Presidents' Secret Wars : CIA and Pentagon Covert Operations From World War II Through Iranscam (Record no. 6664)
| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 01441nam a22001937a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 0688077595 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 327.120973 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Prados, John |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Presidents' Secret Wars : CIA and Pentagon Covert Operations From World War II Through Iranscam |
| Statement of responsibility | John Prados |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | New York |
| Name of publisher | William Morrow |
| Year of publication | 1988 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 560 Pages |
| Other physical details | 15x23 cm |
| -- | PB |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | CIA and Pentagon covert operations from World War II through Iranscam. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Include Abbreviations, Acronyms, Notes, Bibliography and Index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Provides an analysis of postwar covert activities by United States intelligence agencies, documenting the early days of the CIA and its operations. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | John Prados adds his concluding findings on US covert operations in Angola, Afghanistan, Nicaragua & the Persian Gulf. Acclaimed as a landmark book about US intelligence agencies in the postwar era, Presidents' Secret Wars describes the secret warfare mounted by the president, the CIA & the Pentagon--operations aimed at altering the destinies of nations & the course of global politics. Prados uses many newly declassified documents to open a vital window on this most secret aspect of American foreign policy. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Military intelligence |
| -- | United States |
| -- | Diplomatic relations |
| -- | United States. Central Intelligence Agency |
| -- | Intelligence service |
| -- | Espionage, American |
| -- | Iran-Contra Affair (1985-1990) |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Collection code | Permanent Location | Current Location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Non-fiction | Garrison Public Library Multan | Garrison Public Library Multan | General Stacks | 2016-12-27 | MSL | 125.00 | 327.120973 P895P 1986 | 10405 | Books |