Presidents' Secret Wars : CIA and Pentagon Covert Operations From World War II Through Iranscam
by Prados, John
Edition statement:1st Published by : William Morrow (New York) Physical details: 560 Pages 15x23 cm | PB ISBN:0688077595.| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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General Stacks | Non-fiction | 327.120973 P895P 1986 (Browse shelf) | Available | 10405 |
CIA and Pentagon covert operations from World War II through Iranscam.
Include Abbreviations, Acronyms, Notes, Bibliography and Index.
Provides an analysis of postwar covert activities by United States intelligence agencies, documenting the early days of the CIA and its operations.
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.
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