The Spy Who Loved Us_ The Vietnam War and Pham Xuan An's Dangerous Game ( PDFDrive )

Praise for
The Spy Who Loved Us
“I enjoyed this book enormously and learned a lot. The Spy
Who Loved Us is a fine read and a gripping story; but, most of
all, it is an object lesson in why human intelligence and a great
spy will always trump the most sophisticated espionage and
surveillance technology. It’s not the simple accumulation of information
that counts. It’s the recognition of what’s important
and then knowing what to do with it.”
—TED KOPPEL
“The story of Pham Xuan An is the revelation of a remarkable
life and a remarkable man. Fictional accounts of practitioners
of the Great Game—the craft of spying—come nowhere near
the real thing that was practiced by An. In The Spy Who Loved
Us, An is revealed as a man of split loyalties who managed to
maintain his humanity. Cast prejudices aside and you will discover
a true hero, scholar, patriot, humanist, and masterful spy.”
—MORLEY SAFER, correspondent, CBS 60 Minutes and
author of Flashbacks: On Returning to Vietnam
“Relevant, instructive, funny. The shock of the double never
goes away. Neither does the gullibility of the arrogant intruder.”
—JOHN LE CARRÉ
“This is a brilliant book about a man and his times. It strengthens
the feeling I got from meeting him late in his life that
Pham Xuan An was one of the most impressive people I have
ever encountered. He was a man of wisdom, courage, and
clear-headed patriotism. He was also—even if it seems ironic to
say this under the circumstances—a man of extraordinary integrity.
He loved us at our best even while confronting us at our
worst.”
—DANIEL ELLSBERG, author of
Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers