John Sipher Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Former CIA Clandestine Service. Now @SpycraftEnt, #NAFO fella. Sometimes writes. Good father, decent husband, excellent dog owner.
The Sword and the Shield: The Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the KGB
Christopher AndrewJohn SipherAmong the best histories of Russian espionage is Allen Weinstein and Alexander Vassiliev's "The Haunted Wood". Christopher Andrew's classic "The Sword and the Shield" is a history of the KGB. Scott Anderson's recent "The Quiet Americans" is good on early CIA. 4/
Paperback, 2000
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Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb
Richard RhodesJohn SipherRichard Rhodes wrote two important books that partially address espionage related to the Atomic program, "The Making of the Atomic Bomb" and "Dark Sun." And Kai Bird/Martin Sherwin wrote "American Prometheus" on Oppenheimer. 3/
Paperback, 1996
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Damascus Station
David McCloskeyJohn Sipher..."Palace of Treason" and "The Kremlin's Candidate". David McCloskey is starting strong with "Damascus Station". Re key history related to Russia, Sam Tanenhaus' "Whitaker Chambers" and Allen Weinstein's "Perjury" are musts. 2/
Paperback, 2022
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Red Sparrow, 1
Jason MatthewsJohn SipherOk @readthistwice, here are some more books I recommend that are about espionage (or at least espionage adjacent). As far as fiction I love all John Le Carre. My former colleague Jason Matthews also wrote a great trilogy - "Red Sparrow"... 1/
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First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11
Toby HarndenJohn SipherI read all Michael Dobbs' books but "One Minute to Midnight" is chilling, as is Lawrence Wright's "Thirteen Days in September." Catherine Belton's excellent "Putin's People" is a must to understand Putin. Also, Toby Harnden's recent "First Casualty" is good on early Afghan. 5/
Paperback, 2022
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Red Sparrow
Jason MatthewsJohn SipherOk @readthistwice, here are some more books I recommend that are about espionage (or at least espionage adjacent). As far as fiction I love all John Le Carre. My former colleague Jason Matthews also wrote a great trilogy - "Red Sparrow"... 1/
Paperback, 2014
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The Making of the Atomic Bomb
Richard RhodesJohn SipherRichard Rhodes wrote two important books that partially address espionage related to the Atomic program, "The Making of the Atomic Bomb" and "Dark Sun." And Kai Bird/Martin Sherwin wrote "American Prometheus" on Oppenheimer. 3/
Paperback, 2012
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Canada and Ballistic Missile Defence, 1954-2009: Déjà Vu All Over Again
James G. FergussonJohn Sipher“Today’s Havana Syndrome is ‘like déjà vu all over again,’” wrote retired diplomat James Schumaker, who developed leukemia after serving in Russia in the 1970s…” https://t.co/iHbITMcQWt
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One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War
Michael DobbsJohn SipherI read all Michael Dobbs' books but "One Minute to Midnight" is chilling, as is Lawrence Wright's "Thirteen Days in September." Catherine Belton's excellent "Putin's People" is a must to understand Putin. Also, Toby Harnden's recent "First Casualty" is good on early Afghan. 5/
Paperback, 2009
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: Socialism: The Real History from Plato to the Present: How the Deep State Capitalizes on Crises to Consolidate Control [With Paperback Book], William J. Federer](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9780989649186.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1743673635)
Socialism: The Real History from Plato to the Present: How the Deep State Capitalizes on Crises to Consolidate Control [With Paperback Book]
William J. FedererJohn Sipher“Federer led the congregation through an hourlong PowerPoint presentation…’Socialism — The Real History from Plato to the Present: How the Deep State Capitalizes on Crises to Consolidate Control.” Something needed to kill PowerPoint. This could do it. https://t.co/ZhLjqDFM7k
Mixed Media Product, 2020
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