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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. A world that vanished, and the women who refused to fade with it.Forget everything you think you know about geishas.For more than three centuries, the geisha has been one of the most admired-and least understood-figures in Japanese history. She has been painted, photographed, filmed, and fantasized about. She has been called an artist, a prostitute, a victim, a survivor. The one thing she has rarely been allowed to be is a woman with a voice of her own.In this Premium Collector's Edition, Michael I. Bryce opens the door to the karyukai-the flower and willow world-and tells the story that the postcards and the movies have never told. From the teahouses of eighteenth-century Edo to the tourist-crowded lanes of present-day Gion, The Geisha follows the women who trained for years, mastered demanding arts, managed debts and patrons, and navigated the shifting line between art and commerce. It is a story of beauty and discipline, power and constraint, secrecy and survival.Relying on primary sources, legal codes, and oral accounts, this is a rigorously researched and balanced historical analysis. The result is an essential reference for anyone fascinated by Japan, women's history, and the power of art.Inside the Main BookThe Surprising Origins: How male entertainers (taikomochi) created a profession transformed and dominated by women.The Real Boundaries: The legal, social, and economic borders separating geishas from courtesans.Inside the Okiya: Training, debt, physical toll, and rituals such as erikae and the contested mizuage.Twentieth-Century Ruptures: War, occupation, the 1956 anti-prostitution law, and an industry once numbering tens of thousands.The War Over the Image: Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha, Mineko Iwasaki's response, and Western fantasy versus Japanese reality.The Modern Karyukai: Overtourism, social media, working conditions, and foreign geishas today.Exclusive Collector's Bonus Content (160+ Pages)Eight exclusive, fully researched dossiers: Portraits from the Floating World: Mineko Iwasaki, Liza Dalby, Sayo Masuda, Arthur Golden, and foreign geishas.Songs and Poems of the Floating World: Kouta, nagauta, haiku, and geisha verses with translations and commentary.The Mizuage Question: A documentary analysis separating fact from legend.Forgotten Lives: Provincial geishas of Kanazawa, Niigata, Osaka, Hakata, and the mountain onsen towns.Beyond Japan: The geisha's global footprint-world's fairs, foreign clientele, and cultural diplomacy.The Present and the Future: Overtourism, digital recruitment, labor standards, and the future of the karyukai.Geisha on Screen and Page: A critical guide to novels, films, operas, and documentaries.A Traveler's Companion to the Flower Towns: A practical guide to Kyoto, Tokyo, Kanazawa, and Osaka.Recommended For Readers Of: Historical & Literary Non-Fiction: Memoirs of a Geisha, Geisha A Life, and the works of Lesley Downer or Liza Dalby.Asian Epic Dramas & Cultural Media: Viewers of FX's Shogun, Apple TV+'s Pachinko, and Netflix's The Makanai.Rigorous Feminist & Cultural Histories: Readers seeking grounded documentary storytelling.Neither an orientalist fantasy nor a dry academic text.Step inside the flower and willow world, and meet the women behind the makeup.Scroll up and click "Buy Now" to discover the true history of the geisha. This item Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The real game was never on screen.Behind the stadium lights, eight-figure prize pools, and endless streams lies a darker reality: match-fixing, skin gambling, institutional failure, and human exploitation. In Playing Dirty, investigative author Michael I. Bryce exposes the high-stakes underworld of professional esports, documenting how money, power, and digital technology converged to create extraordinary competition-and extraordinary harm.Based on court records, primary documents, and insider testimony, this landmark investigation traces the history of integrity crises across global competitive gaming: - The Original Sin & Second Wave: The StarCraft match-fixing scandals in South Korea that destroyed national icons like sAviOr and Life.- The Skin Economy: How Counter-Strike (CS: GO) cosmetic items created an unregulated, multi-billion-dollar gambling market targeting young players.- The iBUYPOWER & ATOX Scandals: Inside the match-fixing schemes that banned top North American and Asian rosters.- The Coach Bug & Spectator Exploits: The quiet systemic cheats that compromised elite competition for years.