At War in the Shadow of Vietnam

United States Military Aid to the Royal Lao Government, 1955-75

Häftad, Engelska, 1995

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Beskrivning

The first book to recount the full story of U.S. covert operations in Laos during the Vietnam war. Based on newly declassified materials and interviews with dozens of key American and Lao officials, it examines the structure of the U.S. "secret war" in Laos and the long-term consequences associated with it.

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Utgivningsdatum:1995-05-11
Mått:227 x 151 x 19 mm
Vikt:360 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:210
Förlag:Columbia University Press
ISBN:9780231079778

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Timothy N. Castle served two tours in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War, flying over Laos from Nakhon Phanom Air Force Base on thirty-eight combat support missions. Since 1990, he has traveled to Laos frequently as a researcher and senior Department of Defense POW/MIA investigator for Laos, and as a consultant for NBC News. He is senior researcher at the CIA Center for the Study of Intelligence. He is also the author of One Day Too Long (Columbia).

Innehållsförteckning

Neutrality that does not work; conflict, diplomacy and covert operations; the Geneva facade - see, hear and speak no evil; SECSTATE theatre of war; William Sullivan's war; changing war, changing rules; the denouement of US military aid to the Royal Lao Government.