Umfang:
XXXV, 696 S
,
25 cm
ISBN:
1566635748
,
9781566635745
Inhalt:
The gamut of secret operations -- Cold war crucible -- The secret warriors -- "The kind of experience we need" -- Covert legions -- Bitter fruits -- Adventures in Asia -- "Acceptable norms of human conduct do not apply" -- Archipelago -- The war for the roof of the world -- "Another Black Hole of Calcutta" -- The Bay of Pigs: failure at Playa Giron -- Cold war and counterrevolution -- The secret war against Castro -- War in Southeast Asia -- Global reach -- The southern cone -- Rogue elephant to resurrection -- The mountains of Allah -- The Reagan revolution -- Bill Casey's war -- Project democracy -- Full circle -- The struggle for control -- Safe for democracy
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [649]-678) and index
,
The gamut of secret operations -- Cold war crucible -- The secret warriors -- "The kind of experience we need" -- The covert legions -- Bitter fruits -- Adventures in Asia -- "Acceptable norms of human conduct do not apply" -- Archipelago -- The war for the roof of the world -- "Another Black Hole of Calcutta" -- The Bay of Pigs: failure at Playa Giron -- Cold war and counterrevolution -- The secret war against Castro -- War in Southeast Asia -- Global reach -- The southern cone -- From "rogue elephant" to resurrection -- The mountains of Allah -- The Reagan revolution -- Bill Casey's war -- Project democracy -- Full circle -- The struggle for control -- Safe for democracy
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Geschichte
,
Politologie
Schlagwort(e):
USA Central Intelligence Agency
;
Geheimdiplomatie
;
Kriegführung
;
Geschichte
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip069/2006006269.html
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