- The Human & Systemic Cost: Contract traps, toxic organizational culture, $100M workplace discrimination lawsuits, player burnout, and mental health crises.- Geopolitical Shifts: The Saudi Arabia Vision 2030 gambit, multi-billion-dollar acquisitions, and the fight for who owns the future of competitive gaming.Written with rigorous investigative standards and a three-tier language of certainty, Playing Dirty does not argue that esports is corrupt at its core-it proves that esports grew faster than the systems meant to protect the people inside it.Michael I. Bryce is an investigative journalist and author specializing in the intersection of technology, money, and power. His work has been praised for its precision, depth, and unflinching honesty.Perfect for readers of: - Investigative bestsellers: Bad Blood by John Carreyrou, Billion Dollar Whale, and Billion Dollar Loser.- Gripping docuseries & cinema: Fans of King's Ransom (30 for 30), The Social Dilemma, Moneyball, and Succession.- Deep dives into tech & sports corruption: Perfect for followers of FIFA scandal investigations, high-stakes sports journalism, and the darker side of Silicon Valley.The game is rigged. This is the story of who rigged it.Claim your copy today and unmask the hidden side of digital entertainment.An essential read for gamers, industry insiders, sports journalists, and anyone seeking to understand the true cost of the digital entertainment revolution.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Where flying too slow means falling. Flying too fast means exploding.In 1955, Lockheed's Skunk Works built - and secretly tested at the remote desert base known as Area 51 - the most fragile, dangerous, and vital aircraft in aviation history: the U-2 Dragon Lady.Designed by engineering genius Kelly Johnson, it was a powered glider stripped of armor, guns, and ejection seats - forced to fly in the lethal 'coffin corner' at 70,000 feet, where a speed error of just six knots meant instant destruction.The Loneliest Man in the World: DRAGON LADY is the definitive true story of the Lockheed U-2 missions that nearly started World War III.Through meticulous documentary discipline and declassified intelligence, author Michael I. Bryce takes you directly inside the cockpit of the Dragon Lady: - The Lethal Coffin Corner: Experience the extreme physical and psychological toll of flying alone at the edge of space in a pressure suit, living on liquid food and pure oxygen for eleven hours at a time.- The 'Sheep-Dipped' Pilots: Discover the secret process by which elite military aviators surrendered their identities to fly covert CIA missions under deep civilian cover.- Myth-Busting Espionage: Uncover how U-2 high-altitude photography exposed the truth behind the 'bomber gap' and the 'missile gap,' providing critical intelligence that prevented nuclear catastrophe.- Historic Missions & Tragedies: Relive the harrowing flights over Leningrad, the deep penetrations to Tyuratam, and the fateful shoot-down of Francis Gary Powers that shocked the world.Written with strict historical discipline - no invented dialogue, no fabricated thoughts, and no narrative speculation - this book honors the aircraft, the visionaries who built her, and the lone pilots who flew to the edge of the world.Perfect for fans of: - Books: Skunk Works (Ben R. Rich), The Spy and the Traitor (Ben Macintyre), Area 51 (Annie Jacobsen), Command and Control (Eric Schlosser), and The Right Stuff (Tom Wolfe) - Movies & Shows: Bridge of Spies, Thirteen Days, The Americans, For All Mankind, and HBO's Chernobyl.Step into the cockpit at 70,000 feet. Scroll up and click 'Buy Now' to read the untold story of aviation's most dangerous mission.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The covert operation that broke the Soviet Union also armed the men who would become al-Qaeda. The full story has never been told-until now.In 1979, the CIA launched the largest covert action in its history. Code-named Operation Cyclone, its mission was to fund, arm, and train Afghan guerrillas to fight the Red Army. It worked. The Soviet Union bled out in the mountains of the Hindu Kush and collapsed less than a decade later.But the weapons did not disappear. The radicalized fighters did not go home. And the networks built by the CIA, Pakistan's ISI, and Saudi Arabia's intelligence service did not dissolve. They metastasized.Drawing on over two decades of research, declassified archives, Soviet-era documents, and firsthand testimonies from mujahideen commanders, CIA officers, and Afghan civilians, historian Michael I. Bryce delivers the definitive, unflinching account of the secret war that reshaped the modern world. Operation Cyclone traces the full, forty-year arc of the conflict: from the smoke-filled rooms of the Carter White House to the Stinger missile kills over Jalalabad; from Charlie Wilson's backroom deals to Osama bin Laden's mountain fortress; from the Soviet retreat across the Friendship Bridge to the American retreat from Kabul in 2021.For anyone seeking to understand why 9/11 happened, why the War on Terror was fought, and why Afghanistan remains the graveyard of empires, Operation Cyclone is essential, revelatory, and impossible to put down. