The Resource King of spies : the dark reign of America's spymaster in Korea, Blaine Harden
King of spies : the dark reign of America's spymaster in Korea, Blaine Harden
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- Summary
- In 1946, master sergeant Donald Nichols was repairing jeeps on the sleepy island of Guam when he caught the eye of recruiters from the army's Counter Intelligence Corps. After just three months' training, he was sent to Korea, then a backwater beneath the radar of MacArthur's Pacific Command. Though he lacked the pedigree of most U.S. spies -- Nichols was a 7th grade dropout -- he quickly metamorphosed from army mechanic to black ops phenomenon. He insinuated himself into the affections of America's chosen puppet in South Korea, President Syngman Rhee, and became a pivotal player in the Korean War, warning months in advance about the North Korean invasion, breaking enemy codes, and identifying most of the targets destroyed by American bombs in North Korea. But Nichols's triumphs had a dark side. Immersed in a world of torture and beheadings, he became a spymaster with his own secret base, his own covert army, and his own rules. He recruited agents from refugee camps and prisons, sending many to their deaths on reckless missions. His closeness to Rhee meant that he witnessed -- and did nothing to stop or even report -- the slaughter of tens of thousands of South Korean civilians in anticommunist purges. Nichols's clandestine reign lasted for an astounding eleven years
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- viii, 260 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
-
- Introduction: The spy who came in from the motor pool
- Part I. Most valuable spy
- Nichols of Korea
- Rhee and son
- Muzzling Mr. Nichols
- Part II. War spy
- Dark star
- Code break bully
- Any means necessary
- Empire of islands
- Famous in Pyongyang
- Part III. Ruined spy
- Sacked
- Shocked
- Adrift and accused
- Nolo contendere
- A spy's grave
- Isbn
- 9780525429937
- Label
- King of spies : the dark reign of America's spymaster in Korea
- Title
- King of spies
- Title remainder
- the dark reign of America's spymaster in Korea
- Statement of responsibility
- Blaine Harden
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In 1946, master sergeant Donald Nichols was repairing jeeps on the sleepy island of Guam when he caught the eye of recruiters from the army's Counter Intelligence Corps. After just three months' training, he was sent to Korea, then a backwater beneath the radar of MacArthur's Pacific Command. Though he lacked the pedigree of most U.S. spies -- Nichols was a 7th grade dropout -- he quickly metamorphosed from army mechanic to black ops phenomenon. He insinuated himself into the affections of America's chosen puppet in South Korea, President Syngman Rhee, and became a pivotal player in the Korean War, warning months in advance about the North Korean invasion, breaking enemy codes, and identifying most of the targets destroyed by American bombs in North Korea. But Nichols's triumphs had a dark side. Immersed in a world of torture and beheadings, he became a spymaster with his own secret base, his own covert army, and his own rules. He recruited agents from refugee camps and prisons, sending many to their deaths on reckless missions. His closeness to Rhee meant that he witnessed -- and did nothing to stop or even report -- the slaughter of tens of thousands of South Korean civilians in anticommunist purges. Nichols's clandestine reign lasted for an astounding eleven years
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- YDX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Harden, Blaine
- Dewey number
-
- 327.12092
- B
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- D921.5.S8
- LC item number
- N53 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Nichols, Donald
- Spies
- Espionage, American
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military
- HISTORY / Military / Korean War
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Intelligence & Espionage
- Label
- King of spies : the dark reign of America's spymaster in Korea, Blaine Harden
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-249) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: The spy who came in from the motor pool -- Part I. Most valuable spy -- Nichols of Korea -- Rhee and son -- Muzzling Mr. Nichols -- Part II. War spy -- Dark star -- Code break bully -- Any means necessary -- Empire of islands -- Famous in Pyongyang -- Part III. Ruined spy -- Sacked -- Shocked -- Adrift and accused -- Nolo contendere -- A spy's grave
- Control code
- ocn971929601
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- viii, 260 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780525429937
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- System control number
- (OCoLC)971929601
- Label
- King of spies : the dark reign of America's spymaster in Korea, Blaine Harden
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-249) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: The spy who came in from the motor pool -- Part I. Most valuable spy -- Nichols of Korea -- Rhee and son -- Muzzling Mr. Nichols -- Part II. War spy -- Dark star -- Code break bully -- Any means necessary -- Empire of islands -- Famous in Pyongyang -- Part III. Ruined spy -- Sacked -- Shocked -- Adrift and accused -- Nolo contendere -- A spy's grave
- Control code
- ocn971929601
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- viii, 260 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780525429937
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- System control number
- (OCoLC)971929601
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