The devil's chessboard

This book is a provocative and gripping story of the rise of America's secret government.

It exposes the underside of Allen Welsh Dulles, who manipulated and subverted American presidents to further his personal interests and those of the wealthy elite.

Dulles colluded with Nazi-controlled cartels, German war criminals, and Mafiosi, and his tactics included targeting foreign leaders for assassination and overthrowing nationalist governments.

The book also presents new evidence related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and highlights the dark times in American politics during Dulles's decade as CIA director.

It is a timely and disturbing account of the power elite that controlled Washington, D.C.

, following World War II.