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. A world that vanished, and the women who refused to fade with it.Forget everything you think you know about geishas.For more than three centuries, the geisha has been one of the most admired-and least understood-figures in Japanese history. She has been painted, photographed, filmed, and fantasized about. She has been called an artist, a prostitute, a victim, a survivor. The one thing she has rarely been allowed to be is a woman with a voice of her own.In this Premium Collector's Edition, Michael I. Bryce opens the door to the karyukai-the flower and willow world-and tells the story that the postcards and the movies have never told. From the teahouses of eighteenth-century Edo to the tourist-crowded lanes of present-day Gion, The Geisha follows the women who trained for years, mastered demanding arts, managed debts and patrons, and navigated the shifting line between art and commerce. It is a story of beauty and discipline, power and constraint, secrecy and survival.Relying on primary sources, legal codes, and oral accounts, this is a rigorously researched and balanced historical analysis. The result is an essential reference for anyone fascinated by Japan, women's history, and the power of art.Inside the Main BookThe Surprising Origins: How male entertainers (taikomochi) created a profession transformed and dominated by women.The Real Boundaries: The legal, social, and economic borders separating geishas from courtesans.Inside the Okiya: Training, debt, physical toll, and rituals such as erikae and the contested mizuage.Twentieth-Century Ruptures: War, occupation, the 1956 anti-prostitution law, and an industry once numbering tens of thousands.The War Over the Image: Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha, Mineko Iwasaki's response, and Western fantasy versus Japanese reality.The Modern Karyukai: Overtourism, social media, working conditions, and foreign geishas today.Exclusive Collector's Bonus Content (160+ Pages)Eight exclusive, fully researched dossiers: Portraits from the Floating World: Mineko Iwasaki, Liza Dalby, Sayo Masuda, Arthur Golden, and foreign geishas.Songs and Poems of the Floating World: Kouta, nagauta, haiku, and geisha verses with translations and commentary.The Mizuage Question: A documentary analysis separating fact from legend.Forgotten Lives: Provincial geishas of Kanazawa, Niigata, Osaka, Hakata, and the mountain onsen towns.Beyond Japan: The geisha's global footprint-world's fairs, foreign clientele, and cultural diplomacy.The Present and the Future: Overtourism, digital recruitment, labor standards, and the future of the karyukai.Geisha on Screen and Page: A critical guide to novels, films, operas, and documentaries.A Traveler's Companion to the Flower Towns: A practical guide to Kyoto, Tokyo, Kanazawa, and Osaka.Recommended For Readers Of: Historical & Literary Non-Fiction: Memoirs of a Geisha, Geisha A Life, and the works of Lesley Downer or Liza Dalby.Asian Epic Dramas & Cultural Media: Viewers of FX's Shogun, Apple TV+'s Pachinko, and Netflix's The Makanai.Rigorous Feminist & Cultural Histories: Readers seeking grounded documentary storytelling.Neither an orientalist fantasy nor a dry academic text.Step inside the flower and willow world, and meet the women behind the makeup.Scroll up and click "Buy Now" to discover the true history of the geisha.</ Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. …

