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The hidden hand : a brief history of the CIA / / Richard Immerman



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Autore: Immerman Richard H. Visualizza persona
Titolo: The hidden hand : a brief history of the CIA / / Richard Immerman Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014
©2014
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (266 p.)
Disciplina: 327.1273009
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Includes index.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Cover; 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
9/11, 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
Sommario/riassunto: 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
Titolo autorizzato: The hidden hand  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-4443-5136-2
1-118-83558-1
1-118-83563-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910464936703321
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