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Author | : Stephen F. Knott |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0195100980 |
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This eye-opening account reveals that covert intelligence operations in the U.S. date much farther back than most people realize--back to the Founding Fathers. Detailing clandestine, unscrupulous operations that took place under such presidents as Washington, Jefferson, Polk, and Lincoln, Knott reveals that presidents have rarely consulted Congress before engaging in such operations.
Author | : Stephen F. Knott |
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Release | : 1996 |
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Author | : J. Ransom Clark |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 2015-07-14 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0313383294 |
Download American Covert Operations Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Traces our country's long history of covert and special operations, focusing on the similarities and differences in the practice from the Revolutionary War to the present. Long before the creation of the CIA, the American government utilized special intelligence strategies with varying degrees of success. Even though critics throughout time have questioned the effectiveness and legitimacy of these tactics, presidents from George Washington to Barack Obama have employed secret operations to benefit the nation's best interest. This book follows America's history of intelligence gathering, undercover operations, and irregular warfare. Through chronologically organized chapters, the author examines secret military maneuvers, highlighting the elements common to covert and special operations across historical eras, and concluding with a chapter on national security since the attacks of September 11, 2001.
Author | : Harry Rositzke |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2019-07-09 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1000315479 |
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I am grateful to those of my colleagues in this first generation of American "spymasters" who were willing to share their experiences with me even after I retired to my unclassified farm . I am indebted to Howard Roman , who worked with Allen Dulles on his intelligence writings , for his assistance in the preparation of the early chapters, and to Nancy Kelly, my editor at Reader's Digest Press , for the sharp edge of her pruning shears .
Author | : Sarah-Jane Corke |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 286 |
Release | : 2007-09-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 113410412X |
Download US Covert Operations and Cold War Strategy Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Based on recently declassified documents, this book provides the first examination of the Truman Administration’s decision to employ covert operations in the Cold War. Although covert operations were an integral part of America’s arsenal during the late 1940s and early 1950s, the majority of these operations were ill conceived, unrealistic and ultimately doomed to failure. In this volume, the author looks at three central questions: Why were these types of operations adopted? Why were they conducted in such a haphazard manner? And, why, once it became clear that they were not working, did the administration fail to abandon them? The book argues that the Truman Administration was unable to reconcile policy, strategy and operations successfully, and to agree on a consistent course of action for waging the Cold War. This ensured that they wasted time and effort, money and manpower on covert operations designed to challenge Soviet hegemony, which had little or no real chance of success. US Covert Operations and Cold War Strategy will be of great interest to students of US foreign policy, Cold War history, intelligence and international history in general.
Author | : William J. Daugherty |
Publisher | : University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 2006-06-02 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0813137837 |
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“Clears up some common misconceptions of the CIA . . . an insider’s perspective on how covert action really works, or fails” (Savannah Morning News). Covert action has been used as an instrument of statecraft by America’s leaders since its earliest days. Some presidents have used it wisely, contributing to our success and security. Others have used it poorly, not understanding its limitations and weaknesses, with disastrous results. Surrounded by secrecy as it is, it’s not surprising that covert action can provoke confusion, ambivalence, and strong feelings among the citizens of a democracy. Executive Secrets shines a light on the development and execution of foreign policy and the role covert action has played—forging a deeper and more nuanced understanding of both its value and its drawbacks in the ongoing project of keeping the United States safe from its adversaries and respected by its allies. “A most informative study of covert action. . . . A valuable work that will be treasured by scholars and professionals in the field. Highly recommended.” —Choice “Daugherty has done us all a tremendous service by attempting to rescue the Agency from the myths, both well-meaning and malevolent, that shape our understanding of it. . . . This book ought to dispel some of the fog that obscures our understanding of the C.I.A. and that prompts the gigantic mood swings in our attitude toward intelligence gathering and covert actions.” —Mark Bowden, from the foreword A History Book Club Selection
Author | : Loch K. Johnson |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 409 |
Release | : 2022 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0197604412 |
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Introduction: The subterranean world of clandestine interventions -- The forms of covert action -- A ladder of clandestine escalation -- A shadowy foreign policy, 1947-1960 -- Murder most foul, 1960-1975 -- A new approach to covert action, 1975-2000 -- The third option in an age of terror, 2000-2020 -- Legal foundations -- Decision paths and accountability -- Drawing bright lines : ethics and covert action -- The third option reconsidered.
Author | : John Prados |
Publisher | : Ivan R. Dee Publisher |
Total Pages | : 818 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : History |
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In this newly revised and updated edition of his essential work, John Prados adds his concluding findings on U.S. covert operations in Angola, Afghanistan, Nicaragua, and the Persian Gulf. Acclaimed as a landmark book about U.S. intelligence agencies in the postwar era, Presidents' Secret Wars describes the secret warfare mounted by the president, the CIA, and the Pentagon--operations aimed at altering the destinies of nations and the course of global politics. Mr. Prados uses many newly declassified documents to open a vital window on this most secret aspect of American foreign policy. "A worthy and informative book"--Washington Post. "An important book....Prados's recounting of the often neglected early days of the C.I.A. and its covert activities is especially enlightening."--New York Times Book Review. "For those concerned with the study of intelligence, Presidents' Secret Wars will be highly useful because Dr. Prados has done serious archival research....This volume moves the study of covert operations to a higher and more sophisticated plane"--Intelligence and National Security.
Author | : John Prados |
Publisher | : William Morrow |
Total Pages | : 488 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
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Provides an analysis of postwar covert activities by United States intelligence agencies, documenting the early days of the CIA and its operations.
Author | : John J. Carter |
Publisher | : Edwin Mellen Press |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780773477544 |
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