The invisible spy : Churchill's Rockefeller Center spy ring and America's first secret agent of World War II / Thomas Maier.
As a tough but smart Italian American kid, Ernest Cuneo played Ivy League football at Columbia University and was in the old Brooklyn Dodgers NFL franchise before becoming a city hall lawyer and "Brain Trust" aide to President Roosevelt. While on the payroll of national radio columnist Walter Winchell, Cuneo mingled with the famous and powerful. But his status as a spy remained a secret, invisible, hiding in plain sight. During this time, Cuneo began a close friendship with British spy Ian Fleming and would even inspire Fleming's James Bond novels. He also began a love affair with one of Churchill's agents at Rockefeller Center, Margaret Watson, and eventually helped the British launch a covert campaign against Nazi conspirators hidden in America, an espionage war unbeknownst to many. Cuneo was America's first WWII spy, and his transformation from a gridiron athlete into a high-stakes intelligence go-between and political influencer is one of the great untold stories of American espionage. From the bestselling author and producer of two hit TV series, Mafia Spies and Masters of Sex, Thomas Maier delves into the little-known tales behind the Rockefeller Center spy operation and the origins of American intelligence, with vivid insights about many top twentieth-century figures, including Churchill, FDR, and later JFK.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781335000606
- ISBN: 1335000607
- Physical Description: 470 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : Hanover Square Press, [2025]
- Copyright: ©2025
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- Includes index.
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- Cuneo, Ernest L., 1905-1988.
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 > Friends and associates.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 > Friends and associates.
Winchell, Walter, 1897-1972 > Friends and associates.
United States. Office of Strategic Services > History.
Great Britain. MI6 > History.
Spies > United States > Biography.
Espionage, American > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Secret service > United States.
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Undercover operations > United States > History > 20th century.
United States > Politics and government > 1933-1945. - Genre:
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Biographies.
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- 2 current holds with 27 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 327.1273 MAI (Text) | 36015000723748 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
