The Most Powerful American Spy You've Never Heard Of

Blaine Harden, contributor to The Economist, PBS Frontline, and Foreign Policy, former bureau chief for The Washington Post in East Asia and Africa and best-selling author joins us to discuss his new book, King of Spies: The Dark Reign of America's Spymaster in Korea. He profiles Donald Nichols, a spy who became a key player in the Korean War. Harden looks at how Nichols rose to power from unlikely origins, even creating his own secret army. But, Nichols' work also had a dark side that involved torture and murder.

Blaine Harden will appear at the Korea Society (350 Madison Ave., 24th floor, between W 44th & W 45th St.) at 6 p.m. on Oct. 3.