The Spy With A Heart of Darkness: Tony Poe and the CIA's Hmong Secret Army (Covert Legends)

In the mountains of Laos, the CIA fought a secret war the United States was not supposed to be fighting.The Spy With a Heart of Darkness tells the story of Tony Poe, also known as Anthony Poshepny, one of the most controversial CIA field officers of the Cold War. His legend was forged in the Secret War in Laos, alongside the Hmong Secret Army, Air America, Long Tieng, and General Vang Pao.This is a sharp intelligence history of covert operations, proxy warfare, deniable air power, battlefield rumor, and the human cost of America’s hidden war in Southeast Asia.For readers interested in CIA history, Cold War espionage, the Vietnam War, Laos, Air America, true spy stories, and real covert operations, this book opens one of the darkest chapters in modern intelligence history. Read more