LEADER 03740nam 2200625 450 001 9910136588003321 005 20191118111955.0 010 $a0-85772-962-4 010 $a1-350-15316-8 010 $a1-350-98796-4 024 7 $a10.5040/9781350987968 035 $a(CKB)3710000000894347 035 $a(EBL)4717186 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4717186 035 $a(OCoLC)1128166238 035 $a(CaBNVSL)9781350987968 035 $a(CaBNVSL)mat50987968 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000894347 100 $a20191118d2019 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aSecrets and lies in Vietnam $espies, intelligence and covert operations in the Vietnam Wars /$fPanagiotis Dimitrakis 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aLondon, England :$cI.B. Tauris,$d2019. 210 2$a[London, England] :$cBloomsbury Publishing,$d2019. 215 $a1 online resource (322 p.) 225 1 $aInternational Library of Twentieth Century History ;$v83 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-78453-399-8 311 $a0-85772-758-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 264-304) and index. 327 $aOur Man in Hanoi -- French Intelligence at War -- With Extreme Prejudice -- Spymasters' Fear -- The Colonel and the Mole -- Secret Sources and Double Cross -- The Spy and the Coup -- Distortions and Escalation -- Molehunt and Spies in the Viet Cong -- Ms Daphne Park, MI6 and Soviet Espionage -- The Double Agent Games of the White House -- Desperate Spies of the Falling Domino. 330 $a"The Vietnam War lasted twenty years, and was the USA's greatest military failure. An attempt to stem the spread of Soviet and Chinese influence, the conflict in practice created a chaotic state torn apart by espionage, terrorism and guerilla warfare. American troops quickly became embroiled in jungle warfare and knowledge of the other side's troop movements, communication lines, fighting techniques and strategy became crucial. Panagiotis Dimitrakis uncovers this battle for intelligence and tells the story of the Vietnam War through the newly available British, American and French sources - including declassified material. In doing so he dissects the limitations of the CIA, the NSA, the MI6 and the French intelligence- the SDECE- in gathering actionable intelligence. Dimitrakis also shows how the Vietminh under Ho Chi Minh established their own secret services; how their high grade moles infiltrated the US and French military echelons and the government of South Vietnam, and how Hanoi's intelligence apparatus eventually suffered seriously from 'spies amongst us' paranoia. In doing so he enhances our understanding of the war that came to define its era."--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aInternational library of twentieth century history ;$v83. 606 $aVietnam War, 1961-1975$xMilitary intelligence$zUnited States 606 $aVietnam War, 1961-1975$xMilitary intelligence 606 $aVietnam War, 1961-1975$xSecret service$zUnited States 606 $aVietnam War, 1961-1975$xSecret service 606 $2Vietnam War 615 0$aVietnam War, 1961-1975$xMilitary intelligence 615 0$aVietnam War, 1961-1975$xMilitary intelligence. 615 0$aVietnam War, 1961-1975$xSecret service 615 0$aVietnam War, 1961-1975$xSecret service. 676 $a959.704/38 700 $aDimitrakis$b Panagiotis$0476572 801 0$bBTCTA 801 1$bCaBNVSL 801 2$bCaBNVSL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910136588003321 996 $aSecrets and lies in Vietnam$92799014 997 $aUNINA