Faced with pressure from corporate interests, governments, and outright criminals, Hersh has been relentless in pursuit of truth and his belief in challenging the official narrative. Here he takes us from his youth on the South Side of Chicago, through the halcyon days of American newspaper journalism, and through the morasses of war, espionage, and politics. Hersh also discusses the lines he would cross and which he would not, why the use of anonymous...

As powerful and riveting as a John Le Carre thriller, The man nobody knew uncovers the hidden life of legendary CIA spymaster William Colby. The consummate American soldier-spy, Colby took on the government's dirtiest assignments without question - until the day he defied presidential orders and revealed to Congress the CIA's "family jewels" - their darkest, deepest secrets. Told by his son Carl Colby and featuring a who's who of the intelligence...