Washington, DC
Greetings from the historic Dupont Circle district; my base this week as I walk around Washington, in Kandahar-style heat, promoting my book, The Stay Behinds.
On Wednesday I visited the International Spy Museum, where I recorded an episode of its SpyCast podcast in conversation with historian Mark Jacobson. I arrived completely disheveled, but managed, I hope, to make sense.
The museum itself is a treasure trove for history buffs, containing countless famous tradecraft artefacts. My personal favourite was the ice pick used to assassinate Trotsky in Mexico.
