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32 produkter
Ghosts of Langley
Into the CIA's Heart of Darkness
Av John Prados
Inbunden, 2017
403 kr
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"The Ghosts of Langley offers a detail-rich, often relentless litany of CIA scandals and mini-scandals. . . [and a] prayer that the CIA learn from and publicly admit its mistakes, rather than perpetuate them in an atmosphere of denial and impunity."—The Washington PostFrom the writer Kai Bird calls …
William Colby and the CIA
The Secret Wars of a Controversial Spymaster
Av John Prados
Häftad, 2009
439 kr
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'It is surprising that no one previous to John Prados attempted a biography of quintessential cold warrior William Colby, because his story is in many ways also the story of the CIA. From Italy to Vietnam, to the military coup in Indonesia, to Watergate, the prosecution of Richard Helms, …
The US Special Forces
What Everyone Needs to Know®
Av John Prados
Inbunden, 2015
515 kr
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The assassination of Osama bin Laden by SEAL Team 6 in May 2011 will certainly figure among the greatest achievements of US Special Forces. After nearly ten years of searching, they descended into his Pakistan compound in the middle of the night, killed him, and secreted the body back into …
The US Special Forces
What Everyone Needs to Know®
Av John Prados
Häftad, 2015
194 kr
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The assassination of Osama bin Laden by SEAL Team 6 in May 2011 will certainly figure among the greatest achievements of US Special Forces. After nearly ten years of searching, they descended into his Pakistan compound in the middle of the night, killed him, and secreted the body back into …
US Special Forces
What Everyone Needs to Know®
Av John Prados
E-bok, 2015
112 kr
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The assassination of Osama bin Laden by SEAL Team 6 in May 2011 will certainly figure among the greatest achievements of US Special Forces. After nearly ten years of searching, they descended into his Pakistan compound in the middle of the night, killed him, and secreted the body back into …
US Special Forces
What Everyone Needs to Know®
Av John Prados
E-bok, 2015
112 kr
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The assassination of Osama bin Laden by SEAL Team 6 in May 2011 will certainly figure among the greatest achievements of US Special Forces. After nearly ten years of searching, they descended into his Pakistan compound in the middle of the night, killed him, and secreted the body back into …
Family Jewels
The CIA, Secrecy, and Presidential Power
Av John Prados
Häftad, 2014
385 kr
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In December 1974, a front-page story in the New York Times revealed the explosive details of illegal domestic spying by the Central Intelligence Agency. This included political surveillance, eavesdropping, detention, and interrogation. The revelation of illegal activities over many years shocked …
Central Intelligence Agency
Security Under Scrutiny
Av Athan G. Theoharis, Richard H. Immerman m. fl.
E-bok, 2005
1135 kr
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Created in 1947, the Central Intelligence Agency plays an important part in the nation's intelligence activities, and is currently playing a vital role in the war on terrorism. While the agency is often in the news and portrayed in television shows and films, it remains one of the most secretive …
Central Intelligence Agency
Security under Scrutiny
Av Athan G. Theoharis, Richard H. Immerman m. fl.
Inbunden, 2005
1102 kr
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Created in 1947, the Central Intelligence Agency plays an important part in the nation's intelligence activities, and is currently playing a vital role in the war on terrorism. While the agency is often in the news and portrayed in television shows and films, it remains one of the most secretive …
Normandy Crucible: The Decisive Battle that Shaped World War II in Europe
Av John Prados
Häftad, 2012
345 kr
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Islands of Destiny
The Solomons Campaign and the Eclipse of the Rising Sun
Av John Prados
Häftad, 2013
316 kr
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The Battle of Midway is traditionally held as the point when Allied forces gained advantage over the Japanese. In Islands of Destiny , acclaimed historian and military intelligence expert John Prados points out that the Japanese forces quickly regained strength after Midway and continued their …
Storm Over Leyte
The Philippine Invasion and the Destruction of the Japanese Navy
Av John Prados
E-bok, 2016
173 kr
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The story of the Battle of Leyte Gulf in World War II—the greatest naval battle in history. As Allied ships prepared for the invasion of the Philippine island of Leyte, every available warship, submarine and airplane was placed on alert while Japanese admiral Kurita Takeo stalked Admiral William F. …
Inside the Pentagon Papers
Av John Prados, Margaret Pratt Porter
Inbunden, 2004
354 kr
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Inside the Pentagon Papers addresses legal and moral issues that resonate today as debates continue over government secrecy and democracy's requisite demand for truthfully informed citizens. In the process, it also shows how a closer study of this signal event can illuminate questions of government …
Inside the Pentagon Papers
Av John Prados, John Prados m. fl.
Häftad, 2004
306 kr
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The consequences of the leak made to the press about the secret government study on the Vietnam War and the subsequent litigation are reexamined in a study that focuses on the issue of government secrecy and the public's right to know.
