A biography of Frank Wisner, the father of CIA Black Ops, telling the story of his intelligence escapades as well as his lifelong struggle with bipolar disorder.
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.
[Walker] gives detailed and nuanced treatment to both Wisner’s outsize role in the early CIA and his disease, leaving judgment to the reader ... A rich history.
