American covert operations : a guide to the issues / J. Ransom Clark.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clark, J. Ransom, author.

Series:

Contemporary military, strategic, and security issues.

Contemporary Military, Strategic, and Security Issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Special operations (Military science)--United States--History.

Special operations (Military science).

Intelligence service--United States--History.

Intelligence service.

Military intelligence--United States--History.

Military intelligence.

Espionage--United States--History.

Espionage.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 224 pages).

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2015]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

chapter 1. Establishing context

chapter 2. From Revolution to World War II

chapter 3. World War II

chapter 4. Beginning the Cold War

chapter 5. The heyday : 1953-1961

chapter 6. Challenging times : 1961-1973

chapter 7. New rules, new challenges : 1974-1981

chapter 8. Agreements and disagreements : 1981-1989

chapter 9. New presidents, new rules : 1989-2001

chapter 10. A changed game

chapter 11. New president, continuing challenges.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9798216045663

9780313383298

0313383294

OCLC:

911617000