Author:
Usdin, Steven T., 1961- (author)
ImprintAmherst, New York : Prometheus Books, 2018.
Imprint2018.
Description360 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note:Washington merry-go-round -- A popular spy -- "Kike killer" -- American Liberty League -- We, the people -- British security coordination -- Frying fish and fixing franks -- Zapping Zapp -- Fake news -- Battling the French and Irish -- Eight days in December -- Carter goes to war -- TASS: The agency of Soviet spies -- Back channels -- Continental press -- Project Mockingbird -- Active measures -- CovertAction.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note:Covert intelligence gathering, propaganda, fake news stories, dirty tricks--these tools of spy craft have been used for seven decades by agents hiding in plain sight in Washington's National Press Building. This revealing book tells the story of espionage conducted by both US and foreign intelligence operatives just blocks from the White House. Journalist Steven T. Usdin details how spies for Nazi Germany, imperial Japan, the Soviet Union, and the CIA have operated from the offices, corridors, and bars of this well-known press center to collect military, political, and commercial secrets.
