Operation Broken Reed: Truman's Secret North Korean Spy Mission That Averted World War III

"The remarkable story of a top-secret 'black' operation behind enemy lines during the Korean War . . . [a] suspenseful saga of heroism and sacrifice."—Publishers Weekly

At the height of the Korean War, President Truman launched one of the most important intelligence-gathering operations in history. So valuable were the mission's findings about the North Korean-Soviet-Chinese alliance that it is no stretch to say they prevented World War III. Only one man—sworn to secrecy for a half-centur...