From NFL to Espionage: The Story of Ernest Cuneo
· 26 min · Episode 672
Episode From NFL to Espionage: The Story of Ernest Cuneo
He was an American spy before an American spy agency existed. NFL player Ernest Cuneo, a little known first generation Italian American, worked with British intelligence to convince the United States to join World War II, and helped lay the groundwork for modern day espionage. Thomas Maier traces Cuneo’s extraordinary life in his new book, The Invisible Spy, out March 25th.
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