8 Bells Lecture | Sandy Grimes: Circle of Treason

U.S. Naval War College June 24, 2014
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Sandy Grimes, "Circle of Treason: A CIA account of traitor Aldrich Ames and the men he betrayed," Eight Bells Book Lecture, Naval War College Museum, June 12, 2014. Written by two of the CIA principals involved in identifying Ames as a Soviet mole and one of the most destructive traitors in American history, this book is also the first to provide details of the operational contact with the agents Ames betrayed, as well as similar cases with which the authors also had personal involvement—a total of sixteen operational histories in all. ***** Disclaimer: The views expressed are the speaker's own and may not necessarily reflect the views of the Naval War College, the Department of the Navy, the Department of Defense, or any other branch or agency of the U.S. Government.