Presidents' secret wars: CIA and Pentagon covert operations from World War II through the Persian Gulf
In this new edition of his essential work, John Prados adds his concluding findings on U.S. covert operations in Angola, Afghanistan, Nicaragua, and the Persian Gulf. Acclaimed as a landmark book about U.S. intelligence agencies in the postwar era, Presidents' Secret Wars describes the secret w...
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1996
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| Edition: | Rev. and expanded ed. |
| Series: | Elephant paperbacks
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| Summary: | In this new edition of his essential work, John Prados adds his concluding findings on U.S. covert operations in Angola, Afghanistan, Nicaragua, and the Persian Gulf. Acclaimed as a landmark book about U.S. intelligence agencies in the postwar era, Presidents' Secret Wars describes the secret warfare mounted by the president, the CIA, and the Pentagon - operations aimed at altering the destinies of nations and the course of global politics. Mr. Prados uses many newly declassified documents to open a vital window on this most secret aspect of American foreign policy. |
| Physical Description: | 572 S. |
| ISBN: | 1566631084 |
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