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Covert action in the Cold War : US policy, intelligence and CIA operations / James Callanan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Callanan, James.
- Series:
- International library of twentieth century history ; 21.
- International library of twentieth century history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Central Intelligence Agency--History.
- United States.
- United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
- Cold War.
- Espionage, American--History--20th century.
- Espionage, American.
- History.
- National security--United States--History--20th century.
- National security.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 268 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : I.B. Tauris ; New York : Distributed in the United States and Canada exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
- Contents:
- 1 The Arrival of an Imperfect Peace and the Rise of the Silent Option 10
- 2 Italy 1947-1948: Securing a European Strongpoint 24
- 3 On to the Offensive 46
- 4 OPC Intervention in Albania: An Experiment in Offensive Covert Action 70
- 5 Erring on the Side of Activism: Eisenhower and the Era of Preventive Covert Warfare 86
- 6 A Tale of Three Campaigns: Landmarks in the Heyday of Covert Action 109
- 7 Fluctuating Fortunes 137
- 8 A Banquet of Consequences: Covert Action in Cuba and the Caribbean 1960-1963 155.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Herman V. Ames Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781845118822
- 1845118820
- OCLC:
- 468430626
- Publisher Number:
- 99936668627
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