Miles Copeland
 Miles Copeland     (spook) | |
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| Born | Miles Axe Copeland Jr. 1916-07-16 Birmingham, Alabama |
| Died | 1991-01-14 (Age 74) |
| Nationality | American |
| Children | • Miles Copeland III • Ian Copeland • Lorraine • Copeland • Stewart Copeland |
| Spouse | Lorraine Copeland |
Miles Axe Copeland Jr. was an American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer best known for his close personal relationship with Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser and his "books on intelligence," including The Game of Nations: The Amorality of Power Politics (1969) and The Game Player: Confessions of the CIA's Original Political Operative (1989). In his memoirs, Copeland recounted his involvement in numerous covert operations, including the March 1949 Syrian coup d'état, the Egyptian 1952 Coup d'etat and the 1953 Iranian coup d'état.
He stated, "Unlike The New York Times, Victor Marchetti and Philip Agee, my complaint has been that the CIA isn't overthrowing enough anti-American governments or assassinating enough anti-American leaders, but I guess I'm getting old."[1]
Books
- The Game of Nations: The Amorality of Power Politics., London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1969
- Without Cloak or Dagger: The Truth About the New Espionage., New York: Simon & Schuster, 1974
- Beyond Cloak and Dagger: Inside the CIA, New York: Pinnacle Books, 1975
- Real Spy World, London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1974 (Originally published as Without Cloak or Dagger. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1974)
- The Game Player: Confessions of the CIA's Original Political Operative, London: Aurum Press, 1989