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. The real game was never on screen.Behind the stadium lights, eight-figure prize pools, and endless streams lies a darker reality: match-fixing, skin gambling, institutional failure, and human exploitation. In Playing Dirty, investigative author Michael I. Bryce exposes the high-stakes underworld of professional esports, documenting how money, power, and digital technology converged to create extraordinary competition-and extraordinary harm.Based on court records, primary documents, and insider testimony, this landmark investigation traces the history of integrity crises across global competitive gaming: The Original Sin & Second Wave: The StarCraft match-fixing scandals in South Korea that destroyed national icons like sAviOr and Life.The Skin Economy: How Counter-Strike (CS: GO) cosmetic items created an unregulated, multi-billion-dollar gambling market targeting young players.The iBUYPOWER & ATOX Scandals: Inside the match-fixing schemes that banned top North American and Asian rosters.The Coach Bug & Spectator Exploits: The quiet systemic cheats that compromised elite competition for years.The Human & Systemic Cost: Contract traps, toxic organizational culture, $100M workplace discrimination lawsuits, player burnout, and mental health crises.Geopolitical Shifts: The Saudi Arabia Vision 2030 gambit, multi-billion-dollar acquisitions, and the fight for who owns the future of competitive gaming.Written with rigorous investigative standards and a three-tier language of certainty, Playing Dirty does not argue that esports is corrupt at its core-it proves that esports grew faster than the systems meant to protect the people inside it.Michael I. Bryce is an investigative journalist and author specializing in the intersection of technology, money, and power. His work has been praised for its precision, depth, and unflinching honesty.Perfect for readers of: Investigative bestsellers: Bad Blood by John Carreyrou, Billion Dollar Whale, and Billion Dollar Loser.Gripping docuseries & cinema: Fans of King's Ransom (30 for 30), The Social Dilemma, Moneyball, and Succession.Deep dives into tech & sports corruption: Perfect for followers of FIFA scandal investigations, high-stakes sports journalism, and the darker side of Silicon Valley.The game is rigged. This is the story of who rigged it.Claim your copy today and unmask the hidden side of digital entertainment.An essential read for gamers, industry insiders, sports journalists, and anyone seeking to understand the true cost of the digital entertainment revolution. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Marseille, 2023. Forty-nine dead in a single year. One name echoes through every stairwell: DZ Mafia.In the concrete towers of Marseille's northern districts, a new kind of criminal power has emerged. The DZ Mafia was not born from bloodlines or traditional clan loyalty. It was born from a business model-a criminal brand engineered for the digital age, capable of replicating itself across France and beyond.At over 320 pages of deep-dive investigative reporting, this book offers the first complete, inside-out chronicle of the organization that has redefined European organized crime. It reveals how imprisoned leaders continued to command their empire from behind bars, how teenagers were recruited on Snapchat to kill for a few thousand euros, and how drug money infiltrated barbershops, real estate, and public contracts. It also chronicles the bloody war against the Yoda clan that plunged Marseille into chaos-and the fragile pax mafiosa that followed.Drawing on the 2024 French Senate report, JIRS court records, and investigations by Le Monde, Mediapart, Marsactu, and the OCCRP, this comprehensive 320+ page volume traces the DZ Mafia's rise from a single housing project to a national force, exposing the mechanics of a narco-empire that has openly challenged the French state.Inside this investigation: - The Genesis: How the legacy of the French Connection laid the groundwork for today's multi-million-euro charbon economy.- The Business Model: The corporate-style franchise system and financial laundering networks operating through local businesses, real estate, and shell companies.- The Child Soldiers: The grim reality of Snapchat recruitment pipelines and the hitmen economy that drove the war against the Yoda clan.- The Counter-Offensive: Inside Operation Place Nette XXL, Senate committee findings, and European law-enforcement sweeps aimed at dismantling the network.The DZ Mafia is not just a gang. It is a laboratory for crime in the digital era.A rigorous, chilling 320-page investigation that answers the question everyone is asking: Is the DZ Mafia truly a mafia Perfect for fans of: - Roberto Saviano's Gomorrah and Mark Bowden's Killing Pablo- Hit crime and cartel series like Ozark, Top Boy, and Narcos- High-intensity, gritty crime cinema like Sicario, Un Prophète, and BAC NordIf you want to understand the new face of European organized crime-and why France has become its latest battleground-order your copy today.