American Aerial Covert Operations During the Early Cold War [electronic resource] : Espionage, Paramilitary, and Early Warning Systems During the Truman and Eisenhower Administrations

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carter, John J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aerial reconnaissance, American--History--20th century.

Cold War.

Aerial reconnaissance, American.

Local Subjects:

Aerial reconnaissance, American--History--20th century.

Cold War.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

American Aerial Covert Operations During the Early Cold War

Place of Publication:

Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

National security poses a dilemma to our democratic desire for political transparency. If the government gives away information about its covert operations then it will jeopardize national security. The paradox is that without national security agencies in a free society democracy will be threatened externally, and with them democracy is threatened internally. While this book does not resolve this dilemma it provides readers with more knowledge of this dilemma, and thereby gives them a fighting chance to work for at least its partial resolution by showing how Truman and Eisenhower utilized cov

Contents:

AMERICAN AERIAL COVERT OPERATIONS DURING THE EARLY COLD WAR: Espionage, Paramilitary, and Early Warning Systems During the Truman and Eisenhower Administrations; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Figures; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Chapter 2 - The Protean Presidency in the Early Cold War; Chapter 3 - A New Kind of Peace: National Security Issues in the Truman Administration; Chapter 4 - Dreamboat Operations in the Truman Administration; Chapter 5 - Ferret Operations in the Truman Administration

Chapter 6 - Behind the Iron Curtain by Air: Covert Aerial Operations in the Truman AdministrationChapter 7 - Political and National Security Challenges of the Eisenhower Administration; Chapter 8 - To Russia by Air: Dreamboat Operations in the Eisenhower Years; Chapter 9 - Ferret Operations in the Eisenhower Administration; Chapter 10 - Eisenhower's Uses of Covert Aerial Support for Paramilitary and Espionage Operations; Chapter 11 - Concluding Observations; Appendix; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-7734-1787-7

OCLC:

828793344