Indochina Hand

"The chronicle of [Broman's] Cold War CIA career bounces around the globe with his own recollections of running agents and other espionage derring-do, as well as stories told to him by friends and colleagues. There’s also a good deal about his off-duty travels throughout the world. The result is an anecdote-heavy, if often stimulating, meander down memory lane." ~Publishers Weekly

“Indochina Hand grippingly tells us how Barry Broman became the man he is and what role he played in events around the Cold War and after. I saw him in action for some of it and call him friend.” ~Tim Carney, retired ambassador, U.S. Foreign Service

"[A] superbly written personal memoir that lifts the lid on U.S. spy craft techniques." ~Peter Arnett, Pulitzer Prize war reporter for the Associated Press, author of "We're Taking Fire: A Reporter’s View of the Vietnam War, Tet and the Fall of LBJ"

“Broman’s sophomore effort, Indochina Hand, is an outstanding collection of intelligence vignettes that read like excerpts from a  le Carré novel. The difference, of course, is that Broman is writing about actual CIA officers—himself included—who were involved in real-life exploits with actual stakes and consequences  that had a direct bearing on the Cold War." ~Ken Conboy, author of "Spies on the Mekong"

"Everyone will want to stay through the feast for the great storytelling—and the terrific photos!” ~Nicholas Reynolds, New York Times best-selling author of "Writer, Sailor, Soldier, Spy"

"Indochina Hand is a delightful smorgasbord—hardly a dry recitation of people, places, and events in an outstanding CIA case officer’s life. I highly commend it to those readers wanting to expand their understanding of the world of human intelligence, as well as to fellow intelligence veterans." ~Alex Goodale, CIRA Quarterly