The Search for the "Manchurian Candidate"
Author | : John Marks |
Publisher | : Crown |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 1978 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015046815935 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book The Search for the "Manchurian Candidate" written by John Marks and published by Crown. This book was released on 1978 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the extraordinary story of how the Central Intelligence Agency waged a careful and systematic assault on the human psyche. John Marks ... reveals what was perhaps the most sinister activity ever engaged in by an organ of the United States government. He describes how the government conducted a series of secret programs to find ways to control human behavior. ... More than a spy story, John Marks has both documented a major portion of the concealed history of our time and spelled out the tragic costs of secrecy and lack of accountability to the democratic system.