Samuel A. Adams (June 14, 1934 – October 10, 1988) was an analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency who is best known for discovering underestimated Vietcong and North Vietnamese Army troop numbers during the Vietnam War. He eventually retired from the CIA after claiming there was a conspiracy among officials within U.S. Headquarters in Saigon. He died in 1988 of an apparent heart attack.
Read more about Samuel A. Adams: Family and Education, Troop Number Controversy
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