Lively ... As Waller shows, Wisner’s tenure provides one of the harsher lessons of the world of espionage: What appears to be a success at the time may not prove so over the long run.
Waller offers us a picture of a postwar America that felt it had the power, and the right, to craft the rest of the world to its liking ... Waller’s biography makes one other haunting aspect of Wisner’s life visible: An astonishing number of people in his immediate circle were journalists.
Sprawling and detailed ... With its richly detailed historical context, this biography will entertain readers seeking a deeper understanding of the Cold War era.
