Author interview: America’s ‘high-brow’ Cold War propaganda operation

A secret American programme put 10m Western books and magazines in the hands of intellectuals and professionals in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union for 37 years
Charlie English is a British writer and journalist who has published four critically acclaimed non-fiction books. Picture: Nicola Hippisley

Charlie English is a British writer and journalist who has published four critically acclaimed non-fiction books. Picture: Nicola Hippisley

Fri, 20 Jun, 2025 - 15:00
JP O’Malley

  • The CIA Book Club: The Best-Kept Secret of the Cold War
  • Charlie English 
  • Harper Collins, €23.99 

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