《剑桥间谍:麦克林、菲尔比和伯吉斯在美国的不为人知的故事》。兰哈姆:麦迪逊出版社,1991年. ...O'Donnell, Patrick K.特工,间谍,…《一个叫孤儿的间谍:唐纳德·麦克林的谜》.
作者:詹姆斯Kirchick
出版者:亨利·霍尔特及其公司
国际标准图书编号:9781627792332
类别:历史
页面:816
观点:719
《纽约时报》畅销书:“自从罗伯特·卡罗的《林登·约翰逊的岁月》以来,我还没有被一部历史著作如此吸引过。《秘密城市》不是同性恋的历史。这是美国的历史。华盛顿特区一直是一座充满秘密的城市。很少有比詹姆斯·基尔奇克的《秘密城市》中揭示的更具有戏剧性的了。几十年来,同性恋的幽灵一直萦绕在华盛顿。仅仅是暗示一个人可能是同性恋就会毁掉他的名誉,毁掉他的事业,毁掉他的生活。在冷战的高潮时期,对同性恋的恐惧与日益增长的国际共产主义威胁交织在一起,导致了联邦政府对男女同性恋者的清洗。在华盛顿政治的狂热气氛中,这个“令人厌恶得不敢提”的秘密有着巨大而可怕的力量。《秘密城市》利用了数千页的解密文件,对一百多人的采访,以及从全国各地的总统图书馆和档案中发掘出的材料,是一部独一无二的美国政治编年史。 Beginning with the tragic story of Sumner Welles, Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s brilliant diplomatic advisor and the man at the center of “the greatest national scandal since the existence of the United States,” James Kirchick illuminates how homosexuality shaped each successive presidential administration through the end of the twentieth century. Cultural and political anxiety over gay people sparked a decades-long witch hunt, impacting everything from the rivalry between the CIA and the FBI to the ascent of Joseph McCarthy, the struggle for Black civil rights, and the rise of the conservative movement. Among other revelations, Kirchick tells of the World War II–era gay spymaster who pioneered seduction as a tool of American espionage, the devoted aide whom Lyndon Johnson treated as a son yet abandoned once his homosexuality was discovered, and how allegations of a “homosexual ring” controlling Ronald Reagan nearly derailed his 1980 election victory. Magisterial in scope and intimate in detail, Secret City will forever transform our understanding of American history.
《星期日泰晤士报》畅销书《力量》。特权。派对。顶端的世界很小。这是对牛津讽刺政治不过是一场游戏的猛烈抨击。它不是。马修·赛德、《星期日泰晤士报》鲍里斯·约翰逊、迈克尔·戈夫、大卫·卡梅伦、乔治·奥斯本、特丽莎·梅、多米尼克·卡明斯、丹尼尔·汉南、雅各布·里斯-莫格:白厅里挤满了牛津的老学者。他们在辅导课上互相辩论,在学生选举中相互竞争,参加同样的舞会和正式晚宴。他们不仅仅是同事,他们还是同行、对手、朋友。而且,当他们走出学生辩论的世界,走上国家舞台时,他们也带来了他们的大学政治。 Eleven of the fifteen postwar British prime ministers went to Oxford. In Chums, Simon Kuper traces how the rarefied and privileged atmosphere of this narrowest of talent pools - and the friendships and worldviews it created - shaped modern Britain. A damning look at the university clique-turned-Commons majority that will blow the doors of Westminster wide open and change the way you look at our democracy forever.
“富裕,人口策划…如果le Carré需要一个接班人,威廉姆斯具备这个角色的所有条件。”《泰晤士报》年度文学副刊“有史以来最真实的间谍小说……《爱德华·威尔逊》对英国历史上一个非常危险的时期进行了非常精彩的描述,当时秘密国家的方方面面都失去了控制。《爱德华·威尔逊》吸引了我,不仅因为它笔触清朗,还因为它巧妙地将历史和想象融合在一起……一个聪明的警世故事“The Tablet London 1963”。披头士,卡纳比街,迷你裙。但新的情绪还没有到达军情五处和军情六处单调而可怕的走廊。许多特工加入特勤局对抗纳粹。现在他们陷入了与俄罗斯人的冷战。其中有些人是叛徒。 The service has been shaken to its core by the high-profile defections of Cambridge-educated spies Burgess, MacLean and now Philby. Appalled at such flagrant breaches of British security, the Americans are demanding a rigorous review. Harry Vaughan is brought back from Vienna to be part of it. The Chief asks him to join two investigators - Arthur Martin and Peter Wright - who are determined to clean out the stables, and the first target of their suspicions is the Deputy Director General of MI5, Graham Mitchell. Harry slips back into a relationship with an old flame, Elsa, and joins the hunt - somewhat reluctantly. He is sceptical of the case against Mitchell and wary of the messianic fervour of the two spycatchers. But the further the investigation goes - and the deeper his commitment to Elsa becomes - the greater the sense of paranoia and distrust that spreads through the 'wilderness of mirrors' that is the secret service. The only certainty is that no one is above suspicion. Including Harry Vaughan. *** 'Every bit as cynical in tone as Mick Herron's Slough House mob' Irish Times 'If a good spy novel needs anything, it's uncertainty, a hall of mirrors; and Witchfinder delivers it in spades. Great stuff' Dominick Donald, author of Breathe 'One of Britain's most accomplished thriller writers' Daily Mail 'Williams is an accomplished thriller writer and this may be his best book yet. London in the 1960s, its smoky pubs, damp streets and crackle of sexual liberation is so well portrayed that reading Witchfinder is almost like time travel. Williams blends fact and fiction to make a captivating read.' Financial Times