Kai Bird
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Language
English
Description
On April 18, 1983, a bomb exploded outside the American Embassy in Beirut, killing 63 people. The attack was a geopolitical turning point. It marked the beginning of Hezbollah as a political force, but even more important, it eliminated America's most influential and effective intelligence officer in the Middle East -- CIA operative Robert Ames. What set Ames apart from his peers was his extraordinary ability to form deep, meaningful connections...
Author
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Based on 25 years of thorough research, political journalist Kai Bird and Tufts University professor Martin J. Sherwin present a detailed biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist who directed the U.S.'s Manhattan Project, the effort that developed nuclear weapons during World War II, and has subsequently been labeled the "father of the atomic bomb."