Reflections of a Cold Warrior

Richard M. Bissell, Jr., the most important CIA spymaster in history, singlehandedly led America''s intelligence service from the age of Mata Hari into the space age. Under his guidance the U-2 spy-plane, the SR-71 "Blackbird," and the Corona spy satellite were developed, and the agency rose to the pinnacle of its power. Bissell was also, however, the architect of the infamous Bay of Pigs operatio...