Arabian Knight: Colonel Bill Eddy [’17] USMC and the Rise of American Power in the Middle East

(Selwa Press)

This biography of Bill Eddy ’17 examines his life in the Middle East. Eddy was a Marine Corps hero of World War I, a prominent scholar of classical English literature, a spymaster in North Africa during the Allied landings during World War II, and a major player in the Washington power games that led to the creation of the CIA. Lippman is a journalist and Middle East expert.