1917-1987

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1917-1987

The ghost

the secret life of CIA spymaster James Jesus Angleton
2017
A biography of CIA chief, James Angleton, and how this hidden chapter of history shaped America's national destiny.

The arsenal of democracy

FDR, Detroit, and an epic quest to arm an America at war
2014
"Tells the story of how Detroit answered the call to arms during WWII, centering on Henry Ford and his tortured son Edsel, who, when asked if they could deliver 50,000 airplanes, made an outrageous claim: Ford Motor Company would erect a plant that could yield a bomber an hour"--OCLC.

Mother India

a political biography of Indira Gandhi
1992
A biography of the life and career of Indira Gandhi, who rose to become prime minister of a troubled India and was assassinated by her bodyguards on October 31, 1984.
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