The Assets
Published on 26. June 2014
304 pages
978-1-4447-8268-4 (ISBN)
Description
Operation MKUltra. The CIA's most secret project. Involving mind-control
under the influence of drugs and hypnosis, it uses unwitting individuals
for intelligence gathering and counter-espionage.
The illicit experiments carried out under MKUltra can have terrifying -
sometimes tragic - human consequences.
It is Senator Joe Maguire's task to monitor the goings-on of MKUltra and to
pick up the pieces when things go wrong. A fundamentally decent man,
Maguire is plagued with doubts about what he is doing. Just how far should
one go to protect democracy against those who whould destroy it?
under the influence of drugs and hypnosis, it uses unwitting individuals
for intelligence gathering and counter-espionage.
The illicit experiments carried out under MKUltra can have terrifying -
sometimes tragic - human consequences.
It is Senator Joe Maguire's task to monitor the goings-on of MKUltra and to
pick up the pieces when things go wrong. A fundamentally decent man,
Maguire is plagued with doubts about what he is doing. Just how far should
one go to protect democracy against those who whould destroy it?
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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Edition type
Digital original
File size
0,63 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4447-8268-4 (9781444782684)
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Person
Ted Allbeury was a lieutenant-colonel in the Intelligence Corps during World War II, and later a successful executive in the fields of marketing, advertising and radio. He began his writing career in the early 1970s and became well known for his espionage novels, but also published one highly-praised general novel, THE CHOICE, and a short story collection, OTHER KINDS OF TREASON. His novels have been published in twenty-three languages, including Russian. He died on 4th December 2005.
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