The CIA book club : the best-kept secret of the Cold War
English, Charlie2026
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Place reservation for The CIA book club : the best-kept secret of the Cold WarCharlie English uncovers a little-known chapter of Cold War history: a covert effort to smuggle books behind the Iron Curtain. For decades after the Second World War, Europe was divided by a fortified border separating the democratic West from the Soviet-controlled East - but the conflict was also a battle of ideas. Through a secret 'books programme', the CIA helped distribute millions of banned works across Eastern Europe. Led by George Minden, the operation sent literature by writers such as George Orwell and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn across borders in trucks, balloons and travellers' luggage - where they were secretly shared and copied. Through the stories of publishers and dissidents - including Polish activist Mirosaw Chojecki - this book shows how literature became a quiet but powerful weapon against censorship.
Main title:
The CIA book club : the best-kept secret of the Cold War / Charlie English.
Author:
Imprint:
London : William Collins, 2026.London : William Collins, 2026.
Collation:
xix, 361 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2025.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780008495169 (pbk)
Dewey class:
327.1273
Language:
English
Subject:
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyCold War -- Secret service -- United StatesCold War -- Literature and the warEspionage, American -- Europe -- History -- 20th centuryBooks and reading -- Political aspects -- Europe, Eastern -- History -- 20th centuryCensorship -- Europe, Eastern -- History -- 20th centuryUnited States -- Foreign relations -- Europe, EasternEurope, Eastern -- Foreign relations -- United StatesPolitics and Government
BRN:
3135767
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