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The invisible spy : Churchill's Rockefeller Center spy ring and America's first secret agent of World War II Cover Image Book Book

The invisible spy : Churchill's Rockefeller Center spy ring and America's first secret agent of World War II / Thomas Maier.

Maier, Thomas, 1956- (author.).

Summary:

"As a tough but smart Italian American kid, Ernest Cuneo played Ivy League football at Columbia University and was in the old Brooklyn Dodgers NFL franchise before becoming a city hall lawyer and "Brain Trust'' aide to President Roosevelt. But his status as a spy remained a secret, hiding in plain sight. During this time, Cuneo began a close friendship with British spy Ian Fleming and helped inspire Fleming's James Bond novels. He also began a love affair with one of Churchill's agents at Rockefeller Center, Margaret Watson, and eventually helped the British launch a covert campaign against Nazi conspirators hidden in America, an espionage war unbeknownst to many. Cuneo's transformation from a gridiron athlete into a high-stakes intelligence go-between and political influencer is one of the great untold stories of American espionage." --provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781335000606
  • ISBN: 1335000607
  • Physical Description: 470 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Hanover Square Press, [2025]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 430-470) and index.

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Subject: Cuneo, Ernest L., 1905-1988.
Spies > United States > Biography.
Espionage, American > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Secret service > United States.
United States. Office of Strategic Services > History.
Great Britain. MI6 > History.
Intelligence officers > United States > Biography.
United States > Politics and government > 1933-1945.
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 > Friends and associates.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 > Friends and associates.
Winchell, Walter, 1897-1972 > Friends and associates.
Undercover operations > United States > History > 20th century.
Genre: Biographies.

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