Descript |
xxxv, 696 p. ; 24 cm. |
Contents |
The gamut of secret operations -- The 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 Girón -- 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. |
ISBN |
9781566638234 (pbk.) |
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1566638232 |
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