insights into handling double agents, working in denied areas, assessing and recruiting Soviet targets, flying with Air America, acting to discredit Soviet agents with Moscow, and what happened when a case officer set a \"scavenger hunt\" around Bangkok for fellow spies--and at least one active target.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA selection of stories told in engaging style proving that often the truth is more unbelievable than fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barry Michael Broman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1636244416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781636244419\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Casemate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/31\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Barry Michael Broman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45064926822655,"sku":"9781636244419","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_90752925-c322-42a1-9e4c-de1ede7d169e.jpg?v=1712125244","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/indochina-hand-barry-michael-broman-9781636244419","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}