This book presents an overview of the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA's) origins, successes, and failures, and looks at key events, such as the Bay of Pigs episode. It highlights the CIA's effectiveness, which depended on its standing in the White House, Congress, and public opinio...

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Main Author:	Jeffreys-Jones, Rhodri 1942- (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York Oxford University Press 2022
Series:	Oxford academic
Subjects:	United States / Central Intelligence Agency USA > Central Intelligence Agency Geschichte Intelligence service National security International relations Spies Intelligence service / United States / History
Online Access:	DE-12 DE-473 Volltext
Summary:	This book presents an overview of the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA's) origins, successes, and failures, and looks at key events, such as the Bay of Pigs episode. It highlights the CIA's effectiveness, which depended on its standing in the White House, Congress, and public opinion. It also explains how the CIA's success depended on the ability of a president to understand intelligence briefings and his willingness to heed them, which is a function of personality and political priorities. The book looks at the significance of the CIA's standing abroad and affirms that its covert actions were the greatest single cause of anti-Americanism in the post-World War II era.
Item Description:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:	1 Online-Ressource (xii, 300 Seiten)
ISBN:	9780191954801 9780192663924
DOI:	10.1093/oso/9780192847966.001.0001