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The MI6 Spy Who Met Hitler

The Spy and the Devil

The MI6 Spy Who Met Hitler

BOOK REVIEW: THE SPY AND THE DEVILBy Tim Willasey-Wilsey / Published in the US by Blink and in the UK by BonnierReviewed by: Michael SmithThe [...] More

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The Man Who Would Be King: Reform, Ruthlessness, and the Road to the Throne

The Man Who Would Be King

The Man Who Would Be King: Reform, Ruthlessness, and the Road to the Throne

BOOK REVIEW: The Man Who Would Be King: Mohammed Bin Salman and The Transformation of Saudi ArabiaBy Karen Elliott House / HarperReviewed by: Joe [...] More

The Man Who Would Be King

Strategic Restraint And Maritime Mastery

No More Napoleons

Strategic Restraint And Maritime Mastery

BOOK REVIEW: No More Napoleons: How Britain Managed Europe From Waterloo To World War OneBy Andrew Lambert/Yale University PressReviewed by: [...] More

No More Napoleons

Mossad Loves Psychology: The World of Yariv Inbar

Behind the Trigger

Mossad Loves Psychology: The World of Yariv Inbar

BOOK REVIEW: Behind The TriggerBy Yariv Inbar/Genera VenturesReviewed by: Kenneth DeklevaThe Reviewer — Dr. Kenneth Dekleva served as a Regional [...] More

Behind the Trigger

Cocaine Kings 2.0: The Fall of the Cali Cartel

After Escobar

Cocaine Kings 2.0: The Fall of the Cali Cartel

BOOK REVIEW: After Escobar: Taking Down the Notorious Cali Godfathers and the Biggest Drug Cartel in HistoryBy Chris Feistl and Dave Mitchell with [...] More

After Escobar

The Future Fusion of Man and Machine

The Cybernetic Society

The Future Fusion of Man and Machine

BOOK REVIEW: The Cybernetic Society: How Humans and Machines Will Shape the Future TogetherBy Amir Husain / Basic BooksReviewed by: Terence CheckThe [...] More

An Artful Thriller: Silva Scores Again

An Inside Job

An Artful Thriller: Silva Scores Again

BOOK REVIEW: An Inside JobBy Daniel Silva / HarperReviewed by: Anne and Jay GrunerThe Reviewers — Anne and Jay Gruner were career CIA officers in [...] More

An Inside Job
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Sacred Decisions and Surrender

Rain of Ruin

Sacred Decisions and Surrender

BOOK REVIEW: Rain of Ruin: Tokyo, Hiroshima and the Surrender of JapanBy Richard Overy / W.W. NortonReviewed by: Sonya Seunghye LimThe Reviewer — [...] More

Rain of Ruin

A Nuclear Day of the Jackal

The Moldavian Gambit

A Nuclear Day of the Jackal

BOOK REVIEW: The Moldavian GambitBy Brad Meslin / Manhattan Book GroupReviewed by: James LawlerThe Reviewer — James Lawler devoted more than half of [...] More

The Moldavian Gambit

The China Challenge – Some Fresh, Some Familiar Insights

Lessons from the New Cold War

The China Challenge – Some Fresh, Some Familiar Insights

BOOK REVIEW: LESSONS FROM THE NEW COLD WAR: AMERICA CONFRONTS THE CHINA CHALLENGEBy Hal Brands (Editor) /Johns Hopkins University PressReviewed by: [...] More

Lessons from the New Cold War

Covering the Blaze the World Forgot

Fuji Fire

Covering the Blaze the World Forgot

BOOK REVIEW: Fuji Fire: Sifting Ashes of a Forgotten U.S. Marine Corps TragedyBy Chas Henry / Potomac BooksReviewed by: Bill HarlowThe Reviewer — [...] More

Fuji Fire

The Zbig Biography: No Small Feat!

ZBIG

The Zbig Biography: No Small Feat!

BOOK REVIEW: Zbig: The Life of Zbigniew Brzezinski, America's Great Power Prophet by Edward LuceAvid Reader Press / Simon & SchusterReviewed by: [...] More

ZBIG

The Central Role of Women in the CIA

Agents of Change

The Central Role of Women in the CIA

BOOK REVIEW: AGENTS OF CHANGE: The Women Who Transformed the CIABy Christina Hillsberg / Citadel June 24. 2025Reviewed by: Jennifer EwbankThe [...] More

Agents of Change