LEADER 03180nam 2200673 450 001 9910789009403321 005 20231110234644.0 010 $a1-4443-5136-2 010 $a1-118-83558-1 010 $a1-118-83563-8 035 $a(CKB)3710000000093442 035 $a(EBL)1650836 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001132326 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11666566 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001132326 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11148032 035 $a(PQKB)11317662 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1650836 035 $a(DLC) 2014002384 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4039096 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1650836 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10849231 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL584474 035 $a(OCoLC)874321824 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4039096 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11112767 035 $a(OCoLC)929527452 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7104123 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7104123 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000093442 100 $a20140326h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe hidden hand $ea brief history of the CIA /$fRichard Immerman 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aChichester, England :$cWiley-Blackwell,$d2014. 210 4$d2014 215 $a1 online resource (266 p.) 225 1 $aNew York Academy of Sciences 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-118-83562-X 311 $a1-4443-5137-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Note on Redactions; Birth of an Enigma: 1945-1949; Geneology; Covert and Paramilitary Operations; Halcyon Days and Growing Pains: 1950-1961; Operations Eclipse Analysis; Spies in the Sky; The CIA and its Discontents: 1961-1976; 13 Days in October; Vietnam; Nixon, Ford, and the Year of Intelligence; A Time of Troubles: 1977-1987; The Carter Calamity; The Reagan Revival; Victory Without Redemption: 1988-2000; Estimating an End to the Cold War; Assessing Afghanistan; The Challenge of Counterterrorism 327 $a9/11, WMD, GWOT, IRTPA, and ODNI: 2001-2004Global War on Terror; Irresistible Impulse for Reform; Crisis of Identity: 2005-2013; The Resurgence of the CIA; The Militarization of Intelligence; Index 330 $a The Hidden Hand is a succinct accessible and up-to-date survey of the Central Intelligence Agency's history from its inception in 1947 to the present. Covers both aspects of the CIA's mission - the collection and analysis of intelligence and the execution of foreign policy through covert, paramilitary operationsDe-mythologizes the CIA's role in America's global affairs while addressing its place within American political and popular cultureWritten by an esteemed scholar and high-ranking officer in the intelligence community, drawing on the latest research 410 0$aNew York Academy of Sciences 676 $a327.1273009 700 $aImmerman$b Richard H.$0473430 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910789009403321 996 $aThe hidden hand$93807605 997 $aUNINA