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The CIA wanted absolute control over the human mind. Long before MK-ULTRA, they built the prototype.In August 1950, a cryptic, uncorroborated cable from Lisbon landed on the desk of the Director of Central Intelligence. It spoke of a man on a Soviet merchant ship who moved like a machine-turned off and turned on again. Panic rippled through the top tiers of American intelligence: Had the Soviets cracked the code to human mind control Driven by Cold War hysteria, the CIA launched Operation Bluebird-its first official, systematic program designed to master brainwashing, induce amnesia, and command absolute obedience.For decades, Bluebird was dismissed as a minor footnote, buried beneath the notorious shadow of MK-ULTRA. Until now.Drawing on declassified files, court records, congressional testimony, and forgotten archival leaks, author Michael I. Bryce exposes the dark, self-contained history of the blueprint that started it all.Inside this harrowing historical investigation, you will discover: - The Lisbon Telegram: The single, unverified rumor that triggered a multi-million-dollar psychological arms race.- The Architect: How Morse Allen built a shadowy empire of soundproofed isolation chambers, experimental drug labs, and unethical human testing.- The Shopping List: The terrifying catalog of 40+ mind-altering compounds, hypnosis protocols, sensory deprivation, and targeted electroshock.- The Low-Visibility Victims: The tragic true stories of psychiatric patients, soldiers, prisoners, and immigrants injected with experimental agents without consent.- Overseas Black Sites: The hidden history of Camp King in Germany and the brutal, unauthorized field trials conducted on Soviet defectors.- The Legacy of Terror: The direct line connecting the interrogation techniques pioneered under Bluebird to post-9/11 'enhanced interrogation.'They ordered the documents burned. They tried to erase the victims. They failed.Methodology & Source Material Note: This work is a rigorous historical reconstruction built entirely on certified primary sources, declassified DCI records, Church Committee testimony, and archival evidence.Perfect for readers of: - The Search for the Manchurian Candidate by John Marks- Poisoner in Chief by Stephen Kinzer- Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties by Tom O'Neill- Fans of Cold War espionage history, dark government secrets, declassified true crime, and investigative journalism.Scroll up and click 'Buy Now' to uncover the secret origin of the war for the human mind.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The music was perfect. The system was brutal.They trained for years. Some never made it out.Behind every perfect performance is a story they were forced to hide.IDOL FACTORY: EXPANDED EDITION is the definitive, exhaustive investigation into the machine behind K-pop's global success-and the human cost hidden inside it.From the trainee basements of Seoul to the boardrooms of HYBE, from the Burning Sun nightclub scandal to the forbidden USB drives floating across the North Korean border, this book reveals how South Korea built the world's most meticulously engineered music industry, and what happens to the young people trapped inside it.This expanded edition includes 44 detailed chapters, 4 reference appendices, and an exclusive bonus section exploring the global influence, hidden mechanics, and fan culture of K-pop.Inside this edition, you will discover: - The Legal & Financial Battles: From TVXQ's landmark revolt and Lee Seung-gi's unpaid catalogue to the high-stakes wars over FIFTY FIFTY and NewJeans.- The Dark Side of Gangnam: The complete breakdown of Burning Sun, molka spycam scandals, dark PR, and criminal networks tied to the industry.- Geopolitics & Propaganda: How K-pop acts as state soft power, Red Velvet's historic Pyongyang concert, and why North Korea treats Korean pop music as a threat.- The Human Toll: Cyberbullying, fan surveillance (sasaengs), body politics, and the tragic losses of Jonghyun, Sulli, and Goo Hara.- The Future of Pop: AI idols, synthetic stars, deepfakes, and chart manipulation algorithms.EXCLUSIVE BONUS CONTENT INCLUDED IN THIS EDITION: - Gangnam Style: The Accidental King & The Survival Show Machine- The Military Interruption: How conscription alters global careers- The Dating Ban: Love as a financial liability- K-Pop in Europe & Latin America: Soft power beyond Asia- Fan Tourism & The Merchandise Machine: Beyond the photocard- The K-Pop Academy & When the Love Runs OutWritten with investigative rigor and narrative intensity, IDOL FACTORY is the ultimate collector's volume for readers of true crime, music industry investigations, and pop culture studies.The machine is still running. Now, enter the factory.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

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Zustand: New. Print on Demand.

