Covert action in the Cold War : US policy, intelligence, and CIA operations /
Born out of the ashes of World War II, the covert action arm of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was created to counter the challenge posed by the Soviet Union and its allies and bolster American interests worldwide. It evolved rapidly into an eclectic, well-resourced organization whose activit...
| Основен автор: | Callanan, James. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
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London ; New York :
I.B. Tauris : Distributed in the United States and Canada exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan,
2010.
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| Серия: |
International library of twentieth century history ;
21. |
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Covert action in the Cold War. |
Съдържание:
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- Italy 1947-1948: securing a European strongpoint
- On to the offensive
- OPC intervention in Albania: an experiment in offensive covert warfare
- Erring on the side of activism: Eisenhower and the era of preventive covert warfare
- A tale of three campaigns: landmarks in the heyday of covert action
- Fluctuating fortunes
- A banquet of consequences: covert action in Cuba and the Caribbean 1960-1963.