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Thomas Powers


Born
in New York City, The United States
December 12, 1940

Genre
History, Nonfiction


Thomas Powers is an American author and intelligence expert.

He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 1971 together with Lucinda Franks for his articles on Weathermen member Diana Oughton (1942-1970). He was also the recipient of the Olive Branch award in 1984 for a cover story on the Cold War that appeared in The Atlantic, a 2007 Berlin Prize, and for his 2010 book on Crazy Horse the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History. ...more

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Average rating: 3.97 · 1,719 ratings · 190 reviews · 26 distinct works • Similar authors
The Killing of Crazy Horse
3.99 avg rating — 1,142 ratings — published 2010 — 22 editions
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Heisenberg's War: The Secre...
4.01 avg rating — 214 ratings — published 1993 — 15 editions
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The Man Who Kept The Secret...
4.03 avg rating — 157 ratings — published 1979 — 13 editions
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Intelligence Wars: American...
3.67 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 2003 — 6 editions
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Diana: The Making of a Terr...
3.89 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1971 — 9 editions
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The Confirmation
3.40 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2000 — 8 editions
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Vietnam: The War at Home, V...
4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1973 — 3 editions
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Going to Stay: How George W...
4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2008
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Thinking about the Next War
3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1982
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La Guerra di Heisenberg
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