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Arguably part of the problem or part of the fix, cia operative william colby 19201996 was intimately involved in the questionable clandestine practices of the u. Published april 9th 20 by basic booksperseus books group first published. William egan colby and the cia by randall bennett woods book 6 editions published between 20 and 2014 in english and held by 874 worldcat member libraries worldwide. Army in 1941, just as america entered world war ii. A quintessential member of the greatest generation, colby embodied the moral and strategic ambiguities of the postwar world. Woods discusses his book shadow warrior, a biography of william colby, a world war ii commando, cold war spy, and the cia director under presidents nixon and ford.
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