Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2021-05-18
Books mentioned on Part One: How The Dulles Brothers Created The CIA And Destroyed Everything Else
Robert is joined by Jason Pargin to discuss the Dulles Brothers. FOOTNOTES: https://medium.
Robert Evans discussed The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War by Stephen Kinzer, The devil's chessboard by David Talbot, and Kim by Rudyard Kipling.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War
The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War by Stephen Kinzer is a gripping historical investigation into how two powerful brothers shaped American foreign policy and laid the groundwork for covert interventions during the Cold War.
Discussed“The book The Brothers by Steven Kinszer gives a good overview of how these summer days on the lake tended to go.”
Where to get it
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The devil's chessboard
The Devil's Chessboard by David Talbot is a detailed historical investigation focusing on Allen Dulles and the rise of the Central Intelligence Agency, along with the deep-state machinations surrounding major historical events like the assassination of John F.
Discussed“And I'm going to quote now from the book The Devil's Chessboard by David Talbett. Quote, Allan loomed large in her life.”
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Kim
Kim by Rudyard Kipling is a classic novel that follows an orphaned street boy who becomes involved in the espionage and political intrigue of the Great Game in colonial India.
Discussed“While he was on board the steamship that would take him there, he read a book called Kim by Ruard Kipling.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“If you want to check out the last book I wrote, it is called Zoe Punches the Future in the Dick. It is a science fiction novel, uh, it is the title conveys exactly what kind of book it is.”
“If you've never heard of me before, if you've encountered some of my work, it was probably either the movie or the book John Dies at the End. It's a horror novel and a movie that you can find on any streaming service.”