International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence - Jan Goldman
Part travelogue, part war story, part spy tale, Indochina Hand takes the reader back to the days when Southeast Asia attracted Americans looking for adventure in exotic lands.
Ken Conboy
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."
Tim Carney
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.
CIRA Quarterly - Alex Goodale
"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."
Nicholas Reynolds
"Everyone will want to stay through the feast for the great storytelling—and the terrific photos!
Peter Arnett
"[A] superbly written personal memoir that lifts the lid on U.S. spy craft techniques."
Connecting
His new book primarily gives a more detailed accounting of his activities in America's Clandestine Services, recruiting agents in "Hard Target" adversaries…
CIRA Quarterly
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.
