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Perfect Spy: The Incredible Double Life of Pham Xuan An Time Magazine Reporter and Vietnamese Communist Agent
Perfect Spy The Incredible Double Life of Pham Xuan An Time Magazine Reporter and Vietnamese Communist Agent
Author: Larry Berman
Pham Xuan An was a Vietnamese nationalist and member of Ho Chi Minh's army in the 1950s. Knowing that war with the United States was inevitable, the Party sent An to America to study journalism (for his cover) and observe its people and culture. He attended community college in California, worked for the Sacramento Bee and traveled across th...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060888381
ISBN-10: 0060888385
Publication Date: 5/1/2007
Pages: 328
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Publisher: Collins
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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A very interesting and readable book. The tail of the spy is engaging and left me wondering how this could have happened -- and how it may be happening today. I finished the book respecting the spy for what he did for his country but wondering how he could have maintained his supposed love for America and did what he did. No matter ones politics this book shows how easyily one can betray a country and still look like a friend.
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