Who's On First?

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Description for WHO'S ON FIRST? by William F Buckley, Jr.: THE TIME: 1956 (prime time in the cold war). THE PLACES: Paris; Budapest; Washington, D.C.; Stockholm; Moscow. THE MAN: T he young, irresistible CIA operative Blackford Oakes. THE ASSIGNMENT: Win the satellite race. Kidnap a man and a woman who can help the United States be first. Enter master agent "Rufus"; CIA Director Allen Dulles; former Secretary of State Dean Acheson; and a beautiful Hungarian freedom fighter. Blacky risks his neck---literally---to carry out the mission. His life is complicated by Dwight D Eisenhower; the U.S. Navy; a KGB area chief; and the alluring Sally, who loves him, hates his work. The Buckley wit, ingenuity, dramatic narrative, and verbal skills show why, in his class, he's first. This is #3 in a Blackford Oakes Mystery. Show more