Zustand: New. Print on Demand.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An invisible country. Absolute power. A hidden reality.How long can a system built on fear survive the modern world In 'The Closed Kingdom: Inside the North Korean Regime', Michael I. Bryce delivers a definitive, gripping analysis of one of the world's most secretive states. Blending rigorous historical research with the haunting, real-life trajectories of individuals-including a defector who crossed the freezing Tumen River, a high-ranking party official, and an American diplomat-this book pulls back the curtain on seventy years of unbroken dynastic totalitarian rule.- Discover the hidden machinery of an absolute hereditary monarchy operating under the vocabulary of a socialist revolution. From the tragic origins of the Korean War to the sophisticated architecture of modern control, Bryce maps out how the Kim dynasty has systematically managed to survive famines, international sanctions, and the collapse of its global patrons.- Inside this comprehensive masterwork, you will explore: - The Architecture of Control: How total surveillance, the political police, and the notorious prison camps (kwanliso) maintain absolute psychological submission.- The Propaganda Machinery: The chilling enforcement and deep conditioning behind the Juche ideology and the supreme leader's cult of personality.- Life Under Pressure: Eye-opening testimonies detailing everyday life, the rigid social caste system (songbun), and the invisible resistance born from informal black markets.- International Strategy: A deep dive into Pyongyang's nuclear program, diplomatic isolation weaponization, and its complex alliance with China.Meticulously documented using declassified intelligence assessments, verified academic research, and firsthand defector testimonies, 'The Closed Kingdom' is more than a political study-it is an essential human record of twenty-five million lives shaped by a system of total control.Scroll up, click 'Buy Now,' and step inside the world's most secretive regime today.…

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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. The CIA wanted absolute control over the human mind. Long before MK-ULTRA, they built the prototype.In August 1950, a cryptic, uncorroborated cable from Lisbon landed on the desk of the Director of Central Intelligence. It spoke of a man on a Soviet merchant ship who moved like a machine-turned off and turned on again. Panic rippled through the top tiers of American intelligence: Had the Soviets cracked the code to human mind control?Driven by Cold War hysteria, the CIA launched Operation Bluebird-its first official, systematic program designed to master brainwashing, induce amnesia, and command absolute obedience.For decades, Bluebird was dismissed as a minor footnote, buried beneath the notorious shadow of MK-ULTRA. Until now.Drawing on declassified files, court records, congressional testimony, and forgotten archival leaks, author Michael I. Bryce exposes the dark, self-contained history of the blueprint that started it all.Inside this harrowing historical investigation, you will discover: The Lisbon Telegram: The single, unverified rumor that triggered a multi-million-dollar psychological arms race.The Architect: How Morse Allen built a shadowy empire of soundproofed isolation chambers, experimental drug labs, and unethical human testing.The Shopping List: The terrifying catalog of 40+ mind-altering compounds, hypnosis protocols, sensory deprivation, and targeted electroshock.The Low-Visibility Victims: The tragic true stories of psychiatric patients, soldiers, prisoners, and immigrants injected with experimental agents without consent.Overseas Black Sites: The hidden history of Camp King in Germany and the brutal, unauthorized field trials conducted on Soviet defectors.The Legacy of Terror: The direct line connecting the interrogation techniques pioneered under Bluebird to post-9/11 "enhanced