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Active Measures: The Secret History Of Disinformation And Political Warfare

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Book Title: Active Measures : the Secret History of Disinformation and Political Warfare

Number of Pages: 528 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Picador

Publication Year: 2021

Topic: United States / 20th Century, Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Intelligence & Espionage

Item Height: 0.9 in

Illustrator: Yes

Genre: Political Science, History

Item Weight: 13.4 Oz

Author: Thomas Rid

Item Length: 8.2 in

Item Width: 5.9 in

Format: Trade Paperback

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