The CIA Book Club: The Secret Mission to Win the Cold War with Forbidden Literature By Charlie English For nearly five decades after the Second World War, the Iron Curtain divided Europe, forming the longest and most heavily guarded border on earth. No physical combat would take place along this frontier: the risk of nuclear annihilation was too high for that. Instead, the war was fought psychologically. It was a battle for hearts, minds, and intellects. Few understood this more clearly than George Minden, head of a covert intelligence operation known as the “CIA book program,” which aimed to undermine Soviet censorship and inspire revolt by offering different visions of thought and culture. This is a story about the power of the printed word as a means of resistance and liberation. Books, it shows, can set you free. Genre: Adult Non-Fiction: History