interrogation."They ordered the documents burned. They tried to erase the victims. They failed.Methodology & Source Material Note: This work is a rigorous historical reconstruction built entirely on certified primary sources, declassified DCI records, Church Committee testimony, and archival evidence.Perfect for readers of: The Search for the Manchurian Candidate by John MarksPoisoner in Chief by Stephen KinzerChaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties by Tom O'NeillFans of Cold War espionage history, dark government secrets, declassified true crime, and investigative journalism.Scroll up and click "Buy Now" to uncover the secret origin of the war for the human mind. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. "They went where the United States didn't exist. Their missions were disavowed. Their losses, erased."For nearly a decade at the height of the Vietnam War, the highest levels of the U.S. government maintained a state secret. Officially, the neutrality of Laos and Cambodia was strictly respected. Unofficially, the reconnaissance teams of MACV-SOG crossed the fence daily, penetrating deep into enemy-controlled jungle along the Ho Chi Minh Trail.Stripped of military insignia, stripped of ID tags, and equipped with untraceable weaponry, these small teams-composed of U.S. Special Forces operators and indigenous fighters-operated in the shadows, sometimes facing odds as high as a thousand to one. Their mission: observe, map, disrupt, sabotage, and call in airstrikes on North Vietnamese supply lines, all with zero hope of immediate reinforcement.In this meticulously researched historical chronicle spanning over 230 detailed pages, author Michael I. Bryce uncovers the classified reality of these covert units whose very existence remained top secret for decades.Comprehensive Declassified Dossiers Included: DOSSIER 1 - The Men of the Shadows: Ten Documented PortraitsDOSSIER 2 - The Shadow War Arsenal: Weapons, Equipment, and Tools of the TradeDOSSIER 3 - Mission Chronicles: Ten Documented OperationsDOSSIER 4 - The Strategic Debate: Effectiveness, Ethics, and MemoryInside this book, you will discover: The Origins of the Secret War: How the CIA and U.S. Army Green Berets built a clandestine army across Laos and Cambodia.Anatomy of a Recon Team: The ruthless reality of the One-Zero team leaders, evasion techniques against NVA trackers, and survival under triple-canopy jungle.The Forgotten Alliance: The critical role, extraordinary bravery, and tragic post-war fate of the indigenous warriors who fought alongside U.S. forces.The Arsenal of the Shadows: From modified Swedish K submachine guns to high-stakes STABO rig rope extractions under heavy fire.Declassified Files & Operational Debriefs: In-depth profiles of operators, tactical breakdowns of the battle for the Ho Chi Minh Trail, and detailed accounts of key missions like Operations Prairie Fire and Tailwind.Based on declassified MACV-SOG command histories, after-action reports, and firsthand accounts, The Men Who Ran the Secret War delivers a gripping, rigorous, and human account of modern combat. Essential reading for military historians, Special Forces enthusiasts, and readers of Vietnam War history.PERFECT FOR FANS OF: Military & Espionage Fiction: Readers of Tom Clancy (Jack Ryan series), Mark Bowden (Black Hawk Down), and John Plaster (SOG).Iconic Cinema & Media: Admirers of cinematic classics like Platoon, Apocalypse Now, and Full Metal Jacket, as well as players of Call of Duty: Black Ops.This book goes beyond the fiction to reveal the true stories of the real phantom soldiers who inspired a generation of modern military storytelling.Don't wait - order your copy today and step into the shadows with the men behind the secret war. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Zustand: New. Print on Demand.

Zustand: New. Print on Demand.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. Print on Demand.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.