Allen Dulles
Books
- Under Berlin The Berlin Tunnel, George Blake, and the Cold War's Greatest Intelligence Gamble · Liszt Think
In 1955, American and British intelligence tunneled beneath the Berlin border to tap Soviet military cables, capturing a river of secret conversations.
- The Man Who Hated Paper…not: Hoover demanded Harvey’s removal, and he got it. Harvey was transferred out of Washington. The transfer, however, was not a dismissal. Allen Dulles, who would become CIA director in 1953, had taken note of Harvey’s work. Dulles understood that the emerging Cold War required officers wil…
- The River of Voices…e of triumph that had accompanied its launch settled into a quieter confidence. Confidence extended to the highest levels of both services. Allen Dulles, the director of Central Intelligence, received regular briefings on the tunnel’s output. CIA leadership, which had approved the operation…
- The Analyst’s Doubt…pursued. The institutional momentum favored acceptance. The tunnel had cost millions. The political investment in its success was enormous. Allen Dulles had approved the operation. William Harvey had championed it. Peter Lunn had supervised the British contribution. Careers had been built on…