Vietnam
The History of an Unwinnable War, 1945-1975
Av John Prados
Häftad, 2009
484 kr
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The Vietnam war continues to be the focus of intense controversy. While most people—liberals, conservatives, Democrats, Republicans, historians, pundits, and citizens alike—agree that the United States did not win the war, a vocal minority argue the opposite or debate why victory never came, …
Vietnam
The History of an Unwinnable War, 1945-1975
Av John Prados
E-bok, 2009
446 kr
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Henry Adams Prize The Vietnam war continues to be the focus of intense controversy. While most people—liberals, conservatives, Democrats, Republicans, historians, pundits, and citizens alike—agree that the United States did not win the war, a vocal minority argue the opposite or debate why victory …
Normandy Crucible
The Decisive Battle that Shaped World War II in Europe
Av John Prados
E-bok, 2011
196 kr
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A military intelligence expert examines the most formative battle of World War II. The Battle of Normandy was the greatest offensive campaign the world had ever seen. Millions of soldiers battling for control of Europe were thrust onto the front lines of a massive war unlike any experienced in …
Islands of Destiny
The Solomons Campaign and the Eclipse of the Rising Sun
Av John Prados
E-bok, 2012
131 kr
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The Battle of Midway is traditionally held as the point when Allied forces gained advantage over the Japanese. In Islands of Destiny , acclaimed historian and military intelligence expert John Prados points out that the Japanese forces quickly regained strength after Midway and continued their …
Ghosts of Langley
Into the Heart of the CIA
Av John Prados
Häftad, 2021
214 kr
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The Ghosts of Langley is the story of spymasters, their minions, and the ways in which the Central Intelligence Agency changed the world. These were determined men and women who believed in their mission, followed White House orders – and sometimes circumvented them. It is also the story of some …
Normandy Crucible
The Decisive Battle that Shaped World War Two in Europe
Av John Prados
E-bok, 2019
164 kr
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The Battle of Normandy was the greatest offensive campaign the world had ever seen. It was also the crucible of combat tactics and logistic techniques that would decide the outcome of the Second World War...The Battle of Normandy began on D-Day. June 6, 1944 – the day that the Allied forces …
Hoodwinked
The Documents that Reveal How Bush Sold Us a War
Häftad, 2006
324 kr
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In America, the wife of the former ambassador who exposed George Bush’s sixteen-word State of the Union fib about uranium from Niger, is now being harassed by allies of the administration. In Britain, the scientist who blew the whistle on Tony Blair has been driven to suicide.For all of us who, …
Presidents' Secret Wars
CIA and Pentagon Covert Operations from World War II Through the Persian Gulf War
Av John Prados
Häftad, 1996
291 kr
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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 …
Safe for Democracy
The Secret Wars of the CIA
Av John Prados
Häftad, 2009
298 kr
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From its founding in the aftermath of World War II, the Central Intelligence Agency has been discovered in the midst of some of the most crucial—and most embarrassing—-episodes in United States relations with the world. Richard Nixon's 1969 presidential order that declared CIA covert operations …
In Country
Remembering the Vietnam War
Av John Prados
Inbunden, 2011
298 kr
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Young Americans went to South Vietnam and fought in a fierce war they barely understood. For a year they experienced an exotic land, strove to learn how to fight—and survive—looking eagerly ahead to their return from "The Nam." Their searing experiences varied by where they were assigned and at …
War of Numbers
An Intelligence Memoir of the Vietnam War's Uncounted Enemy
Av Sam Adams, Col. David H. Hackworth m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
210 kr
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How the Cold War Ended
Debating and Doing History
Av John Prados
Inbunden, 2010
702 kr
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The Cold War continues to shape international relations almost twenty years after being acknowledged as the central event of the last half of the twentieth century. Interpretations of how it ended thus remain crucial to an accurate understanding of global events and foreign policy. The reasons for …
How the Cold War Ended
Debating and Doing History
Av John Prados
Häftad, 2010
282 kr
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The Cold War continues to shape international relations almost twenty years after being acknowledged as the central event of the last half of the twentieth century. Interpretations of how it ended thus remain crucial to an accurate understanding of global events and foreign policy. The reasons for …
How the Cold War Ended
Debating and Doing History
Av John Prados
E-bok, 2011
258 kr
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The Cold War continues to shape international relations almost twenty years after being acknowledged as the central event of the last half of the twentieth century. Interpretations of how it ended thus remain crucial to an accurate understanding of global events and foreign policy. The reasons for …
Safe for Democracy
The Secret Wars of the CIA
Av John Prados
E-bok, 2006
310 kr
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From its founding in the aftermath of World War II, the Central Intelligence Agency has been discovered in the midst of some of the most crucial-and most embarrassing--episodes in United States relations with the world. Richard Nixon''s 1969 presidential order that declared CIA covert operations …
Normandy Crucible
The Decisive Battle that Shaped World War Two in Europe
Av John Prados
Häftad, 2019
165 kr
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The Battle of Normandy was the greatest offensive campaign the world had ever seen. It was also the crucible of combat tactics and logistic techniques that would decide the outcome of the Second World War...The Battle of Normandy began on D-Day. June 6, 1944 – the day that the Allied forces …
