The Quiet Americans is the story of these four men, and how the United States, at the very pinnacle of its power, abandoned its ideals and managed to permanently damage its moral standing in the world. Initially driven by the principle of defending democracy, they came to be thwarted by malfeasance at the highest-levels of government. He won the race with a time of 21.75, and he also won the 100-meter race with a time of 10.78, the third-best time in Utah this spring. The four ran covert operations across the globe, trying to outwit the ruthless KGB in Berlin, parachuting commandos into Eastern Europe, plotting coups, and directing wars against Communist insurgents in Asia. Gabe Remy, West Jordan (Sr.) West Jordan’s Gabe Remy posted the fastest 200-meter time in the entire state last weekend at the Davis Invitational, which is a testament to his outstanding work ethic.

Internationally bestselling author Scott Anderson examines this fall from grace through the riveting exploits of four spies: Michael Burke, a charming former football star fallen on hard times Frank Wisner, the scion of a wealthy Southern family Peter Sichel, a sophisticated German Jew who escaped the Nazis and Edward Lansdale, a brilliant ad executive. But as the Cold War escalated, American leaders succumbed to an ideological rigidity that sought to defeat the Soviets at any cost-including toppling democratically-elected governments and earning much of the world's hatred. In the aftermath of WWII, the mandate of the newly formed CIA was to protect democracy around the world from the Soviet Union's brutal authoritarianism. From the bestselling author of Lawrence in Arabia, a gripping history of the early years of the Cold War, the CIA's covert battles against communism, and the tragic consequences which still affect the world today

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