{"product_id":"the-american-agent-my-life-in-the-cia-9781903608142","title":"The American Agent: My Life in the CIA","description":"\u003cp\u003eDick Holm joined the Central Intelligence Agency in the 1960s and rose rapidly through the ranks to become Bureau Chief in Paris  eventually earning the Distinguished Intelligence Medal  the CIAs highest award. His first posting was in Laos  where he served in the CIAs \"Secret War\" against the Communists in the lead-up to the Vietnam War. He was then sent to the Congo and suffered near-fatal injuries after a plane crash in a remote jungle. Healed by local tribesmen  his horrific burns treated with snake oil and tree bark  he then spent two years in a U.S. hospital undergoing extensive surgery. Holm also worked in Hong Kong and Paris and was instrumental in anti-terrorism operations during Carlos the Jackals international terror campaign. Having served under 13 CIA directors  Holm has firm  highly informed views on the policiespast and present  national and internationalthat determine how  where  and why the CIA works.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647978528821,"sku":"ByrdShop_1903608147","price":58.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781903608142.jpg?v=1781700610","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-american-agent-my-life-in-the-cia-9781903608142","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}