{"product_id":"the-spy-who-loved-us-the-vietnam-war-and-pham-xuan-ans-dangerous-game-paperback","title":"The Spy Who Loved Us: The Vietnam War and Pham Xuan An's Dangerous Game - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas A. Bass\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePham Xuan An was one of the twentieth century's greatest spies. While working as a correspondent for Time during the Vietnam War, he sent intelligence reports-written in invisible ink or hidden inside spring rolls in film canisters-to Ho Chi Minh and his generals in North Vietnam. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Only after Saigon fell in 1975 did An's colleagues learn that the affable raconteur in their midst, acclaimed as \"dean of the Vietnamese press corps,\" was actually a general in the North Vietnamese Army. In recognition of his tradecraft and his ability to spin military losses-such as the T?t Offensive of 1968--into psychological gains, An was awarded sixteen military medals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After the book's original publication, WikiLeaks revealed that Thomas A. Bass's account of An's career was distributed to CIA agents as a primer in espionage. Now available in paper with a new preface, An's story remains one of the most gripping to emerge from the era.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas A. Bass is professor of English and journalism at the University at Albany and author of \u003ci\u003eCensorship in Vietnam: Brave New World\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 16, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45602673000492,"sku":"9781625343659","price":59.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/the-spy-who-loved-us-the-vietnam-war-and-pham-xuan-ans-dangerous-game-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}