The Mighty Wurlitzer

Hugh Wilford

Harvard University Press, 2009 - History - 376 pages

Wilford provides the first comprehensive account of the clandestine relationship between the CIA and its front organizations. Using an unprecedented wealth of sources, he traces the rise and fall of America's Cold War front network from its origins in the 1940s to its Third World expansion during the 1950s and ultimate collapse in the 1960s.

About the author

Hugh Wilford is Associate Professor of History at California State University, Long Beach.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Mighty Wurlitzer
• Author: Hugh Wilford
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Harvard University Press, 2009
• ISBN: 067403256X, 9780674032569
• Length: 376 pages
• Subjects: History / United States / 20th Century; Political Science / Intelligence & Espionage