Agee, Philip and Wolf, Louis, eds. Dirty Work: The CIA in Western Europe. Secaucus NJ: Lyle Stuart, 1978. 734 pages. (Note: An edition published by Zed Books in London contains only the first 318 pages of essays, and omits pages 343-716 containing biographic entries of CIA officers.)

The companion volumes Dirty Work and Dirty Work 2 represent the sort of quality research and writing that might eventually have brought peacetime covert operations to a halt. Instead, Congress made it illegal -- the research and writing, that is.

Each volume contains over 30 essays, and about 800 biographies of CIA officers. The essays are usually reprinted from the U.S. and European alternative press and deal with CIA covert activity in various parts of the globe. The bios are compiled from laborious cross-checking of State Department Biographic Registers and diplomatic lists. A typical bio includes birth date, higher education, a history of government rankings and foreign postings, and the wife's name. When available, the education information can be useful, as it is sometimes possible to locate a person by calling the alumni office of their alma mater.
ISBN 0-8184-0268-7

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